Before Huggy Wuggy turns scary, the story takes place in I'm Not a Monster: Wanna Live. This game is based on the animated film Poppy, and the main character has two different colored prosthetic hands. The character must overcome many obstacles in order to keep safe from Huggy Wuggy; she also must help her toy friend by overcoming challenges. You won't need to control the female character much to achieve a high level. Her prosthetic arms have two colors and can reach specific objects for puzzle-solving purposes. Additionally, they have a stretch feature and can control tools.

In the third location of I'm not a Monster: Wanna Live, Huggy Wuggy is imprisoned in a cage. Next to her is a blue hand icon when the player enters the area. To free her, the player should drag one of her prosthetic hands toward the icon. After a brief pause, Huggy Wuggy's cage will unlock and her friendly boy ally will perform an automatic stunt. The next room requires players' skills as they are incredibly challenging. By touching various mechanisms with the red arm, players can change the position of a wooden crate and interact with a button that activates a specific function in the room. They can also use the arm to disarm any lethal traps that spring out and hit Hugg Wuggy as he flies through the blue arm's extended position. Players should keep an eye out for traps that appear on the blue arm’s line when they choose to free their character. This could indicate that they need to pay attention when the arm is being stretched. Find ways to avoid these pitfalls as you discover them. For example, choosing the correct moment to avoid dropping damaged items or confronting larger bosses.

Each time you complete a level in I'm Not a Monster: Wanna Live, you receive many rewards. Some levels have items appearing; you need to properly stretch your arms so Huggy Wuggy can swing and collect them. Additionally, completing more levels results in a constantly increasing shadow until a new skin appears in front of you. With the inclusion of pink tickets, you can use your resources to unlock the skins you want. Other resources include tickets that appear rarely, which helps you unlock new levels after collecting a certain number of them. Additionally, other levels become available as your main screen keeps growing. You can't ignore these additional levels— they just keep increasing with time. Before the story becomes scary, players encounter Huggy Wuggy for the first time. A girl who's close to Huggy Wuggy is the protagonist in the game. After overcoming many obstacles, she frees her lost toy pal. She has two prosthetic arms that she can lengthen to break down her cage and interfere with the room's mechanics. Huggy Wuggy can collect items as long as he sticks to the rope created by enlarging the fake arm. Players can overcome many dangerous obstacles by using them to destroy the boss. New gameplay continually updates as you reach a specific number of levels.