Stray

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 599 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 476 out of 599
  2. Mixed: 68 out of 599
  3. Negative: 55 out of 599

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  1. methodyy
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    The most fun i have ever had with adventure game. I sank into this game and forgot about real world. The music, the graphics, story, everything works like a charm here.
  2. CoolBR
    Aug 23, 2023
    8
    It was a great experience, super creative game.

    Story 8/10. The story is about a cat that falls by accident in a big hole and gets trapped in some type of futuristic robotic world that is sealed from the exterior world. In this world, robots live as people in a city that resembles a human city, with favelas (inequality), stores, robots singing, dancing, talking, drinking, and being    It was a great experience, super creative game.

    Story 8/10.

    The story is about a cat that falls by accident in a big hole and gets trapped in some type of futuristic robotic world that is sealed from the exterior world. In this world, robots live as people in a city that resembles a human city, with favelas (inequality), stores, robots singing, dancing, talking, drinking, and being oppressed by other robots.

    In that context, we find another robot that is actually, plot twist, the last human in the world, and with him, we communicate with other robots and discover little by little what happened in this world.

    In a nutshell, this is a dystopian world in which every human died from a plague but the robots that served them evolved to inherit the human's habits.

    The story isn't the best one but works very well, especially the mystery of discovering things slowly. The only thing it lacked was a longer duration since it took just 5h30 to finish it and maybe less disposable characters, since every character except the human-robot and the cat are disposable (even the human is disposable in the ending), and all of them are disposed of without a plausible reason.

    Gameplay 8/10
    No doubt this is one of the most creative games I've played in my life. Playing as a cat is very interesting and creative but that is not the only thing that makes this game so creative, it is how he constantly introduces you of new mechanics and discards them, so they don't feel tiresome, for instance first you play just as a cat, then a cat + robot, then you have to flee from "mini-kirby" enemies type, then they give you a weapon that can kill them, then they remove this type of enemy and introduce a sentinel type of enemy.

    But the gameplay consists more of solving puzzles. The puzzles are mostly well done they aren't hard enough to search in the Google the solution but they aren't so easy that you don't feel good for solving them. Also, there are many situations you need the cat agility, speed and size to solve the puzzle/issue and that feels good.

    But, there are some parts with puzzles that aren't so well done IMO and although the gameplay mechanics aren't tiresome these parts can be.

    Overall, it was a great experience.    … Expand
  3. TarquiF
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    I was totally not expecting this game to be this good.

    It has amazing art style, great music and environment, really nice graphics and the cat and robots animations are just on point. In the other hand, I would have liked a little bit better to have another 5 hours of gameplay (I finished it in 7 hours). Maybe a little bit more side quests and finally some more exploration (The city    I was totally not expecting this game to be this good.

    It has amazing art style, great music and environment, really nice graphics and the cat and robots animations are just on point.

