Goodnight Meowmie
Goodnight Meowmie v2.14
by DDRKirby(ISQ) and Kat Jia
Released under the Cocoa Moss label
This game may contain heavy emotional content, especially for pet owners. Please proceed with care.
Goodnight Meowmie was made in 72 hours for round 41 of Ludum Dare. The theme was "Combine 2 Incompatible Genres", so we made a narrative game combining elements from both the virtual pet and horror genres.
Content Warnings >>
- Jumpscares (usually a couple per average playthrough)
- Death (not depicted visually in game)
- Chase sequences
Awards (out of 2018 jam entries):
- #4 in Audio
- #2 in Mood
Promotional images:
Title Screen
Title Screen (textless)
"Meowmie and I" photo
Special thanks to Gudrun Palomino (@gudrunpalominot) for Spanish translation.
Special thanks to Yesica Terceros (@yesica_terceros) for Latin American Spanish translation.
Special thanks to Die Jones for Chinese translation.
Special thanks to Locasaurus (@locasaurusfr) for French translation.
Special thanks to RottenDeer (@rottendeer) for Korean translation.
Special thanks to LOQuacity for Italian Localization and LQA.
Special thanks to HasanH for Turkish translation.
Special thanks to KoheiDoi (@side_realms) for Japanese translation.
Special thanks to Nhung Tran for Vietnamese translation.
Special thanks to Kumacoin for Chinese (Traditional) translation.
Post-mortem writeup
Ludum Dare submission page
Original compo version submitted to Ludum Dare
Changelog >>
v2.14 (Post-jam) - Added Chinese (Traditional) translation, courtesy of Kumacoin v2.13 - Added Vietnamese translation, courtesy of Nhung Tran v2.12 update - Modified page template to fix scaling issues on high DPI/retina displays v2.12 - Added Japanese translation, courtesy of KoheiDoi (@side_realms) v2.11 - Added Turkish translation, courtesy of HasanH v2.10 - Added Italian translation, courtesy of LOQuacity v2.09 - Added Latin American Spanish translation, courtesy of Yesica Terceros (@yesica_terceros) v2.08 - Added French translation, courtesy of Locasaurus (@locasaurusfr) - Added Korean translation, courtesy of Rottendeer (@rottendeer) - Added German translation v2.07 - Added Chinese (Simplified) translation, courtesy of Die Jones! v2.06 - Added Spanish translation, courtesy of Gudrun Palomino! (@gudrunpalominot) v2.05 - Fix some buggy behavior with the window if you go to it too early - Slightly decrease movement speed in that scene - Allow re-entering through doors without going away from the door (people were getting confused) - But add a 1-second timer where you can't immediately re-enter a door to avoid accidents v2.04 - Update to Unity 2019 and WebAssembly, update sitelock code v2.03 - Fixed a rare bug that could cause player to face the wrong direction in the ending v2.02 - Rework audio panning to be less aggressive - No longer need to check the door again after respawning during the day 2 event - Tweak threshold for re-entering bed to be less awkward - Fix overlapping issue with Meowmie and girl sprites - Add a shadow to Meowmie - Fix a minor graphical issue affecting some lighting and certain sprites - Fix unintended noise filtering in first outdoor scene - Fix muted footsteps at the final scene - Allow exiting door immediately after dropping Meowmie v2.01 - New monster graphic (replaces old one which didn't really tie into the narrative) - Add blood images - Tweak positioning of Meowmie when being put down from being held - Slight dialogue tweak for photo frame - Make girl face right instead of down at beginning of ending sequence v2.00 - Redo ending sequence entirely - Add new outdoor area - Add small shadow under girl in bright scenes so her legs don't blend in with the background as much - Add a new event before the last day - Add some additional interactable items in the bedroom - Fix an issue preventing portraits from showing up in the credits - Adjust layering of tilesets so girl and Meowmie don't show above the walls - Clear Meowmie heart particles when hiding dialogue box - Cleanup UI initialization so there isn't as much lag when opening the very first UI menu - Change Cocoa Moss intro background color to gray - Slightly adjust Meowmie layering compared to girl to avoid weird sorting order - Adjust Meowmie's interaction box sizing to make it easier to interact when not perfectly lined up - Minor timing adjustments - Minor dialog adjustments - Update credits sequence and photo v1.05b - Fixed a bug introduced in v1.04 that prevented Meowmie from being highlighted properly v1.05 - Update eating sounds to be more crispy - Tweak credits timing, and add new photo at the end of the credits - New credits song v1.04 - Change "pet" to "hold" - Add new actual "play" action + animation for girl and Meowmie - Add new feeding animations, dialogue, and sound effects - Add some particle effects for Meowmie's reactions - Add new photo on the bedroom wall - Reworked the final part of the event on day 5 - New "Goodnight, Meowmie" dialogue for girl - Slightly tweak ending sequence dialogue - Meowmie now sits up instead of freezing in place when opening the menu - Meowmie now actually goes to sleep at night - Fix a dialogue progression bug in day 2 if you respawn after getting food - Update collision for the litterbox so Meowmie can't hide in the corner - Adjust Meowmie's starting position for each day - Make girl face downward properly at the start of the ending sequence - Fix a layering/missing collision issue with the medicine pot in the ending - Initialize audio early, to prevent WebGL audio glitch issue at the menu screen - Slightly tweak music, especially the stretched versions - Fix a tiny visual glitch in one of the menus - Minor tweaks on timing and fades v1.03 - Add some additional dialogue for the door in the first room if you keep trying to exit - Tweak doorway transitions to place you further up, so you can't immediately re-enter the door by holding up - Adjust chase sequence speeds - Very minor lighting adjustment in one of the later rooms (and add collision to an item in that room) - Add sfx for feeding Meowmie - Add a very short fade-in for the menu music, to prevent audio clicking (Unity WebGL audio bug) v1.02 - Slightly tweak position of a certain event on day 2 - Girl no longer starts with lamp on in bed on day 5 v1.01b (Jam) - Remove WebGL 1.0 API support entirely -- the game now won't load unless you have a compatible browser (currently, Chrome or Firefox) v1.01 - Fixed an ambient lighting issue that caused the unlit areas of the game to be visible (when they shouldn't have been) - Fixed (?) a rare animation glitch with Meowmie v1.00 - First release
Comments
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I FORGOT THIS WAS A HORROR GAME, I JUST WANTED TO PLAY WITH THE CUTE KITTY, WHY YOU GOTTA DO THIS TO ME DUDE TT-TT
excuse me i wanted to play a horror game, not be emotionally devastated
I am a guy, but this made me cry so bad ;(((
no!!my cat !
