Stray, the video game where you play as a cat, is nearly purrfect. Read our full review:
Stray is easily one of the most unique games releasing in 2022 simply because you get to play as a cat and that's largely how the team behind it has been marketing it. While there is no shortage of feline-related activities like carelessly walking across keyboards or scratching couches, what most people will likely be surprised by is its depth and how earnest it is in its writing. It's a remarkably beautiful game both visually and emotionally.
The gameplay from here on is pretty simple. Most importantly, there's a dedicated meowing button, as one would hope, and then the rest is largely movement based. You're running, jumping, and squeezing into places only a cat could get into. Although there's some combat, it's relatively minimal and largely comes down to pressing a button and using an area-of-attack weapon for a brief section of the game.
Stray is oozing with style courtesy of everything from its moody color palette to its hypnotic electronic score. The world feels familiar and lived in thanks to the filth, yet the city layout defies logic and is more just a series of buildings placed without any thought of how people will travel between them. This isn't an oversight from the developers, so much as one of the many careful cases of environmental storytelling that layers the universe it has created.
While Stray features a rich explorable world and is easy to pick up and play, it excels most in how it tells its story. It's a tale of companionship and our need as a society for it. As you make your way through this vast city, you'll meet a number of characters who are otherwise largely alone.
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