The Cat

[h1] Summary [/h1] [table] [tr] [th]Category[/th] [th]Perception[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Level design[/td] [td]Looks good and guides the player well[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Art[/td] [td]Consistent art style. Adorable cat and cozy environments[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Sound design[/td] [td]Short and somewhat simplistic soundtracks, but they are quite good and suitable for the game[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Story[/td] [td]None, apart from the cat wanting a ball of yarn in each level, which acts as the finish[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Gameplay[/td] [td]Easy to understand and mechanics are well explained mostly. Gets progressively tougher[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Bugs/glitches[/td] [td]A box didn't kill a dog when other times it would. That only happened once though. Had no other issues[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Other issues[/td] [td]While the game seemingly worked fine without any need for resolution changes and such, maybe at least a few basic options would be good to have, like changing the game volume in case someone wants to play …

The Cat is yet another of literally thousands of 2D retro platformers infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere. This is a notably badly made platformer with janky controls and handling, poor level design and no appeal whatsoever even to fans of platformers, relying instead on the hopes that including a (badly) hand drawn cat playing with a ball of yarn will generate sales and revenue. That's the absolute state of amateur developers and Steam Direct right there. One important note is that even though this is an amateur project, it does seem to be sincerely and genuinely made. I couldn't find any flipped assets, plagiarism or any other kind of insincere actions from the developer, but unfortunately genuine intentions alone are not enough to produce a brilliant PC gaming experience. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The artwork here is terrible, it's all just amateurish "My First Wacom Tablet" style drawings used instead professional looking game assets. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget to arrange someone who can create graphical assets properl…

In the quietude of home, you ponder, you wonder, a graceful leap, a playful chase. The ball hunt is your joy, and you're never coy, laying there, belly-up, content with glory. P.s.Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur! Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr! (from The Big Bang Theory Sheldon's Soft Kitty song)

A really charming game that plays around with the rotating levels in very interesting ways. It does a good job at introducing mechanics before including them in more complex puzzles. The level design is not as simple as it might appear from the store page, and is satisfyingly challenging in many cases. I am writing this after having completed all easy mode levels, for reference (hard mode levels are, to my knowledge identical without the ability to view the full map of a level). Achievement support might be worth considering, but that's the only recommendation that comes to mind for me.