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Platform, Adventure, Indie, Action
OpenCritic83IGDB85
Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. Roam surroundings high and low, defend against unforeseen threats and solve the mysteries of this unwelcoming place inhabited by nothing but unassuming droids and dangerous creatures.
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Richly built, meticulous, relaxed and contemplative.
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TheGamerHarry AlstonJul 20225/5 starsWhat I really love about Stray is the way the world treats you. None of the robots know what a cat is—they’ve never seen one before. You trip them up in the street, ruin their board games, and rub up against their legs, but for the most part, they forget you’re even there at all. Yours is a largely thankless task. But what do you care? You’re a cat. As the characters embrace and cheer, or break down and cry, and when the game comes to its ultimate conclusion, you are just a cat, who saunters off into the night, indifferent to it all.
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PolygonAlexis OngJul 2022Stray is the work of sly cat people, and it’s a triumph
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VG247Kelsey RaynorJul 20225/5 starsStray might ultimately be indie in size, but it’s triple-A in quality, and while it may only last eight to 10 hours, it’s a game that has touched me for a lifetime.
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KotakuAri NotisJul 2022I went into Stray expecting a platformer about a cat. I did not expect a deeply profound meditation on what it means to be alive.
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DualShockersJack ColemanJul 20225/10While playing Stray you can’t help but feeling if some things went differently during the development process then it could have been a great game. Unfortunately, while Stray captures the cat experience very well, it doesn’t score well on any of its core gameplay loops. While fine for a casual experience and not long enough to become annoyingly repetitive, Stray ultimately doesn’t stand on its own four paws as an engaging video game experience.
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IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 746 ratings.
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