Spoilers ahead, please be warned :)
Can you say a game where you are mauled in nearly every ending is 'gut-wrenchingly beautiful?' I'd say so! A friend and I played this through from start to end, including all 40 endings just yesterday - and this game was a complete delight from start to finish. The sound effects were well chosen and terrifiying, the music was great, and the jumpscares were well-timed and scared me right outta my skin, especially towards the end! Not only were the endings absolutely horrifying, but the choices and routes spooked me too. I especially liked that new choices came to surface after we had unlocked certain endings. I especially enjoyed the carnival minigame, especially with the settings to increase the difficulty, and enjoyed the chase scene at the end of the game. One path that specifically stood out to me was the 'dog park,' for something that's pretty hard to turn into nightmare material it sure gave me a fright three or four times throughout the course of the game. :P My favourite endings, apart from the obvious one had to be 24, 26 and 33.
What I would infer to be the 'true' ending, where we finally release ourselves from 'It' got bittersweet tears out of me. The meaning behind the game and It's metaphor was clear, simple and kept the downright horrifying feeling I had held since starting the game once it sunk in. I felt such a mixture of emotions towards both It and the player, I think the ending was fantastic, meaningful and couldn't have been better. ;')
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful game with us! It's one of my favourites I've played all year!