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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #392 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
| Innovation | #425 | 3.074 | 3.074 |
| Game Design | #553 | 3.037 | 3.037 |
| Graphics | #569 | 3.185 | 3.185 |
| Overall | #574 | 2.975 | 2.975 |
| Theme | #628 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
| Audio | #831 | 2.444 | 2.444 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Well, there are some cats here and there, that's cute, but, hey, oh, they keep coming huh? they're starting to rack up huh, oh, those are a lot of cats man, there are so many of them OH NO THEY'RE EVERYWHERE OH NO HELP
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes sir
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The gameplay is fun, easy to understand and fits the theme quite well. The visuals, while simple, are nice to look at and have a consistent art style throughout. The audio consists of sound effects that sound satisfying and fit the action they're tied to.
Solid game 👍
Very Cool!
very cuteeeeeee graphics
Cool game!! I survived maybe a minute or two before the cats crushed me to death and themselves :D
Using the catcoins for cooldown decrease would be a good idea I think!!
Kudos!!
Glad you liked it! I think I really should've made more with the coins haha
Very funny and charming idea for a game. Couldn't figure out what the coins did and hard to get past 2 minutes. Simple mechanics but some interesting tricks to use. It would be interesting to see how you would expand it with more features.
2 minutes. 22 seconds. Yes I am aware this is a global World Record, and I will be expecting my prize in the mail. It could have been 10 minutes if this one tubby orange cat had anything better to do.
This was a really cute game! I liked learning how to manage my abilities and figuring out the 180 degree yarn ball reverse kick maneuver. These short little pixel games are hidden gems, great job with this!
P.S. You are free to play with my cats anytime. Just bring puncture-proof gloves, one of them gets a bit bitey.
Hm! That is indeed a good time. Expect a lifelong supply of catnip coming to you door soon.
Glad you enjoyed the game! That technique is actually the strongest. And it would be my pleasure to give your cats a good pet (=^ェ^=)
cute cats! found only one coin
didn't really get it at first but eventually figured it out. cute art, and pretty funny gameplay
i have only one critics about your game: I don't want to run away from the cats! Hahahaha Just kidding. The game was adorable, I love your art, the sprites and your pixel art style. The sounds were cute as well, I just felt like the cats were so fast! Great game!
The cat sounds and sprites are absolutely adorable! This game was really fun and I made it to 2:06 on my best attempt. The cat's just couldn't resist me anymore at some point 😭
We have the same title sooo is so good
I really like the sounds of cats when spawns
The animations of the cats and player are so cool
is not clear the CD of skills but with 2 trys i got it
Good job budy!!
As a fellow cat lover to another, thank you deeply!
The cats are very very cute, and I adore how they follow the yarn balls, the feel is really well crafted. With a little bit of work on the map this could be quite a fun game! A little variation to cat behaviour, extra "weapons" perhaps, etc.
A short and sweet lil prototype, good work! n-n
Glad you liked it! Yes! I would've loved to make it more rouge-like-y. I might consider fleshing out more and release it as a better game.
I played the game in my browser, here are a few things I noticed:
Things I liked:
- Cats
- Game-loop / concept
- Sound (sounds kinda like R2-D2)
- Game page is unique and funny
Things I didn't understand:
- Do the cats I distract stay distracted forever or just a short time?
- Is it possible to survive forever or will the cat meter always increase?
Things to improve:
-After I died the cats kept on spawning until the game started lagging
All in all, a really nice and simple game about cats. Also one of the most unique interpretations I've seen of the jam theme so far.
If you have time to review my game, I would appreciate it!
Thanks for the review! The player has a detection radius that grows larger according to the Catmeter, which can’t be stopped. The cats will chase yarn balls until they leave their radius, and the cat food is eventually eaten completely. I was aware about the lag but I couldn’t figure out how to fix it and just kind of thought that it would’ve been funny to leave in.
The game loop of throwing cats off of oneself with yarn ball projectiles and bowls of cat food is pretty fun, though the balancing between the player abilities could use some tweaking.
Also, the audio can be graining to me ears, sometimes.
Yes, I had a hard time balancing the game. Perhaps the cooldowns should’ve been longer. Sorry about your ears— a warning or setting to turn it off might have been useful.
Sorry that I wasn't specific before, but the cooldowns weren't short. It was just that the yarn ball didn't end up being a consistent deterrent for the cats compared to the cat bowl, yet the two abilities shared similar cooldown times.
That's a lot of cats. I like them though
I like the idea. It seems to me that it can even be supplemented and some kind of rogue lite can be made. Well, the cats are cute. Too much. Now. Only. CATS.
Thanks! Yessss I definitely wanted to add some rogue elements, like different types of terrain and more items. Alas, I'm still very inexperienced.
Love all the cute kitty noises. I don't know how many points is good points, but I got around 250. Pretty sure that makes me a cat god of sorts. The art is very cute and I enjoyed the experience!
This game also doubles as a horror game if you stick around on the end screen for too long. Love that feature! :D
Hey thanks! I think you got a pretty good score, worthy of The Catlord. Oh yeah, I think I should've warned players about not sticking too long after a game over unless they want their computers fried...
I love cats
Nice game. Didn't really know how to stop the bar from filling too high or lowering. Do the coins do anything?
Thanks! There's nothing you can do to stop the Catmeter. You just have to avoid cats so that it fills slower. About the coins, it's a secret to everybody!
I'm allergic to cats
You got the worst debuff in the entire game
Yea :( I liked the game though