Kids_

Kids_ is a short game that focuses entirely on the narrative. It offers no explanation of the story or the setting and leaves everything open for the player to interpret. The player controls a blue character through a 2D environment using a third-person perspective with non-scrolling screens through four chapters. There are four movement keys and two additional ones to interact and jump. A journal can be accessed where up to seven icons are highlighted eventually. The main goal is mainly to proceed through movement and there is no way to fail. A scene inside a metro or train often acts as a starting hub for a new scene. Other environments include a cityscape, the woods, a moon/star/asteroid surface where the character slowly disintegrates, a section inside the star, and a series of islands. There are many other scenes triggered automatically with more abstract visuals. The game uses a retro-style pixel art look and emotive music by the artist Colleen.