Just an open world survival game, only you’re a cat, dealing with regular cat problems. You have to hunt, avoid larger animals, compete with other cats, figure out which humans are dangerous and which will give you treats, judiciously spray things to maintain your territory, maybe mate and reproduce (your sex and fertility status are basically difficulty settings), etc.
You start out as a housecat going on a spring vacation with your family, and that’s the tutorial section. Then your humans accidentally leave you behind at their country vacation home, and then the difficulty is just the passing of seasons. See if you can survive winter and see your humans again next spring.
You may be interested in this game:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177980/Little_Kitty_Big_City/
It’s not out yet, but there is a demo to try.
There are an absurd number of cat themed games on Steam, although tbf Stray seems to be the most realistic and polished of the bunch
Cattails is the closest I know.
Although it features foxes rather than cats, Endling: Extinction is Forever ticks a lot of your boxes.
For something less survivally you could try Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered.
I’ve never owned a cat myself but I have watched enough internet cat videos to know why they’re so popular. I plan to check out Stray at some point, but waiting for it to discount 50%+ before pulling the trigger.
This sounds amazing. One mode you can be a cat stuck in a house with 3 other cats that don’t get along. You have to try to drop a deuce without getting attacked, you have to mark territory without making your “owner” upset about peeing in the house.
Not what you describe, but perhaps Cats and the Other Lives would catch your fancy?
Honestly just want Catz back
The opening of Stray was very much like that…
Have you considered becoming a furry
Not everyone can afford a fursuit capable of “judiciously spraying things to maintain your territory”… or be let anywhere in one 😄
Genuine question: how much of the marketing material did you see? I thought it was always clear that it was gonna be an exploration/puzzle game in a cyberpunk world with a baddie.
I had the opposite reaction, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed the small things, like scratching a carpet!
I do hope you find something more like what you’re wishing for, though 🙂
The cat flopping over the first time he wears the backpack was spot on
I forgot about that but at the time I almost died because that was so real!
Yeah if OP went into stray expecting an open world survival game, that’s on them. It’s kind of silly to be disappointed that a game does not meet expectations fabricated entirely within your own head.
With the non-Steam version of Dwarf Fortress, you could edit the RAWS and make cats a playable race in Adventure Mode. The game simulates cats extremely well. So well, it was actually the cause of a “bug” at one point because the cats will lick themselves clean and would die of alcohol poisoning cleaning spilled liquor off their body after being in the dining halls.
That’s… incredible actually. Every new bit I learn about Dwarf Fortress is genuinely fantastic.
Coming fresh off a Yakuza game, my first thoughts are: I‘m worried about what happens when I max out my heat gauge in this game. O_O
I think if someone went all out with making some sort of bizarre simulator game like this, people would play it. Like, don’t even try to make it fun or add a story or anything, just make it as real as you can.
I mean, maybe try to make it a little fun
Lol, I suppose that’s fair.
But people play lawn mowing simulator, power washing simulator, and truck simulator mostly for the realism.
Power Washing sim because its satisfying, dont own it myself but watched a buddy play for a good few hours
I have played a lot of powerwash simulator. It is very satisfying. Not quite as much as real powerwashing though.
tokyo jungle is like this, although not limited to playing as cats. cats are one of many animals you can play as
