Stray

 PlayStation 5
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2049 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,660 out of 2049
  2. Mixed: 241 out of 2049
  3. Negative: 148 out of 2049

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  1. Weeeeee711
    Jul 31, 2022
    4
    Cool setting,,,pretty goof graphics and interesting playing as a cat...for about 30 minutes (I made it through the first three hours)

    After that...it's really just a generic adventure game where you run around doing stuff for npcs. I don't see anything else special about it If you want a much better title and aren't bought off easily..go check out something like Lost Ember First    Cool setting,,,pretty goof graphics and interesting playing as a cat...for about 30 minutes (I made it through the first three hours)

    After that...it's really just a generic adventure game where you run around doing stuff for npcs. I don't see anything else special about it

    If you want a much better title and aren't bought off easily..go check out something like Lost Ember

    First Tree is pretty good, also (and was made by one person)

    4 out of 10    … Expand
  2. IIIAHMIII
    Aug 23, 2022
    4
    The gameplay is very basic and the game is very short. Did enjoy a few parts of it. And i have no clue why there is a speedrun trophy in this game makes no sense.
  3. Wweald
    Jul 24, 2022
    4
    Found it pretty boring, and poorly written. Feel like people only like it because you play as a cute cat in a world of cute robots...
  4. Neyb
    Jul 28, 2022
    4
    an adventure game where 4 hours feels too long... gameplay is boring... don't consider buying this more than a few dollars
  5. lwg1103
    Dec 11, 2022
    4
    + you control a cat
    + world is interesting and it's fun to explore
    - it would be better if they decide it should be point'n'click or arcade - personally I prefer p'n'c part, however, puzzles are simple and obvious - really short, finished in 5h for first try even though I died many times during chase missions Ultimately, nice game to try if you can play for free in PS+, wouldn't    + you control a cat
    + world is interesting and it's fun to explore
    - it would be better if they decide it should be point'n'click or arcade
    - personally I prefer p'n'c part, however, puzzles are simple and obvious
    - really short, finished in 5h for first try even though I died many times during chase missions

    Ultimately, nice game to try if you can play for free in PS+, wouldn't recommend to buy.    … Expand
  6. Pehe953
    Jul 22, 2022
    4
    It’s a very short game, enjoyable but short. It’s a game that jacksepticeye would like as a short indie game from itch.io
  7. Top1saraya_
    Mar 24, 2023
    4
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  8. AlexFishers
    Jul 28, 2022
    4
    Откуда столько супер положительных отзывов? Просто игра. Через 2 часа становится скучно.. Нет глубокого погружения. Вроде и история интересная, но нет. Геймплей наскучивает. Ожидал много большего, прям намного большего, а по факту.. разочаровался :(
    Скучная :/ Слишком скучная..    Откуда столько супер положительных отзывов? Просто игра. Через 2 часа становится скучно.. Нет глубокого погружения. Вроде и история интересная, но нет. Геймплей наскучивает. Ожидал много большего, прям намного большего, а по факту.. разочаровался :(
    Скучная :/ Слишком скучная..
  9. dan1230
    Jan 6, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring.

    Safe to say there is no gameplay in this game;
    Closer to a visual novel than a platform game or an adventure game.
    There aren't many good mechanics in this game.
    I felt all the time that it was quite clear where to go at each stage and it was too easy, predictable and mostly boring.
    The plot started nice; It was intriguing to follow the poor cat and see how we manage to get along in a cold and intriguing world like they built there.
    Unfortunately the plot became boring, the wisdom of the game has been played artfully in the world many times, and I was not shocked or surprised by anything. The NPC'S just send you on boring missions and fail to convey the message of the interesting world they have built.    … Expand
  10. OnlyOneHere
    Jul 20, 2022
    3
    This game has really good visuals and animations for a $30 game. There was some decent level design with this game. I did enjoy the amount of things I could interact with, even if the physics are a joke. And I can't believe that the plants actually react to my movement, a simple detail that other lazy developers can't even get right in AAA games. Other than that, this game is garbage. ItThis game has really good visuals and animations for a $30 game. There was some decent level design with this game. I did enjoy the amount of things I could interact with, even if the physics are a joke. And I can't believe that the plants actually react to my movement, a simple detail that other lazy developers can't even get right in AAA games. Other than that, this game is garbage. It is ridiculously short. I beat the game in under 5 hours. Are you freaking kidding me? This game would have been better off as an open-world game, but the developers were too cheap and lazy for that.

