By now you’ve almost certainly heard of Stray, the brand new adventure game that lets you roam around a long-forgotten city that’s populated by robots, machines and carnivorous bacteria… as a cat.
From early word-of-mouth success following its release, the popularity of the game has snowballed (furballed?…) in popularity, currently earning the game a 10 out of 10 rating on Steam. And it seems that gamers aren’t the only ones loving the game…
Domestic pets, cats and dogs, in particular, seem amazed by the title, watching as a bunch of stray cats roam around on the screen. A lot of pet owners have taken to the internet to share their pet’s behaviour with Stray. While some pets (especially cats seem to love it), for some dogs the feline animations are a little too overwhelming.
Cat’s entertainment
One fan who owns a cat wrote that “#Stray is a 100/10 game. This is priceless.” A clip attached to the tweet shows her kitty playfully pawing at the stray cats on the screen.
#Stray is a 100/10 game. This is priceless@A_i @AnnapurnaPics pic.twitter.com/ws3zFpELtD
— SaucySione (@sionesausau) July 20, 2022
Another player tweeted, “GOTY 2022, verified by my cat,” as it bounces towards Stray.
My ginger cat home gives 5/5 for this submersive game freshly launched today on PS Plus Extra. GOTY 2022, verified by my cat….#Stray#PlayStation5 #PlayStationPlusExtra pic.twitter.com/cy3uSc9oYQ
— 长跑鱼头™ (@fishheadoutside) July 19, 2022
One cat owner struggled to play the game as her cat decided to go nose to nose with the game’s protagonist, a ginger fluffball while blocking the screen.
My cat wont let me play this game 😭😹#Stray @A_i @CatsWatchStray pic.twitter.com/X7tyFSL2v7
— Retr0🦋// #StraySweep🐈 (@vanishinggracee) July 19, 2022
However dog owners aren’t quite so lucky. This gamer couldn’t play the game at all as their dog took great exception to the sudden arrival of a pack of kitties in the corner of the room.
I guess we need to wait til the dog passes out before we play Stray. I wanted to get a video because she was watching the cats and then she just went for the tv 😂
— Bryanna Lindsey (@glittervelocity) July 19, 2022
(No TVs were hurt no worries) pic.twitter.com/1YfqpQY7uy
While this furry fella can’t wait to leap through the screen and have some fun.
— Cats Watching Stray (@CatsWatchStray) July 20, 2022
Despite the presence of God of War: Ragnarok and Hogwarts Legacy arriving this year, we reckon the sheer originality of Stray has got to give it a good run for Game of the Year.
Isa Muhammad is a writer and video game journalist covering many aspects of entertainment media including the film industry. He's steadily writing his way to the sharp end of journalism and enjoys staying informed. If he's not reading, playing video games or catching up on his favourite TV series, then he's probably writing about them.
