The Indie Informer

Cat Me If You Can is an absolute treat. I’m tempted to leave it at that so you can have the joy of discovering it while you play. And you will be able to play soon, as the game’s demo is going up April 8. So, mark your calendars for next week and read on if you want a little more to go on than my enthusiasm.

How to adequately capture the warm-hug-in-your-soul feel of this game? Just imagine this. The world is solely populated by cats — even you. It’s a black and white world, which is striking to behold in and of itself. Your task is to seek out and photograph all the cats lazily lounging throughout each level in order to restore color to the landscape.

When you do? The cats pop into a technicolor dream-made-reality. Just don’t get tangled in your thoughts wondering how a cat uses a camera with no opposable thumbs and you’ll be golden.

Everything about the game was built to be welcoming. The lo-fi beats are immaculate. The cyberpunky quest board hints at the title’s unique personality. There’s a wonderfully integrated hint system to help you find your current objective. And the world is brimming with creative and charming puzzles.

It seems like the team is aiming to release Cat Me If You Can sometime around summer. So, if the demo captured you the way it has me, be sure to keep an eye out as the weather heats up.