    In the other hand, I would have liked a little bit better to have another 5 hours of gameplay (I finished it in 7 hours). Maybe a little bit more side quests and finally some more exploration (The city was really big from the last mission view). But, the game is still really really good and makes you think. Its just beautiful.    … Expand
  4. cassaby
    Aug 19, 2023
    10
    Stray boasts stunning life-like visuals, buttery-smooth gameplay, and dynamic characters. The storyline is rich and engaging. You do not need to be a cat-lover to enjoy this game. However, those familiar with enduring feline antics will undoubtedly give Stray a special place in their collection. It's worth playing more than once with lots of achievements to be earned, and one can only hopeStray boasts stunning life-like visuals, buttery-smooth gameplay, and dynamic characters. The storyline is rich and engaging. You do not need to be a cat-lover to enjoy this game. However, those familiar with enduring feline antics will undoubtedly give Stray a special place in their collection. It's worth playing more than once with lots of achievements to be earned, and one can only hope that a sequel is in the works for when all offerings have been exhausted. Overall, I would rate Stray as "outstanding." It’s truly a masterpiece.… Expand
  5. apokalipto
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  6. Oscardft
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    El mejor juego de la última década bueno entra mínimo en top 5 Desde su historia gráficos animación y jugabilidad todo va bien todo combina muy bien Adoro este juego. Mi respetos la verdad y espero que salga la segúnda parte
  7. Davidnotavailab
    Jul 1, 2023
    3
    boring gameplay, u dont feel like you re a cat at all. Repetitive level design, scripted parkour, clunky mechanics.
  8. threeoftendie
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Лучшая игра из тех, что выходили в последние годы, в которые я играл. А играл я в них не много, к сожалению. Но не об этом. В Stray мы, играя за кота, попавшего в город роботов, должны вернуться "наверх", в обычный мир, в котором, судя по всему, совсем не осталось людей, попутно узнавая этот город, когда-то населенный людьми, и знакомясь с роботами, которые после них остались. Кот начинает путь в одиночку, встречается с местными маленькими монстрами и убегает от них, в городе никого нет. Но затем он встречает искусственный интеллект B-12, который остается с ним до самого финала. Он переводит для кота все разговоры роботов и надписи, а также каким-то образом оцифровывает все находимые предметы, которые помещаются в специальный "рюкзак" на коте. Непосредственно после встречи мы попадаем в первую открытую часть города, в которой находим нужного робота, помогаем ему и еще нескольким, и, по желанию открыв все углы, двигаемся дальше. Не буду подробно пересказывать сюжет, чтобы оставить место для впечатлений. Словом, преодолев еще несколько опасных участков с маленькими монстрами и пройдя еще один полуоткрытый сегмент, мы добираемся до главной части города, находим нужного робота из местного сопротивления, попадаем с ней в тюрьму, выбираемся и на метро доезжаем до станции, где расположен выход на поверхность. Здесь B-12, который по ходу пути вспомнил, что был человеком, жертвует собой, чтобы открыть верхние створки ворот, блокирующих выход и накрывающих город куполом, и это выглядит трогательно. Кот возвращается в свой мир. Мне крайне понравилась это простая, но интересная история. Игра хорошо оптимизирована и позволяет насладиться прекрасно проработанными локациями в стиле киберпанк. Геймплей незамысловат, но для новой игры, в которой ты бродишь за кота, пытаясь найти путь домой и выжить, он подходит. Роботы интересно копируют поведение людей. Сегменты с "убеганием" от монстриков и с их уничтожением тоже сделаны неплохо. Ну, и небольшая история и предыстория местного мира не дают заскучать, учитывая, опять же, что это киберпанк. Игра достойна прохождения и, возможно, перепрохождения. 10 наколок на рюкзак кота из 10.… Expand
  9. heykiddo
    Jun 22, 2023
    8
    Meow meow meow meow
    Love this game, but it's a bit monotonous in my opinion
  10. Art_Nazimov
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    Эта игра хоть и проходится за 5-6 часов,но дарит незабываемые эмоции, которые не смогла подарить не одна новая или старая игра AAA. А концовка разорвало моё сердце ДВАЖДЫ! Короче, не играл- поиграй.
  11. nitorita
    May 23, 2023
    7
    A fresh adventure game that puts you in the position of a stray cat exploring a post-apocalyptic world. Read on for a genuine, unbiased review from someone who does not raise any pets.

    The environment of Stray is designed beautifully, with some cyberpunk undertones and many aspects of the game that give the cat dynamic a realistic tune. The game necessitates self-guided exploration and    A fresh adventure game that puts you in the position of a stray cat exploring a post-apocalyptic world. Read on for a genuine, unbiased review from someone who does not raise any pets.

    The environment of Stray is designed beautifully, with some cyberpunk undertones and many aspects of the game that give the cat dynamic a realistic tune. The game necessitates self-guided exploration and puzzle solving, and spans across a few areas, which start from the bottom of the city, heading up.

    But despite the hype behind this game due to its main character being an adorable cat (which heavily panders to the feline-loving crowd), the game as a whole lacks content, and the extremely positive reviews are brought about by that hype and not a pragmatic analysis of the game. The ending was also anticlimactic, ending abruptly and leaving behind unresolved plot holes.

    There isn't much to do in the world besides blindly going around trying to figure out where to go next, which is where you spend the bulk of your time. The NPCs in the game are unironically robotic and all but the main ones give no more than two lines of speech each. You could count the total number of quests that you must go through on a hand or two.

