Planned Release Date: September 2025

About This Game

Why Did You Leave Me Like This? is a psychological horror game about grief, guilt, and the desperate attempt to rewrite the past.

After the tragic death of his daughter, Dr. Jacob Deaver builds her likeness in the form of a lifeless android and forces her to play the game she used to love. But something has changed. She's not the same. And neither is he.

Explore the house she died in. Find her favorite toys. But don't take too long, or she might force you to face what you aren't ready to see.

• Unpredictable AI Behavior: Natalie teleports, tracks, and reorients based on your actions — never the same playthrough twice.

• Aggression-Based Progression: Four escalating stages of hostility, each introducing new audio cues, lighting effects, and environmental instability.

• Intense, Replayable Loops: Each playthrough lasts about 10 minutes and escalates quickly. Designed for high-tension runs you’ll want to retry — or survive once and never again.

• Randomized Toy Hiding System: The fox. The bear. The frog. The duck. The sheep. 5 toys. 45 possible hiding spots. Their locations change every playthrough, forcing you to search the house in new ways every time.

• Dynamic Lighting System: Lights flicker, fail, or refuse to respond based on her mood and proximity — never trust the dark.

• Reactive Audio Design: Stage-based ambient soundscapes, unsettling cues, directional toy hums, and mechanical screams evolve with tension.

• Visibility-Based Horror: She only moves when you’re not looking. But she's always watching.

• Narrative Clues: Discover fragmented documents and newspaper clippings that suggest conflicting truths about Natalie’s death and the family's history.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI was used in the creation of Natalie's model.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains content that may not be suitable for all audiences. It includes themes of:

Mental illness

Suicide and self-harm

Drug use

Domestic abuse

Emotional abuse and neglect

Stalking and obsessive behavior

Player discretion is advised.