Cats in the Ancient City of Gu Su
Catnip studio · 2024 · Casual, Point & Click, Puzzle, Exploration, Side Scroller
PC
Very Positive93% · 92
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About Cats in the Ancient City of Gu Su
Welcome to "Cats in the Ancient City of Gu Su", a charming game about finding cats. Set against the backdrop of the painting "Prosperous Suzhou" by the Qing dynasty artist Xu Yang, the game features 600 adorable cats, creating amusing interactions with historical scenes and characters.
"Prosperous Suzhou" is a magnificent scroll painting in Chinese art history, following the tradition of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It spans over 12 meters, more than twice the length of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", and holds immense historical value. Completed in 1759 after 24 years of work, it is currently housed in the Liaoning Provincial Museum.
The painting depicts over 12,000 people, nearly 400 boats, over 50 bridges, 200 shops, and more than 2,000 buildings, using a combination of scroll format and scattered perspective to portray the everyday life of Suzhou at that time. With meticulous layout, grandeur, and detailed brushwork, it presents the bustling scenes of Suzhou's streets and markets, providing valuable insights into the prosperous era of the Qianlong reign 250 years ago.
----- Game Features -----
- Click on the game title to enjoy the complete high-definition "Prosperous Suzhou" painting.
- 6 different scenic environments.
- 600 charming hand-drawn cats.
- Relaxing background music.
- Adorable cat sound effects.
- 100 carefully crafted achievement icons.
----- Game Controls -----
- Press ESC to toggle visibility of in-game buttons.
- Click the hint button to quickly locate a cat in the scene; can be used once every 60 seconds.
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"Prosperous Suzhou" is a magnificent scroll painting in Chinese art history, following the tradition of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". It spans over 12 meters, more than twice the length of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", and holds immense historical value. Completed in 1759 after 24 years of work, it is currently housed in the Liaoning Provincial Museum.
The painting depicts over 12,000 people, nearly 400 boats, over 50 bridges, 200 shops, and more than 2,000 buildings, using a combination of scroll format and scattered perspective to portray the everyday life of Suzhou at that time. With meticulous layout, grandeur, and detailed brushwork, it presents the bustling scenes of Suzhou's streets and markets, providing valuable insights into the prosperous era of the Qianlong reign 250 years ago.
----- Game Features -----
- Click on the game title to enjoy the complete high-definition "Prosperous Suzhou" painting.
- 6 different scenic environments.
- 600 charming hand-drawn cats.
- Relaxing background music.
- Adorable cat sound effects.
- 100 carefully crafted achievement icons.
----- Game Controls -----
- Press ESC to toggle visibility of in-game buttons.
- Click the hint button to quickly locate a cat in the scene; can be used once every 60 seconds.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
From what I can tell, I gave the other games this studio made a positive review back when I played them, so I am leaving one here as well. I probably forgot to do it back then, so here we are. This art style is very unique and old-fashioned looking. The cats meow and are not that hard to spot. In fact, I think they are the easiest to spot in all hidden cat games I have played so far.6 found this helpful
"Bramble grew beneath Shi Hu's halls, Deer wandered on Gu Su Pavilion. The dwellings of emperors since times of old, Their walls and gates shut in yellow dust." — Li Bai, Lament of Gu Su.2 found this helpful
I very much enjoyed this game and for the price, you get six levels for a total of 600 cats to find. The levels may be played in any order and they can be reset to play again. The background screens were beautiful and the sound track very appropriate and you feel rather transported to ancient China. Well done, Catnip Studio.2 found this helpful
Finding cats in Chinese paintings depicting ancient scenes with beautiful background music? I absolutely love this combo. I ended up buying all of the games.1 found this helpful
I really enjoyed this game! The artwork for the levels looks amazing, the music is soothing, and the game is very fun to play. I definitely recommend this game!
Enchanting landscapes, everyday scenes, and cats—many and varied—roaming freely, plucking chords from their whiskers and frogs from their backs. Coming across them, then, offers us a wonderful opportunity to enjoy these paintings and watch their antics.
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