Stray for PlayStation 5

This indie game drops you into a post apocalyptic world as a cat. Jump, climb, rub against shins, scratch stuff, knock things off shelves, and many other fun cat things. The story is interesting and easy to follow, the challenges range in difficulty and complexity, but even a cruddy gamer like myself got through it in 9 hours. You could definitely stretch this out a little, or speed through faster. The world is beautiful, the cat animation is pretty darned good, and the NPCs are likable and enjoyable.I was looking forward to playing this game so much I bought my PS5 just to play this game. In retrospect that seems like a crazy thing to do, but this game is really cute, well-made, charming, and intriguing. I didn’t feel let down at all, even after being so excited about it before I ever played it. I hope they make another one.

In this game, you play a cat from a feral colony, who is separated from his companions due to falling down a hole into a large underground city, and must find his way back home. Sounds simple, but...The game takes place thousands of years in the future, long after the fall of humanity, and the city you fall into is populated by intelligent robots who have taken on many of the personalities and characteristics of their long-gone human creators that they idolize. But the robots are facing their own problems, and your cat character has to help them in the process of helping itself.The game is about 55% exploration, 40% puzzle-solving... and, strangely, 5% survival horror. That last part sounds weird, and it is somewhat at conflict with the Myst-like atmosphere of most of the game, but it works. Quite simply, there are occasional moments in the game when you must evade things that are out to kill you, and (most of the time) you have very little recourse to fight back; your cat can die (causing a reversion to a checkpoint save), though for the faint-of-heart there's an option in the Settings menu to not show the actual cat death.I was surprised, however, at about the point to have invested maybe 8 hours into the game, to discover that I was something like 70% of the way through it (as per the PS5 home screen). Thus, it is an extremely short game by modern standards. My first instinct was to be annoyed (after all, it was just so delightful that I didn't want it to end so soon!), but after a few seconds I realized that I felt some relief that I wasn't going to have to spend the next few months of life grinding through a game that had become tedious due to its obscene length. This game is a pleasant reminder that a game doesn't have to be long and life-consuming to be good.I spent just under 12 hours on it, but keep in mind that I have a very completionist, explore-every-corner style of game play; even without hints, a determined person could probably get to the end in well under 9 hours - but why would you, when it's first-and-foremost a game focused on exploration and story-telling? I could probably choke down a 6oz filet mignon in 90 seconds too if I really wanted, but why would I? This is a game to savor.The ending is maybe a tiny bit sad, but they drop a hint in the very last two seconds that possibly mitigates it, and potentially sets up for a sequel in the process.

My daughter loves cats so I got this for her. It’s an exploration and light puzzle game. Young kids may need help navigating the city. It’s a good game if you like games without combat.

I don’t think I’ve ever finished a game in less than 5 hours. I finished this one in maybe 4 and 1/2 hours? Maybe even less? The storyline is cute and I got it because who doesn’t want to knock crap off the tables as a cat?The storyline is sad. All dialogue is a must read; the voices of the Companions are gibberish. It’s a light hearted game suitable for young teens and older. There are some very minor spooky scenes and some blood pressure raising areas you play through but overall this was a very easy and enjoyable game.The ending does lead way to a potential sequel should they decide to make it. It’s a story old as time of the destruction of humankind but has a nice twist to it.The game is short but you can wander the game to finish side quests like getting music sheets for the guitar player or trying to play pool. You are also able to do general cat things like scratching furniture, knocking boxes off shelves, jumping up on pretty much any ledge to walk, and nuzzling the Companions. The game is puzzle based with little combat.If you’re looking for an easy going game that takes minimal thought or a game to play with your kids, this one is a good choice. I’ll continue to play it just to open more memories and explore.

This game was a lot of fun. I spent about 20 hours on it, but also chose to do all the side tasks. It reminds me of the early text based adventure games, even though it's wonderful graphically and 3rd person 3D and you're a cat with very limited capabilities.You do end up with a robotic companion that helps with some basic things a cat could not do (like carrying objects, reading signs, talking to robots), but you're still mostly limited to things a cat could actually do (walk around, distract 'people', scratch, jump, knock things over, push buttons and safe cracking...okay that last one is a stretch but I'll forgive it). It's mostly puzzle solving, which I suppose is why gameplay is on the shorter side. There are no boss levels, and it never gets overly difficult from a speed and dexterity perspective.I did not run into a single bug that was noticeable, which is very unusual. Most new releases crash regularly, or you end up glitching into areas there is no way out of etc.

This is a very fun game to just sit down and play. I has cute characters and kitties in it. A purrfect combo.

This is a fun game that is vibrant, playful, and very relaxing. The game is played from a cat's point of view, and you get to do all the fun and quirky things that cats are known to do. It's approximately 8 hours of gameplay , but it is definitely worth replaying! The game was packaged well, and shipping was fast.