Stray

Stray

Steam Deck Verified

BlueTwelve Studio · Cats · Jul 19, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
177k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 214 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 100 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 177k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Apart from the neat traversal and exploration, it's mostly platforming with several fetch quests and chase sequences, a few annoying stealth sections, and some easy puzzles thrown in.
214 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Fun little game that's worth playing for its incredible lighting and cyberpunk atmosphere.
100 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is extremely interactive in making you play like an ACTUAL cat.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
the soundtrack is incredible, the environments are gorgeous, and the small details make the city feel alive despite being almost empty. even something as simple as curling up on a pillow and hearing the cat purr made me stop and appreciate the moment.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The gameplay itself is easy to understand (both of keyboard and mouth, and controller, and I've played both in trying to 100% it.) although controller is much easier and I'd recommend playing it on controller.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Performance starts to dip slightly as the GPU warms up, but overall optimization is solid and smooth for a non-gaming laptop.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters214 reviews
Graphics100 reviews
Gameplay89 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty23 reviews
100%
Performance13 reviews
100%
Combat13 reviews
85%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
82%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.