Cat Museum is a surreal 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure where you enter a bizarre and curious world and start a fantastical adventure in a museum filled with cats and other strange creatures. You search for strange clues that help you reveal the truth of the protagonist's childhood and enjoy the journey by interacting with your mischievous cat companion, enjoying its playful company while you move forward.

The story itself can seem cute and colorful at first glance, but it unravels to be quite macabre and disturbing. The protagonist clearly is dealing with trauma related to certain happenings in his childhood and the place and visuals are results of that trauma in the boy's mind.

Puzzle design was quite easy and simple, fast to figure out and not too troubling when wanting something easy to play. There are some chase scenes that bring a little bit of horror to the mix, but otherwise its a quite calm game. The cats were cute and adorable, sometimes a little disturbing, but still well drawn and designed.

The end and some other aspects of the story made me tear up a little bit, so it's definitely emotional. It's a game that I would definitely recommend to others, just be aware that some imagery can be quite disturbing and it's not for everyone.

Reviewed on Aug 14, 2023


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