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Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city. Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed, neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. Roam surroundings high and low, defend against unforeseen threats and solve the mysteries of this unwelcoming place inhabited by curious droids and dangerous creatures. See the world through the eyes of a cat and interact with the environment in playful ways. Be stealthy, nimble, silly, and sometimes as annoying as possible with the strange inhabitants of this mysterious world.

Along the way, the cat befriends a small flying drone, known only as B-12. With the help of this newfound companion, the duo must find a way out. Stray is developed by Blue Twelve Studio, a small team from the south of France mostly made up of cats and a handful of humans. It’s not a difficult platformer/adventure game, the puzzles are on the less challenging side, and it’s also not very long. However, I think it’s just the right length. Definitely worth picking up when it’s on special on Steam. It won’t appeal to everyone, but it will appeal to many people.

I started to notice a common theme with some of my favorite games: It feels as though the stealth and action sequences exist because they’re expected. But, really, the core gameplay is being a cat: Walking up to strange tall creatures and making friends, solving puzzles by knocking things off of shelves, destroying furniture and taking naps. Even in the far future, cats are still cats! So the action sequences are punchy and well-designed, and they don’t feel out of place. They’re a nice change of pace between doing act things, and a chance to remind us that the world is a dangerous place. This isn’t like Chants of Senaar where the game would be improved if you took them out. But they’re short and self-contained, and fittingly,