I Must Kill: Fresh Meat

I Must Kill: Fresh Meat

Early access since Nov 2015

I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light.

28% positive · 264 reviews
Not yet
In early access, development status unclear
Low confidence
Development Uncertain
Not yet
In early access, development status unclear
Low confidence
Development Uncertain

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

This game has been in Early Access since November 30, 2015 and has never graduated to a full release. The development history tells a turbulent story: in January 2016, the studio posted that they were abandoning the project entirely due to negative community reception, announcing the game would be removed from Steam within two weeks. However, the game was never actually removed, and on June 22, 2016, the developer posted a follow-up declaring "Nothing can stop us!" — stating they had never quit and that the game continued to receive monthly updates behind the scenes. That June 22, 2016 post is the last known communication from Gaming Cats Studio. Since then — a span of nearly a decade through June 2026 — there have been no patch notes, announcements, devlogs, or any other official communication. The game remains on Steam in an unfinished early access state, still at a sub-1.0 version, with no indication of whether development ever resumed in a meaningful way or whether the studio is still active. The original abandonment announcement was technically walked back, but the near-decade of silence since the reversal makes the current development status deeply uncertain.
Evidence
Developer walked back the abandonment announcement, stating the studio never quit and development had continued with monthly updates. This is the last known communication from the developer.
news post · Jun 22, 2016 source development ongoing
high
Developer announced the studio is disbanded and the game is being abandoned, citing a hostile community. Stated the game would be removed from Steam within two weeks.
news post · Jan 27, 2016 source development ending
high

Media

Details

Publisher
Gaming Cats Studio
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

I must kill...: Fresh Meat is hand-drawn classic 2D point & click adventure with a light horror story. The story is about an unnamed butcher, who had his own world since childhood, from which he was violently torn away. Our butcher was never able to deal with the new age, therefore he considers everything modern including modern behavior as disgusting, and he despises the modern era.

I must kill...: Fresh Meat is not about jumpscares, but it is trying to pull in the player into the story with its atmosphere. The game is concurrently trying to show the player, that younger generation is addicted to modern technology, and is also disrespectful to each other.

Who is the human pig then? Butcher? Or the other?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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