One of the indie titles announced during PlayStation 5's reveal was Stray, a game from Annapurna Interactive and BlueTwelve. The teaser showed a cat wandering through a mysterious world devoid of humans but inhabited by robots, and you can't not be intrigued by that. Well, we've finally had a glimpse at proper gameplay, and it's looking very promising indeed.
In the above video, one of the developers talks you through some gameplay footage. You'll be playing as the feline, and that means you'll be able to leap around the environment and outrun threats with ease. As you explore the neon-lit world, you'll encounter a little drone that will help you navigate and talk to the robotic residents. You can even do cat-like things such as scratching furniture, making people jump with your sudden appearance, or headbutting legs, which is just wonderful. It appears the game will be primarily about exploration; rather than fighting back against any enemies, you'll simply outrun and outsmart them.
The game is set to arrive on PS5 and PS4 in early 2022, and we're really interested to find out more. What do you think of Stray's gameplay reveal? Will you be adopting this one next year? Get comfy in a cardboard box in the comments section below.
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Stray definitely gets meow(t) to get it next year.
Tagline should have been ‘le chat my pants’
Cats and robots. Day one.
I get it, it's the game version of that episode of Love, Death and Robots.
Looks great! Can’t wait to play this. It was on my radar but it’s now got pre-order status from me.
I hate cats. But this looks pretty good
This looks like a passionate Dreams project. Dog's Life was on the PS2 and it took three generations for someone to admit they like cats.
Cats are great. Hate cats? Hate life!
This game looks wicked as well, the poor little injured cat. Aw!
They nailed the cat movement and personality
@nessisonett and if it reviews badly "le chat the bed"
I am getting this. But my cats still will not be allowed in the same room as my PS5 even when I am playing it.
They always try to make the console a bed. 😃
This is probably the best game I've ever seen ever, and I'm not even an animal person.
Looks 😎 cool.we need a 🐕 dog vs 🐱 cat boss fight.word up son
The framerate is a little rough, but I'm still very keen on checking this out. And I'm not even a cat person!
love cats. was curious about this game when it was first announced. glad it has a release window now (wish it wasn't 2022) but any info is good info. excited for this game.
>definitely a day 1 purr-chase for me.
>this game really scratches an itch.
>i cat wait to play this game.
>if it does well, then meow-be it'll get a sequel.
Count meow in!
Was was low key interested in this, but now I really want it! Looks so good!!
The folks at annapurna sure can pick them! I'm not totally sold yet but it looks interesting
This game looks charmingly brilliant.
This looks so interesting.
Looks even better now. 😻😸
Looks nice. Did we always know it was coming to PS4 too? Thought this was ps5 exclusive.
Great to see more of this. Cats are the best, it looks brilliant & I can't wait
Pawkour!
Loving the look of this.
Nace - looks great, Day 1
So now have Bloodlines 2, Elden Ring and Stray for Early 2022.
My excitement for this one had faded, but it's back twice as strong now. Looking forward to this.
Okay, this looks super good. I though it’s a 2D games, but it’s a full 3D cat games, and the graphics are great too 😃
Yet more pro cat propaganda! Wheres the option to play as a dog, eh?
Seriously though, looks great.
Cats are evil.
I'm so stoked for this! Hopefully I'll have a PS5 by the time of release, but if not I'll gladly play it on my PS4.
From the original trailer I was expecting this to be similar to a point-n-click adventure game. Pleasantly surprised to see third-person movement and mechanics. Animations have a bit of jank to them but they have alot of time to polish this up.
im liking this .. as a cat owner I can't wait!
Cats are nicer than most humans, day one for me 👍🏻
Looking very nice, sign me up 😎
This kinda looks like an Uncharted or Last of Us game... but with a cat.
Hate cats.....meh... can you kill cats in this game?? If so, day 1, otherwise count me out.
I was so sad to read that this has been moved to 2022 but I totally understand the reasoning. I'm a mad cat dad with 9 Maine Coons so I was sold on this game from day one
The graphics and animations look insane, but aside from that I don't see much of a reason to buy day 1. Hopefully it will be free for ps plus at some point as it looks interesting but not to the point where I'd spend money on it.
At the end, the cat doesn't walk in circles enough times before laying down. Have these people never seen a cat?
(Jokes obviously)
Day 1 purchase for me, especially after watching the video.
I'm still sad about them pushing it back to Early 2022, but hopefully that just means a better game.
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