We must discuss the dark side of the baby fat weight gain game: . This is the official diagnosis when a baby’s weight falls below the 3rd percentile or drastically crosses two major percentile lines on the growth chart.
The "baby fat" variation, however, focuses on the aesthetic of the "cherubic." The visual goal is often rounded cheeks, soft limbs, and a generally plump appearance. While some of these games are created purely for the cute factor—playing on the internet's obsession with "chunky babies"—others are tied to the "feedism" or "gaining" community, a subculture that finds aesthetic or sexual pleasure in weight gain and feeding.
The existence of these games sparks significant debate. For many, the idea of a game centered on rapidly fattening a child avatar, even a fictional one, treads a fine line between innocent fantasy and the sexualization of minors.