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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
EInteract 
Left ClickTake / 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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PretendItsNotThere_Win64_1.3.zip 43 MB
PretendItsNotThere_Win32_1.3.zip 39 MB
PretendItsNotThere_MacOS_1.3.zip 52 MB

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dogshit


rlly loved this game just so wish it was longer bc of how much i loved it

Español: excelente juego me gusto mucho como aborda la tensión y el miedo te prepara para el remate final hablo mas a detalle en el video por si te interesa

Ingles: Excellent game, I really liked how it handles tension and fear, preparing you for the final showdown. I talk about it in more detail in the video if you're interested.

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Are You Ignoring the Elephant in the Room? This game is SCARY!

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Good game! after i did all the homework and cleaned up it didnt give me the option to sleep or anything so i just ended the video but the game starts @47 min

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it sure was there.

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Very cool concept for a game, good tension. Well done!

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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.

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Loved it! one of the better short horror games we have played!
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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 

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Honestly this was a really fun one, unique premise, and great presentation. Highly recommend!

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I wasn't expecting it to scare me as much as it did lol you did an awesome job! 
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WHAT A ABSOTULE CINEMA GAME

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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!

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Good Game

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pretty good game tbh 
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Nice game!

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Sub to my YT
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lovely game nothing is better then a simple game that u can play fast and enjoy it too loved it

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SUPER AMAZING GAME AAAHH!!! 10/10!!!!
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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!

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Absolutely brilliant idea for and great design and this style of graphics? Love it!!!

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freakiest game of the year 2025

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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 😉 

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Good horror game with a interesting mechanic and intense atmosphere
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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! 😂

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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

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Uno dei migliori short horror che abbiamo giocato fino ad oggi. OTTIMO LAVORO, DA SCOPRIRE!

One of the best horror shorts we've played to date. GREAT WORK, MUST CHECK OUT!

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Creepy game awesome - this i s an italian gameplay

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Neck pain final boss lol. Lovely game!
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muy buen juego me encanto, aqui esta mi partida

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Great job on this one Dreadloom. Very unique concept and an excellent ending. Keep grinding! Also, thank you to everyone who continues to watch my videos on Itch. I appreciate you guys!
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Gameplay en español
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Loved  the game!

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