Pumpkin Eater

Disgustingly in-depth and genuinely chilling. I'm not often phased by horror, but this one made its way deep under my skin. If you're in any way squeamish, or sensitive to depictions of child-abuse, then I'd pass up Pumpkin Eater. A strong, one-of-a-kind, grotesque tragedy.

tragic visual novel not much interesting about it love the artstyle but the story is meh and dragged not much to say... coulda been a reddit horror story, but i appreciate it anyway cuz yk its really unique and has medical research involved which is always cool only recommending cuz its important to support research lead projects by indie devs

纯讲故事，没有玩法，当年看完直接懵了。 给到一个中等评价，不建议买（）

i originally watched biggaming64 play this but i just had to get it myself

I came here from a YouTube video, something like "3 horror games I can't play again" and this was one of them. I believe the same YouTuber also did a playthrough of the game, but for only $2, I figured it was worth experiencing myself, and I was right. The story was interesting enough; the family dynamic and witnessing the horrors endured by the daughter from her own perspective kept me engaged, and the descriptions of the body's decomposition were thorough and educational. Truth be told, I suppose I expected worse? Don't get me wrong, a child's decomposing corpse being cared for by a delusional mother is pretty terrifying, and I felt quite unnerved throughout the story. But in terms of visuals, I was under the impression that there would be close-ups of vivid gore or something similar. I recognize that the project was done in a month and that more subtle changes in the body would've been added given more time, but with the option to censor gore in the preferences menu, I expected something downright vomit-inducing. I played through the game the first time without any censorship. Ironically, when I looked through the images again with censorship turned on, there was something even more terrifying about the black gradient over the body's silhouette; the details of the boy's corpse being left up to the imagination. That's not a stab at the artist either, the imagery accomplishes what it set out to do, especially considering the medium. But if you're looking for the scariest experience possible of this game, perhaps less is more. Take that for what you will. All in all, $2 well-spent. The poor daughter's suffering and resolve will stick with me for some time, and if nothing else, this has been an educational experience. I pray I don't see the boy in my nightmares.

Yeah it's a medically accurate portrayal of decomposition, but it feels like they focused so much on it they forgot to make the story actually interesting.

It's alright I guess. If you came because some guy on tiktok said this is the most disturbing game ever, it isn't, the art is alright and it is medically accurate but nothing more in the actual story that is more than a 5 minute google search. The story wasn't that interesting either, Spoilers, dad accidentally kills son mom cant accept the truth and keeps body and it rots. For a dollar I think it's an okay game but don't think it'll leave you speechless