    Overall, the aesthetic the developers were striving for was certainly achieved, but Stray remains an early access proof of concept at best. There were many gameplay features introduced that only saw use once or twice. In its current state, I find it highly difficult to recommend this game at MSRP. I'd advise waiting until it becomes $15 or less.    … Expand
  12. strangermoon
    May 23, 2023
    8
    game that many waiting for many systems. graphically par with trilbe aaa titles. gameplay wise not use cat potansial crazy but stil leveling cat game animations bar quaite high to beat. the future theme good but unsual to use this game bcouse we dont have good normal cat game even yet until this.
  13. Ubagur
    May 13, 2023
    2
    The parkour, walking and stealth simulator, it would seem, is a game about a cat, so many things can be implemented, but no, let's better add a rug to sharpen claws for each location.
  14. Laranja3321
    May 12, 2023
    8
    Ótimo jogo, é muito prazeroso jogar algo de boa qualidade que saia um pouco do campo de jogos triple A. Uma historia bem legal que é contada de um forma muito dinâmica e interessante, a gameplay é gostosa e tem uma boa trilha sonora. Quero pontuar a direção de arte e que é linda, andar pelos becos das cidades que tem uma pegada cyberpunk é muito legal.
    No mais, o jogo se revela uma grande    Ótimo jogo, é muito prazeroso jogar algo de boa qualidade que saia um pouco do campo de jogos triple A. Uma historia bem legal que é contada de um forma muito dinâmica e interessante, a gameplay é gostosa e tem uma boa trilha sonora. Quero pontuar a direção de arte e que é linda, andar pelos becos das cidades que tem uma pegada cyberpunk é muito legal.
    No mais, o jogo se revela uma grande surpresa demonstrando o claro amor com que foi concedido.    … Expand
  15. TripleBypast
    May 11, 2023
    4
    I only played an hour or so of this game because although I do admit I’m fairly had to please these days, It just didn’t do much for me and became really quite boring very quickly. I’m glad I got it for free and got the chance to try it out but it just ain’t for me sorry. 4/10
  16. MetacriticOnur
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    admirable
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    adjective
    worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
  17. Seitfallzieher
    Apr 10, 2023
    7
    Appealing, but too short.

    A friend suggested this game to me and said:"You will like it. Exploration, a calm experience". He was right; I enjoyed it. But it is not as great as many people say. When the first cutscene began, the graphics and the chosen colors reminded me of Portal 2. The colors and the orange-teal-look may be nice, but one the other hand many items, textures and    Appealing, but too short.

    A friend suggested this game to me and said:"You will like it. Exploration, a calm experience".
    He was right; I enjoyed it. But it is not as great as many people say.
    When the first cutscene began, the graphics and the chosen colors reminded me of Portal 2. The colors and the orange-teal-look may be nice, but one the other hand many items, textures and effects are outdated. The game uses UE4, if i am not wrong.
    The developers achieved the maximum of what the engine offers. But for today's standard, its not enough. On PS4 I had to struggle with many lag issues, one time the game even crashed (when entering a map in the sewers chapter). Performance problems so long after the release are not good.
    Also many objects have no or less weight, so colliding with the cat turns out ridiculous. The bad mirror animation is not acceptable.
    The main issue of the game is the very short play time. It took me six hours, you can finish it in four without missing any important part of the game. Four hours is not enough to justify the price.
    When i stumbled on the first memory, the UI predicted that the story would be very short.
    The game is a walking simulator; which is no problem at all.
    I see a huge problem in the way the cat is placed in the world. The only way to communicate is with a little hovering robot via text boxes like any RPG. This does not fit to the alive, speedy cat. Why is the protagonist a cat? Why not a dog or a mouse, a Squirrel or a human? The story would not be different.
    Furthermore the difficulty of the puzzles and the enemy encounters is way too low. You can finish the game without a single death on the first try without any problems.

    I like the setting, also the story and the idea is ok, but the whole story is way too predictable. You can summarize the whole plot in a single sentence.
    There are no easter-eggs, not much cat-related, why is there not a single clue about humans owning cats? Not a single joke about dogs, mice and so on.

    I don't understand the sum of good reviews.
    On the one hand "Stray" is a beautiful and creative game which asks questions about pollution, evolution and the place of animals and humans in the present and future.

    On the other hand the game is nothing more than a four hour experience (cut-scenes included) with technical issues, mediocore plot and more or less outdated graphics.

    I guess anything between 6 and 8 points is fair.
    But 9 or even 10 points are too much for this game. I would compare it to "Tiny and Big". Also an indie game, short story, creative way of story-telling, sci-fi-setting.

    I had fun, i like the game, i will play it a second time, but i expected much more.

