Planned Release Date: Q3 2027

About This Game

The Grooming is a 2.5D psychological horror adventure where a familiar journey home slowly turns into something disturbing. After encountering a cat on her way home, Seoyeon follows it through familiar streets. But the farther she goes, the more the world begins to feel wrong. Explore unsettling environments, interact with objects, uncover traces of the past, and use your phone and camera to notice things that cannot always be seen with the naked eye. Your journey follows a narrative-driven path, but the choices you make along the way can change what you experience — and sometimes determine whether you survive. FEATURES

• A psychological horror adventure built around atmosphere and emotional storytelling

• A distinctive 2.5D presentation combining 2D animated characters with 3D environments

• Explore streets, buildings, parking structures, and increasingly distorted spaces

• Use your phone and camera to investigate unusual phenomena

• Make choices that can lead to different events, reactions, and deadly consequences

• Uncover the memories and incidents hidden behind the cats you encounter

• A contrast between cute characters and disturbing horror imagery

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Generative AI tools may be used during development to assist with the creation of certain audio assets, including sound effects, ambient sounds, and localized voice/audio content. Any AI-assisted content included in the game is pre-generated and reviewed and edited by the development team before release. The game does not use generative AI to create content at runtime.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains depictions of animal abuse and death, blood, bodily injury, player death, and disturbing body-horror, including forced physical mutilation. Some violent scenes are optional or depend on player choices. The game also deals with themes of neglect, guilt, emotional abuse, and psychological distress. Violence and animal abuse are presented as disturbing subject matter and are not glorified or sexualized.