Pretend it's not There
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Thank you for 100k+ downloads!
You are a young student returning home from school, burdened by an unsettling presence of something following you. You convince yourself that if you ignore it, it will leave you alone. But as you close your front door, a horrible realization sets in...
It followed you inside.
Left alone with the monster in the house, you must carry out your nightly routine, pretending not to notice it's presence.
Languages:
The game is available in:
- English (original language)
- Français - Dreadloom.
- Deutsch - Dreadloom.
- Español - Dreadloom.
- Türkçe - cakirusta
- Bahasa Indonesia - Oji
- Italiano - Nikola Rotondo
- Português (Brasil) - Carlos Freire
You can select your preferred language from the main menu.
Play time:
From 10 - 20 minutes.
Controls:
| W/A/S/D | Move |
| E | Interact |
| Left Click | Take / Throw |
| Right Click | Drop |
Disclaimer:
All credits for assets, 3D models, translations and music are listed in the About menu.
If you happen to find a bug (I'm sorry if it happens by the way), please tell me in the comments so I can fix it.
Install Warning:
If possible, run the game through the itch.io Launcher to avoid antivirus warnings.
Pretend it's not There is now also available on mobile!:
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Development log
- Translations and Bug Fixes!Jan 18, 2025
Comments
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it sure was there.
Are You Ignoring the Elephant in the Room? This game is SCARY!
Very cool concept for a game, good tension. Well done!
Good spooky game with interesting story. From mother reaction seems that this entity is known to the family if not to the whole world which make it more interesting to know more about that entity hopefully in future games.
My review is included in the video.
Hello i played this game quiet some time ago on my channel really enjoyed the game and hope to see more in the future ive also played your other games which ill leave reviews on soon
Honestly this was a really fun one, unique premise, and great presentation. Highly recommend!
WHAT A ABSOTULE CINEMA GAME
Yoooooo, this game has such good atmosphere! It's hort, but I really enjoyed every second of it! The experience was top tier, and hearing that thing BREATHING IN MY EAR CONSTANTLY was really unnerving!
Thank you for this wonderful lil game!
Good Game
Nice game!
lovely game nothing is better then a simple game that u can play fast and enjoy it too loved it
This had a great lil story and and some good gameplay for a short horror game!
This guy followed me home! Pretend it's Not There!
Absolutely brilliant idea for and great design and this style of graphics? Love it!!!
freakiest game of the year 2025
I laugh when I get scared I'm not crazy I swear!
But also super cool game I'll be checking out my others by this creator 😉
The atmosphere is fantastic — really tense and immersive. The gameplay twist of ignoring the entity is clever and keeps players on edge. Short, simple, and very effective… though I have to admit, in my playthrough, math was the real enemy all along! 😂
THIS GAME WAS SO GOOD!
PLEASE PLAY THIS GAME
I WISH I COULD FORGET AND PLAY AGAIN
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2558007472?t=02h12m54s
One of the best horror shorts we've played to date. GREAT WORK, MUST CHECK OUT!
Creepy game awesome - this i s an italian gameplay
muy buen juego me encanto, aqui esta mi partida
Loved the game!
every jump scare got me
unnerving as hell
I'm having issues on mac, the game runs and there is a main menu but its just solid bright pink. Can't see anything after clicking 'Play'
This is like Slenderman, constantly having this thing watching you, reminded me of Smile, it was very creepy
⭐⭐⭐⭐