    7/10    … Expand
  18. rezo_21
    Mar 12, 2023
    9
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  19. r03vg
    Mar 5, 2023
    9
    Проходится очень легко, потому что сразу понимаешь как всё устроено. Очень приятная игра.
  20. teshia
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    What a damn fine game. It's short but worth it. I've never played anything like this. It's certainly unique. No bugs. Nice maps. Good for young or starter gamers. Great art aesthetic and animation work. Amazing work from a small studio. Very impressive. Much cat.
  21. StrangeNoise
    Feb 28, 2023
    9
    This is a game for a specific type of player and for those players it's a fuzzy little gem. There's nothing revolutionary as far as mechanics or setting but the overall vibe is very pleasant and the storyline is engaging to boot. This is a fantastic rainy/snow day game to settle in with and just enjoy.
  22. Bushido_DZ95
    Feb 26, 2023
    4
    Cats are funny. Pictures with cats funny. Videos with cats funny. Cat game? boring
  23. eblan1
    Feb 26, 2023
    6
    A sweet, meditative journey through a rather depressing dystopian world, there is nothing interesting in the gameplay, but the game is not about that.

    Милое, медитативное путешествие по довольно депрессивному антиутопическому миру, в геймплее нет ничего интересного, но игра не об этом    A sweet, meditative journey through a rather depressing dystopian world, there is nothing interesting in the gameplay, but the game is not about that.

    Милое, медитативное путешествие по довольно депрессивному антиутопическому миру, в геймплее нет ничего интересного, но игра не об этом
  24. PenetratorGod
    Feb 24, 2023
    0
    If anyone likes this game, please throw yourself off a balcony or something. It's not even a game. It's a cheap money trap for animal lovers.
  25. Koruch
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    Time played: 5h
    Max from average FPS: 72.6
    Закончил здесь: https://youtu.be/FGTmZzCYJ38?t=2288
  26. SirFranzALot
    Jan 15, 2023
    9
    You come for the cat, you stay for the design. The Graphical style is beautiful, the gameplay is simple but fun, the story is well told and the whole point if the game is quite interesting. The message behind hit applies perfectly to our today's world. The game is a kind of artistic and philosophical work of art. The only holdup here is the very short playtime you get out of a game whichYou come for the cat, you stay for the design. The Graphical style is beautiful, the gameplay is simple but fun, the story is well told and the whole point if the game is quite interesting. The message behind hit applies perfectly to our today's world. The game is a kind of artistic and philosophical work of art. The only holdup here is the very short playtime you get out of a game which costs around 27€.… Expand
  27. Joe2539
    Jan 10, 2023
    10
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  28. sherbz
    Jan 8, 2023
    0
    There is very little wrong with this little gem of an indie game. It has excellent graphics and beautiful animation. And unsurprisingly cats make pretty good characters to play as. They are stealthy, small and curious. Just like how most gamers like to approach these sorts of stealth games. The puzzles are a little on the simple side. And it would have been nice if there wereThere is very little wrong with this little gem of an indie game. It has excellent graphics and beautiful animation. And unsurprisingly cats make pretty good characters to play as. They are stealthy, small and curious. Just like how most gamers like to approach these sorts of stealth games. The puzzles are a little on the simple side. And it would have been nice if there were difficulty settings. But it is very well paced and no section out lives its welcome. It also has some genuinely touching and sweet moments. Good job.… Expand
  29. Lorran2k
    Jan 5, 2023
    8
    Jogo simples porém incrível, cidade bem detalhada e uma história que te deixa ansioso para saber o final.
  30. Gusta27
    Dec 22, 2022
    8
    Very fun game with a well-done cyberpunk setting, winning the Best Indie Game of 2022 at the Game Awards in a very deserved way, in addition to one of the best graphics and art ever made.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 43
  3. Negative: 1 out of 43
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    80
    The faithfully rendered, authentically impoverished setting goes a bit against the more magical technologies that accompany the cat's adventures. Suddenly, the game is left with nothing more than the atmosphere of each area, which fortunately in Stray's case still means a hell of a lot. [Issue#321]
  2. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    70
    Stray is an awesome looking game, with a neon-cyberpunk world that feels like it is alive. The run-time is short enough that the gameplay loop of solving puzzles via finding random items scattered throughout the world is well complemented from sequences that require running from area to area without getting caught by local mutated predators. While Stray is pretty to look at and is fun while it lasts the limitations of movement and rather simplistic puzzles hold this back from being greater than it could have been.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 19, 2022
    76
    Leisurely promenades and simple puzzles are interspersed with action moments where you have to flee from local aggressive fauna. There’s also some stealth involved. These segments aren’t stellar, but they do shake things up nicely. [Issue#260, p.58]
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