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The Bad Kids

The Bad Kids

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.

Released Jan 17, 2023 Developer Aluba Van+ Publisher LightOn Game Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureIndiePuzzlePsychological HorrorMystery
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

75.7%positive630 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Good atmospheric horror game with lots of logical puzzles with supernatural things going on. Couple of various endings with a lots of missable achievements. Quite a long gameplay, spend couple of days playing it. Liked it even more that its Chinese, really liked the atmosphere…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“隐秘的角落 - Cat's Cradle (or The Bad Kids, still not sure which is the one) | Review in English and Italian ------------------------------- English Review Pros: - The aesthetics are very nice to look at, and perfectly manage to convey the right amount of unease when it comes to the…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I can't really comment on the actual game, because it seems to be entirely in Chinese. After about 10min I ran out of patience over Google-translating the text and decided to pass it up. Shame.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

41achievements
39.3%median completion
4.6%rarest: Stick To Your Guns
86.7% of players 71.5% of players 67.0% of players 59.9% of players 59.5% of players 56.5% of players 55.9% of players 54.2% of players 54.1% of players 53.2% of players 50.8% of players 49.5% of players 49.5% of players 48.9% of players 46.9% of players 42.4% of players 42.4% of players 40.7% of players 40.1% of players 40.1% of players 39.3% of players 37.4% of players 34.3% of players 31.4% of players 30.0% of players 29.4% of players 26.8% of players 23.4% of players 22.5% of players 22.5% of players 19.9% of players 19.9% of players 16.9% of players 16.3% of players 15.5% of players 12.0% of players 10.8% of players 10.3% of players 9.7% of players 8.2% of players 4.6% of players 86.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.7%Escape Artist — Evade Zhang Dongsheng's attacks
71.5%Know-It-All — Complete all your summer assignments
67.0%Fragmented Memories — Hear Yan Liang's recollections of the past
Rarest badges of honor
4.6%Stick To Your Guns — Remain unaffected by mom and clear the stage without losing any lives.
8.2%The Secret — Hidden achievement
9.7%Stubborn As A Mule — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.19lowest since tracking began2026-09-16
US7.99 USD
EU7.70 EUR
UK6.77 GBP
Australia11.99 AUD
Canada11.00 CAD
Japan1,060 JPY
Brazil44.00 BRL
China56.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$6.7 Canada US China Australia Brazil EU UK≈$9.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 13, 2023
Share the Art Design of "The Bad Kids"

Hello everyone, we are Aluba Studio, and it has been a while since the official version of The Bad Kids went live. During this time, we have seen many discussions on the game's art style from our play

Apr 04, 2023
The "Fantasy Puzzle Bundle" is now available!

Greeting Puzzle gamers! Thanks to everyone's love of indie puzzle games, this unique and challenging genre thrives on your support. So this time we introduce you to the Fantasy Puzzle Bundle! The bund

Mar 17, 2023
Mac Version Release Announcement

Sorry to keep you all waiting, after continuous development and adjustment, we inally finished the Mac version. After testing and optimization, the recommended configuration model for the mac version

Mar 03, 2023
Gamepad adaptation announcement

Sorry to keep you waiting, finally, the handle adaptation after a period of adjustment and optimization, and finally completed the basic adaptation, the main content of this update is the gamepad adap

Feb 22, 2023
Update Information on 22nd February

Dear all, we have fixed some bugs and optimized the game according to players’ feedback and suggestions. Hope you can have more smooth and happier game experience. Here is the update information: 【Opt

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Mystery · Drama · Horror · Exploration · Thriller · Multiple Endings · Singleplayer · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * *
Achievements41
Official sitehttps://weibo.com/u/7752834279
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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