While Stray had a simple premise of playing as a cat, it did a lot with it. Going in blind, I had no idea of the setting, and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of love poured into it. There were the moments of silliness with pushing objects off edges, etc, but it was the times the map opened up, allowing for more exploration of the cybercity and its surrounding areas that I fell in love, and even more so with the unexpected Lovecraftian themes deep in the bowels of the sewers. It was such an epic adventure for a short game.

Of course, the story was limited due to being a cat, but the various NPCs did so much in fleshing out the world. I even cried at the end, and it's rare for me to get that emotional.

Reviewed on Nov 01, 2023


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