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Plaything

You wake up in a deranged captor's dungeon, treated as a prized plaything. He subjects you to deadly games testing your worthiness—failure means death, success could add you permanently to his collection. Your only chance is to escape, but beware: getting caught trying means certain doom.

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Release
April 28, 2025
1 year and 95 days ago
Steam Reviews
Positive23 reviews91.3%

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About the Game

In the dark shadows of your kidnapper's dungeon, you awaken to find yourself in the clutches of a deranged old man who sees you as nothing more than a doll. He has curated a sadistic game of control, where your survival depends on your ability to master his twisted version of childhood fun.

You will die.

Gameplay

Your captor has devised a series of deadly games for you to play. Each one more disturbing than the last, these challenges are designed to test your worthiness as his perfect "plaything." Failure means death, and success could mean becoming a permanent addition to his collection. Your only chance is to find a way to escape by yourself.

Find tools, interact with the environment and inspect items to find your way out. Each run has a different set of tools, games and means of escape. There is no safety net.

Each attempt you are a new victim. Don't expect the same games or means to escape. As such the game splits into two main sections - his games and your escape. If you manage to leave your room of captivity, better not get caught.

Will you manage to get out alive?

Features

  • 9 deadly "Minigames"

  • Multiple possible escape routes

  • Countless ways to die

  • Steam Achievements

  • Developed from the ground up for Keyboard+Mouse and Controller

  • Playtested on PC and Steamdeck (Proton) to ensure compatibility

  • Progression System (New!)

  • Full English, French and German Audio (New!)

  • Leaderboard (New!)