First, thank you for playing.
Everything below will be spoilers.
So honestly the game could be won in under 3 or 2 minutes. Most of the stuff in the apartment is just for scares or distractions. The only things you need to clean up are the boxes, cans, and trash bags. After that the closet boy shows up like you’ve seen. And clicking him with the cross is what gets you the good ending like you have been. Clicking him with anything else or just nothing will result in the bad ending. There is a handful of events that are rare or require certain actions to be taken and if you want I can give you a list of them so you can check them out.
Thanks again for playing and leaving a comment.