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought this was supposed to be a cat game. Where is the combat? Last time that I checked, cats are predators. All you do in this game is run away from enemies. Yeah I get it, cats are scary cats. They also like to attack smaller animals. The developers should have added robotic birds and rats as hostile enemies for the cat to attack. They could have also made that B-12 robot thing point a laser towards enemies so the cat could get the courage to attack those stupid little monsters. That B-12 could have made for a decent multiplayer component, but the developers were too greedy and lazy for that. The game feels like a walking simulator with the lack of combat. Speaking of walking simulators, the platforming sections are lazily designed. All you do is press a button and the game does the jumping for you, all because these pretentious developers want to be arty farty for the sake of being arty farty. How hard is it to just let me do the platforming myself? The cat magically clips through the handle of the bucket.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to play this game again. But this game is not a cash grab, as it is only $30 and a PS Plus Extra/Premium game. Well that's something that the developers got right and I appreciate that. If you're giving me half the game, it better be half the price or in a subscription service. In my case, I have it on Premium. This does not however excuse the game being too short or lacking in content. Why can't these lazy developers add an arena mode or something for replayability. There better be an update that adds more replay value, or I am deleting this trash. If you have Premium or Extra, then I guess it's worth trying out. If not then I only recommend this game until it is $15 or just wait until it is free on PS Plus essential.    … Expand
  11. SPAGHETTIBOLEG
    Jul 21, 2022
    3
    Overhyped cat walking simulator wrapped in an authentically pleasing packaging.
    I'm stunned at how many drones are worshipping this game.
    It's not bad, but it's also not really a game.
  12. Azzajkd
    Jan 16, 2023
    3
    Un gioco che di bello ha il comparto audiovisivo, ultra elogiato dai gattari perché permette di essere un gatto, e ultra premiato dai classici youtubers a cui sta bene un gameplay in cui non serve letteralmente alcuna abilità o forma di intelletto, o che ne parlano bene sapendo che i gatti sono praticamente la più grande moda del mondo. Io non sono un gattaro, quindi fidatevi, questo giocoUn gioco che di bello ha il comparto audiovisivo, ultra elogiato dai gattari perché permette di essere un gatto, e ultra premiato dai classici youtubers a cui sta bene un gameplay in cui non serve letteralmente alcuna abilità o forma di intelletto, o che ne parlano bene sapendo che i gatti sono praticamente la più grande moda del mondo. Io non sono un gattaro, quindi fidatevi, questo gioco è da provare se avete ps plus extra, perché è un simulatore di camminata, neanche di camminata da gatto, di camminata e basta, con 0 libertà vera di movimento.
    Io non amo i gatti, però neanche li odio, e mi piacerebbe davvero un gioco in cui puoi effettivamente sperimentare la libertà di un gatto, ebbene, in questo gioco non puoi, perché salti solo quando il gioco lo permette, ti muovi e basta e spingi x quando spunta la possibilità.
    E i puzzle? Ragazzi, chiunque vi abbia detto che ci sono i puzzle evidentemente è così scemo da considerare un puzzle l'uscire il latte dal frigo la mattina, probabilmente si sente un grande investigatore quando scopre cosa ha macchiato la sua canottiera o il divano, perché il livello dei puzzle quello è, non esistono, devi solo ricordarti i personaggi e interagire con le uniche ovvie cose con cui puoi interagire.
    Se vi piace spendere soldi per fare miau e pensate che un puzzle sia spostare un oggetto ovvio, contenti voi, ma diffidate dalle recensioni, soprattutto di chi riceve le review copy o deve seguire le tendenze, perché l'onestà per loro è impossibile se vogliono mangiare.    … Expand
  13. TheHungryMingo
    Apr 8, 2023
    3
    One of the most disappointing games I've ever experienced. I remember the old Reddit post showing off this games pre-alpha mechanics, and to be honest, the game is just a prettier version of that. There's nothing whatsoever to this game once the cute factor has worn off, and the story did not make me want to finish its even miniscule run time.
  14. iBallz
    Aug 3, 2022
    3
    Unfortunately this game was way too hyped and therefore is getting to much praise.
    Sure, tastes differ and that is totally fine, but if you are looking for creative gameplay variations, deep story than you need won't be satisfied with Stray.
    It is a pimped up cat simulator for kids. The visuals however are cute and there are the "awww" moments when you realise what kind of "typical cat    Unfortunately this game was way too hyped and therefore is getting to much praise.
    Sure, tastes differ and that is totally fine, but if you are looking for creative gameplay variations, deep story than you need won't be satisfied with Stray.

