I Got You

About I Got You

I Got You is a short piece of interactive fiction by Kastel, written in ink and made for ECTOCOMP 2025's La Petite Mort category. It is free to play in the browser on itch.io, and the maker says no generative AI was used. The maker states it placed 5th in La Petite Mort (English) and 2nd for Best Use of Short Form in the Short Games Showcase 2025.

It opens as a pep talk. Tom is excited that you got a second date after a disastrous first one, scouts a beach shack with you, and promises to whisper in your ear all evening. You choose what to say to your date, Molly, and Tom grades every line: too formal, too flamboyant, too much like talking to a buddy.

The horror is who Tom turns out to be. He is the friend you have had since grade school, and as the date drifts toward talk of gender, his support sours into mockery and threats. In the darkest path he forces his way out of your body, hits you and locks you in a closet until you agree to delete her number. The story is plain text on a white page with no pictures, so all of it lands through his words.

The maker warns of body horror, internalized homophobia and transphobia, and the text includes slurs and violence. Players on itch.io rate it 4.8 out of 5 and call it painful to read in places. It suits readers of short, choice-driven horror about abusive relationships, where the abuser is a voice you cannot leave behind.

How to play I Got You

1. Open the game's itch.io page and press Run game to play it in the browser.
2. Read the text and click one of the green choices to answer Tom or speak on the date.
3. Use skip intro on the first screen if you have played before.
4. Use restart from the top bar to play again and find the other endings; save and load are there too.

Tips

• Read the content warnings on the itch.io page before starting.
• Try going against Tom's advice as well as following it; the endings depend on it.
• Replay to find all four endings; one player on itch.io did and called it thought-provoking.

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