i started to cry ( am in class )
bro, i'm reading the comments, (I'm rlly sorry for yall who have had this happen to you) I have a kitty too, oh jeez i'm scared lol
edit: omfg i wasn't prepared for that ending.
I feel so bad for meowmie..... Put your head on my shoulder, and just cry it all out....
So sad ;-;
I cried
about to play this, just reading the comments with all the other pet owners and the ones that have experienced the loss of their beloved kitty and it resonates with me in particular too. I had a beautiful white cat just like meowmie who I have loved dearly for a very long time. I miss him everyday and lost him a short while ago. I'm hoping we can all heal and thank you to the creator of this game for creating something special to all of us.
I heavily agree with you, but I unfortunately didn't have an opportunity to own a cat and would love to. Thanks for being positive unlike some others.
EDIT: im sorry if this is missinterprreted please read replies. i am So sorry.
Do NOT play if you have a white cat like i do. Please. I have to go hold my cat now. You cant just make this for a dare. the devs who had this idea deserve jailtime or something. it hurt. i dont want my spicie kitty to go. i dont want my misty to leave either. now i have to think about that. my therapist is about to go on mat leave and now im stuck with this.
This game had warnings if you didn't read. And being mean to the developers if you've experienced as much (or more) grief for Meowmie as I did, is not the right thing to do. I also was very sad about the ending and understand your concern. But the description HAD a warning about emotional content. The exact words you can find at the top of the page are: This game may contain heavy emotional content, especially for pet owners. Please proceed with care.
I am so sorry. i am not trying to be mean to the dev, it was a beautiful and well made game which was good at bringing out the strong emotions and themes it was meant to bring out. I have also expirienced a lot of greif in my lifetime including multiple animals and humans. i didnt know that people were missreading my message. i cope a lot with humor. the science behind it is interesting, i took an anthropology course. my intention was to be humorus but also i was sad because of the games sad ending and wanted to highlight that aswell. im also autistic and despite having heightened emotions, its sometimes hard to predict the emotions of others.
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound mean either. The game is sad, scary, and great overall in my opinion. I will try to not be as mean. I am also very sorry.
Such a beautiful game. I lost my cat last week and it really does feel like all the colour drains from life and you no longer have your companion and safe place anymore. Really sad, well done, and thought provoking game. Goodnight, Meowmie.
MEOWMIE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
(goodnight, meowmie. hope youre happy wherever you are.)
God this game made me sad, my own cat past last week so this game hit even harder.
goodnight Meowmie, Goodnight Wasabi
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MEOWMIE
MY SHAYLA MY SHAYLA :(
:(
Jogo bonito e com um plot twist de chorar
MEOWMIE NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is an amazing game, i really love it!!
no cuz why did that hit to close to home. my cat died last year due to a coyote. I found him limp on the ground outside at night with blood. I still miss you Chibs, my son, my best friend. I will hold you in my memories...
I loved everything about it (5/5 rating)
to the creators: i hate you sm. i hope your pillow is always warm even when you flip it. i hope you dream that youre sitting on a toilet, and you wake up and you peed yourself. this is a true horror game. 10/10
replayed this game thinking i won't cry this time
up to you to figure out what happened next
I GET ATTACHED SO EASILY DUDE NO
loved it. cried. 10/10
Im depressed over this one cat :(
i sobbed
I am shedding tears right now, this game is so sad, i really enjoyed it though, but my heart is broke :(
this reminds me of goodbye , doggy
Facts that's why I played it
FUCK DON'T PLAY WITH MY HEART LIKE THAT MAN
(10/10)
omg, I got attached to that cat more then I should have, this game is 10 out of 10
I love the work you put into the game! I hope you have a good day
I once played this game but had to finish it in video because it hit close to home. To the creator you've done a lovely job of making the loss and guilt of losing a pet weather or not of old age.
this game is heart breaking i hate the way it ends!! i am crying!!!
why'd you have to make the cat so cute tho!
I stopped mid-way to read the comments because I had a feeling it was a sad ending. Very well made game, but I won't fininsh it. Feeling sad is something I have enough of in life.
:(
Really cool game, cried in the end. I beg the creator to update it or revamp it later, I need a happy ending.
I almost cried. This was so beautifully made... I thought this was like a cute cat game, I was wrong, it turned horror then turned despair real quick. Idk how to feel about this one besides that it's a good game. Thank you (only 50%, because it hurts me seeing animals die) for making this game.
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