Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $19.99, close to its lowest recorded price.
- Story and characters: 244 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Cats and the Other Lives is a point and click adventure that's very story driven.
The gameplay is pretty casual for the most part which serves to mediate the intensity of the drama-filled narrative, though sporadic puzzles and minigames add some interest and variety to the mechanics.
It has a cute pixel art style and has some lighthearted, silly, I'm-playing-a-cat moments that makes you smile even with the heavy themes the game deals with
The pixel graphics and animations are beautifully expressive, the music and sound design very patient and reserved.
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Should you buy it now?
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Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.90.
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