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That's Not My Mom

60% positive of 20 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by SolitaryStudios. Published by SolitaryStudios, Neuroticfly.

About the game

An anomaly-finding horror game where you play as a young boy returning home from school. Search the house for disturbing changes, survive increasingly strange events, investigate your suspicious mother, and uncover the truth behind an anomaly outbreak spreading across the city.

Tagged by players

Horror
Immersive Sim
Walking Simulator
Simulation
Realistic
Psychological Horror
Exploration
First-Person

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What players say

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So where does That's Not My Mom land? For me... it's average. Not terrible. Not particularly memorable either. The anomaly mechanics work. There are a couple of decent scares. The Mom encounters are creepy. And the final reveal gives the game a much more interesting story than I initially thought it had. But compared with the anomaly games already available, it feels very limited. I finished it in 44 minutes. It's…
44 min played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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Recommended
That's Not My Mom is a short first-person psychological horror game that turns an ordinary homecoming into a disturbing exercise in observation and distrust. Developed by SolitaryStudios and published by SolitaryStudios and Neuroticfly, the game follows a young elementary school boy who returns home after school only to discover that his surroundings and, more importantly, his mother no longer seem completely…
14 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This game is bugged and doesn't work as it should. There's a lamp in the living room that turns off when you get close, and wheels on the table that only appear when you approach. Plus, I beat the game just by leaving the house every day. It needs fixing, currently, it's not worth it. ------------------------ Okay, I'm changing my initial recommendation. Apparently, being able to beat the game just by leaving was…
3.1 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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