Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Title: Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Series: Milk #1
Publisher: Missing Calm
Developer: Nikita Kryukov
Release Date: Aug 26, 2020
Genres: Horror Games, Visual Novel
Platform: PC, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Steam
Where to Find It: Website
Rating:

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

The game is a small visual novel, showing either funny abstraction and wordplay or painful psychological episodes. The claim that history is based on real events will be too specific, so it is easier to pretend that it is just a set of abstractions and wordplay.

First of all, this is an artistic manipulation with word and form, only then - a game.

Review

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk is a bite sized psychological horror story about a girl heading to the market to purchase a bag of milk. You are the voice in her head helping her along her way.

It’s a straightforward concept executed well. The sound design and simple visuals go a long way in establishing the tone of the narrative. The game is definitely more vibes than story and it’s not that engaging.

This game has amassed a cult following and I can see why, the game presents themes of mental health in an unpretentious way, and it’s effective in spite of or perhaps thanks to its brevity. This game is linear and can easily be finished in under 20 minutes. There is a direct sequel that is more fleshed out and comes in closer to 2 hours. If you’re not keen on paying for a game so short you can easily watch a let’s play online and move onto the sequel, though I think the price is reasonable for the experience.