CuteKirby.exe

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“	Children are not toys.	”
The game's ending message.

CuteKirby.exe is a screamer game made by Star_Island uploaded to GameJolt on August 25, 2019.

Upon launching the game, the game opens up with a warning screen that informs the player that the game is not suitable for children and mentally weakness, and also informing the player that if they don't want to destroy Kirby, the game is not recommended to be played, and also informing them that if they agree, it informs the player to press the Enter key.

After the player presses the Enter key, the game greets the player with the game's title screen, as the game's logo can be seen in a blue-white gradient background, alongside the game's logo being seen above the background, accompanied by a remixed version of "Green Greens" from Super Smash Bros. Melee playing over in the background. Additionally, there are a few buttons that tell the player to start or end the game that appears in the title screen.

As the player starts the game, the game's title screen crossfades to Kirby, who stares at the player with a happy expression on his face, as "Sand Canyon 1" from Kirby's Dream Land 3 plays over in the background. Throughout the game, the player interacts with Kirby with the three options given in the game: "Cute", "Eat" and "Talk", and that clicking each of them would result Kirby to react positively at the player at first. However, the game takes a creepy turn as the true nature of the game is revealed, as Kirby begins to become less happy, feeling more uncomfortable, and getting scared of the player, as the music begins to slow down slightly, and that the pitch changes drastically.

After enough interactions, you'll be limited to the "Cute" option, in which you will hit Kirby upon clicking the said option, as a punching sound effect can be heard as the screen cuts to black for a few seconds. As Kirby appears on screen again, he has a blood stain on the right side of his head, indicating that he has been injured, as the music heard in the background is low-pitched and slowed down, alongside the background being darker. The player begins interacting with Kirby again, except the dialogue has some text telling him that he threw a lot of Maxim tomatoes at him, the fact that he tells Kirby that his sad face is cute, and so on, and that dialogue tells Kirby that he's the player's bride. The player is once again limited to the "Cute" option after interacting with him enough, as the same punching sound effect can be heard when clicking the said option, as the screen cuts to black.

Kirby then appears on screen again, except he has a lot of blood stains on his body, alongside his eyes being closed, indicating that he's dead, and that it's set in a black background, alongside the music being replaced by an eerie sound effect. The player begins to interact with Kirby once more, but the dialogue tells him that if he's sleeping or dead, and so on, and that the player ends by saying: "I love you, son...", as the game's dialogue disappears.

After the game's dialogue disappears, a wide shot of Kirby's dead body is seen at first, but a few seconds later, a loud static-like sound effect is heard as it transitions from Kirby's dead body to an eyeless and mouthless version of himself, as it persists for a few seconds. After that, Kirby's eyes begins to glow black, alongside some black tears streaming down his eyes, and that his mouth widens, as the picture suddenly goes closer to the screen, as the picture becomes tinted red accompanied by a TV static noise.

After the screamer, some text appears saying that yesterday, a child was killed in abuse. Additionally, the text also tells the player that his father stated that his child was so cute like Kirby, to the point where he wanted to make it his own. After the game's dialogue finishes, the game stays on a black background for a few seconds, while a breathing sound effect can be heard in the background, and after a few seconds, the same red-tinted eyeless Kirby picture suddenly pops up with the text "Children are not toys.", accompanied by the same TV static noise, as the game closes by itself.

As the game closes by itself, the game creates a "Save" folder with a file called "SaveData666.sav" inside it, which causes the ending screen to appear again if you try to reopen the game.

Trivia

• The game was translated from Japanese to English. As a result, the game's English translation has lead to strange or questionable dialogue in the game
• The game's author has a Twitter (now X) account and YouTube channel.
• Kirby depicted in this game is supposed to be a metaphor for child abuse, meaning that his story isn't actually about him, and that it's about a parent taking care of their kid and slowly loving him more and more to the point of abuse and murder.
• The game is seen to be a metaphor for child abuse, which is heavily implied in the "Children are not toys" message seen at the end of the game.

Link

NOTE: The following game contains a screamer!

• gamejolt.com/games/cute_kirby/435427
• Showcase video: youtube.com/watch?v=YlnzfGhWBcA
• Showcase video (Japanese): youtube.com/watch?v=uw_iImQ-5js