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The Bad Kids

The Bad Kids

Aluba Van+ · LightOn Game · Jan 17, 2023
Adventure Indie Puzzle Psychological Horror Mystery Drama
Delayed observation Observed
4
Last tracked
11
All-time peak
n/a
Δ 24h
Player count last observed
Live player data is temporarily unavailable; historical values remain visible for context.

The Bad Kids - Steam Charts & Historical Stats

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Explore historical player activity and pricing for The Bad Kids. Player-count data was last observed Sep 26, 2026.

Price
$7.99
Genre
Adventure
Developer
Aluba Van+

The Bad Kids player count and price summary

Current players
Unavailable
All-time peak
11
24-hour player change
Unavailable
Current US price
$7.99

Player count last observed . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

Last Tracked Players

4
change unavailable (24h)

All-Time Peak

11
Feb 2026

Estimated Owners

50,000 .. 100,000
Estimate via SteamSpy

Game Insights

Buy Verdict

Wait — $7.99.

Wait for upcoming sale in ~4 days for potentially better pricing.

▬ ~4 days until next sale

Value Score

Great Value — 82th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 82th percentile. Priced as Market at $7.99.

▲ Market pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 0%
Value Ratio Top 18%
Player count

Activity Heatmap

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Avg Activity
82
Active Hours
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Latest News

Feb 22, 2023 at 06:17 UTC Read More
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Jan 29, 2023 at 04:03 UTC Read More
Jan 20, 2023 at 08:49 UTC Read More

Price History

Lowest Price
$1.19
Jul 2026 across all regions
Current Price
$7.99
US region
Price history across regions (last 30 days)

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

Sources fresh
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (3)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesYesYes
Traditional ChineseYesYesYes
Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-08-31 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.

System Requirements

Platform Support
Windows macOS
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i3
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
macOS Requirements
Minimum:
Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS 10
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
Pricing
Paid Game
Sale: 85% off
$7.99 $1.19

Additional Information

Categories
Single-player Steam Achievements DualShock Controller Support Partial Controller Support Steam Cloud Family Sharing
Tags
Adventure Indie Puzzle Psychological Horror Mystery Drama Exploration Horror Thriller Multiple Endings +10 more
Supported Languages
English, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese*
*languages with full audio support

Player-to-Price Ratio

0.5
7-day avg players per $1 spent

Current Pricing

🏷️
85% OFF SALE!
$7.99 $1.19

Additional Information

🏆 Achievements
41
total achievements
Featured:
Escape Artist
Excessive Gaming
👍 Recommendations
578
positive reviews
🇧🇷 DEJUS Rating
14
Brazilian rating
🇩🇪 Steam Germany
16
German classification
🆘 Support
🎁 Purchase Options
1
package options

Developer Analytics

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About This Game

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character.

Detailed Description

Follow Us

Welcome to follow our official social account to get the latest news of the game. If you have any questions or suggestions during the game experience, you can contact us through e-mail. Thank you for your support.


About the Game

Game Instruction

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive and unique experience.

In this game, scenes are built by 3D technology, which will make a horrorable environment by using unique designing of colors, light and shadow.

This game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character. Characters’ contradiction, struggle and liberation will be shown by more Imaginary ways.

Suspense Stories

You will play the part of Zhu Chaoyang, experience an unimaginable nightmare for ordinary junior-high students, and face the deep fear in your heart.

Deteriorated family, false friendship, greedy and selfish human nature, the game shows the coldness and cruelty of the adult world incisively and vividly from the perspective of a child. Can Zhu Chaoyang remain in innocent and kind after being soaked in darkness? You will uncover the ending by your own.

Original Gameplay

In this game, there are many different ways to play, including puzzles solving, exploration, investigation, logical reasoning and interactive performance, which aim to bringing different experiences.

There are rich exploration elements in in the 3D world. You can piecing up the hidden truth by looking for scattered clues and fragments.

The gameplay is closely combined with the original story. You will investigate the layers of mysteries that happen to Zhu Chaoyang, and excavate the truth of the story, finally face the ultimate confrontation with the murderous monster.

Through innovative stories, exquisite game scenes, and diversified interaction, you will obtain an unforgettable audio-visual feast in the game.

Written at the end

This is our first time to challenge a game adapted from TV series. In fact, up to now, our hearts are still full of anxiety. Our experience and strength will be seriously challenged, because "Cat's Cradle" has a high popularity and influence in China. Worry and anxiety constantly haunt our team.

We spent nearly a year to watch novels and TV series intensively, investigated all the analysis and comments on the network, and finally determined our ction after countless iterations of the scheme. We will divide the game into 5 chapters: The preface, Chapter 1-mom, Chapter 2-dad, Chapter 3-friends and Final chapter. Through these 5 chapters, we want to express the family relations, family affection, education and friendship of teenagers in reality, which may make a realistic resonance with players. We hope to offer players not only the story atmosphere an entertainment of gameplay, but also some deep thoughts about the harm of original family during the growth of teenagers.

Hope you can like and support our game. Also hope to get your suggestions and feedback in the community.

About the Game

Game Instruction

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive and unique experience.

In this game, scenes are built by 3D technology, which will make a horrorable environment by using unique designing of colors, light and shadow.

This game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character. Characters’ contradiction, struggle and liberation will be shown by more Imaginary ways.

Suspense Stories

You will play the part of Zhu Chaoyang, experience an unimaginable nightmare for ordinary junior-high students, and face the deep fear in your heart.

Deteriorated family, false friendship, greedy and selfish human nature, the game shows the coldness and cruelty of the adult world incisively and vividly from the perspective of a child. Can Zhu Chaoyang remain in innocent and kind after being soaked in darkness? You will uncover the ending by your own.

Original Gameplay

In this game, there are many different ways to play, including puzzles solving, exploration, investigation, logical reasoning and interactive performance, which aim to bringing different experiences.

There are rich exploration elements in in the 3D world. You can piecing up the hidden truth by looking for scattered clues and fragments.

The gameplay is closely combined with the original story. You will investigate the layers of mysteries that happen to Zhu Chaoyang, and excavate the truth of the story, finally face the ultimate confrontation with the murderous monster.

Through innovative stories, exquisite game scenes, and diversified interaction, you will obtain an unforgettable audio-visual feast in the game.

Written at the end

This is our first time to challenge a game adapted from TV series. In fact, up to now, our hearts are still full of anxiety. Our experience and strength will be seriously challenged, because "Cat's Cradle" has a high popularity and influence in China. Worry and anxiety constantly haunt our team.

We spent nearly a year to watch novels and TV series intensively, investigated all the analysis and comments on the network, and finally determined our ction after countless iterations of the scheme. We will divide the game into 5 chapters: The preface, Chapter 1-mom, Chapter 2-dad, Chapter 3-friends and Final chapter. Through these 5 chapters, we want to express the family relations, family affection, education and friendship of teenagers in reality, which may make a realistic resonance with players. We hope to offer players not only the story atmosphere an entertainment of gameplay, but also some deep thoughts about the harm of original family during the growth of teenagers.

Hope you can like and support our game. Also hope to get your suggestions and feedback in the community.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Bad Kids worth buying right now?
Wait — $7.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~4 days for potentially better pricing.
When does The Bad Kids go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~4 days for potentially better pricing.
Is The Bad Kids free to play?
The Bad Kids costs $7.99 on Steam.
What genre is The Bad Kids?
The Bad Kids is a Adventure, Indie game.
Who developed The Bad Kids?
The Bad Kids was developed by Aluba Van+ and published by LightOn Game.
What platforms does The Bad Kids support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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