Bad Parenting sets a stark stage for its psychological horror gameplay, inviting players into the grim world of a young boy whose birthday is forgotten by his mother, setting off a chain of events fraught with emotional neglect and eerie occurrences. The game is set in a dimly lit apartment that becomes a character of its own, filled with the echoes of a family tearing at the seams. This disturbing backdrop serves as the foundation for the game’s exploration of familial dysfunction and the psychological scars it leaves on its youngest member.
Nightfall and the Story of Mr. Red Face
As night descends, the mother attempts to comfort her son with a seemingly innocuous bedtime story about Mr. Red Face, a creature who visits well-behaved children to leave behind gifts. However, the story soon takes on a life of its own as the boy wakes to find a grotesque doll beside his bed, its head twisted in an unnatural manner. This doll, claiming to be sent by Mr. Red Face, becomes the boy’s guide through a series of chilling revelations about his father’s mysterious absence and the dark secrets his parents harbored.
A Sinister Truth Unveiled
With the doll’s guidance, the boy is thrust into a surreal investigation within his own home, uncovering clues that suggest his father’s disappearance was no ordinary event. The game intensifies as the doll leads him to understand the gravity of Mr. Red Face’s influence over his family. Each room in the apartment reveals fragments of a fractured family dynamic, driving the boy to question the reality of his existence and the reliability of his own memories. As the line between the supernatural and the psychological blurs, players are left to piece together a puzzle where each piece is more haunting than the last, culminating in a revelation that challenges the very nature of what it means to be caught in the cycle of bad parenting.