    It is a pimped up cat simulator for kids. The visuals however are cute and there are the "awww" moments when you realise what kind of "typical cat things" you can do. (scratch the carpet, throw down pots,....)
    If you are satisfied with this kind of entertainment in your video game: All power to you.

    But in my opinion, this is just not enough content and after playing 10 minutes you have seen pretty much everything this game has to offer.    … Expand
  15. Jeffmeiners
    Jul 24, 2022
    3
    Viel zu kurz! Und lohnt sich nicht wieder zu spielen. Verstehe den hype nicht.
  16. HonestyRates
    Jul 26, 2022
    3
    As endearing as the game is, I encountered numerous issues that greatly impacted my experience.
    The earlier chapters of the game were brilliant, but as the story progressed and more was happening on screen, the amount of lag I encountered made some puzzles far more frustrating than necessary. The frame rate regularly dropped (PS5) meaning I was launching myself into enemies rather than    As endearing as the game is, I encountered numerous issues that greatly impacted my experience.
    The earlier chapters of the game were brilliant, but as the story progressed and more was happening on screen, the amount of lag I encountered made some puzzles far more frustrating than necessary. The frame rate regularly dropped (PS5) meaning I was launching myself into enemies rather than towards the goal. The game outright crashed on me twice during stealth sections, and I often encountered floating clothes rather than entire bodies of npcs that were rendered none-interactable.
    The ending of the game also felt a little lacking after what had been built up leading to this - the story was well presented which is why the ending felt a little flat comparitively, as I had hoped for an epilogue of sorts.
    Ultimately, I've rated this game based on the ideas and what worked well for me - I was still intrigued despite the difficulties I encountered, and had I not suffered with so many issues, would have definitely rated higher and look forward to seeing future projects from this team.    … Expand
  17. Ivovendiu
    Aug 1, 2022
    3
    A terribly boring and not interesting game. At first everything is ok, but then the game becomes predictable.
    She can be divided literally into 3 segments that are very similar to each other.
  18. meteorfreak777
    Nov 12, 2022
    3
    Way overhyped walking simulator. Visual were nice but the "puzzles" were not great. The action was basically nonexistent, all it took was a simple zig zag to avoid almost everything and the story was lackluster, considering the build up I was expecting more. I really don't understand those that are putting this in game of the year territory with the likes of Elden Ring and God of WarWay overhyped walking simulator. Visual were nice but the "puzzles" were not great. The action was basically nonexistent, all it took was a simple zig zag to avoid almost everything and the story was lackluster, considering the build up I was expecting more. I really don't understand those that are putting this in game of the year territory with the likes of Elden Ring and God of War (didn't play Horrizon).… Expand
  19. Velloconuve
    May 3, 2023
    3
    I don´t get the hype at all with this game, the only appeal is that you`re a cat... and that´s it.
    gameplay-wise it feels very old, the parkour is scripted leaving you 0 room to explore or actually feel like a agile feline, the puzzles aren´t very interesting and the story it´s just okay I guess, cute concept but it´s probably the most overrated game I´ve seen
  20. AleZani94
    Aug 18, 2023
    3
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  21. Lancelust
    Aug 2, 2022
    2
    Juego linear hasta llegar a ser aburrido. un juego sin más. No tiene dificultad alguna ni reto. La única premisa del juego es que manejas a un gato. Creo que las puntuaciones están siendo extremadamente generosas.
  22. GhXc7oPS
    Oct 4, 2022
    2
    The developers of this game HATE trophy hunters and love some RNG and frustration causing mechanics. The only trophy i can not get is CATCH ME and the hundreds of times i tried and failed took all the fun out of this game. Which was not that much fun to begin with considering that not only are the developers haters, but the environment in the game is incredibly racist towards Hong KongThe developers of this game HATE trophy hunters and love some RNG and frustration causing mechanics. The only trophy i can not get is CATCH ME and the hundreds of times i tried and failed took all the fun out of this game. Which was not that much fun to begin with considering that not only are the developers haters, but the environment in the game is incredibly racist towards Hong Kong culture. It should also be labeled as a robot cyberpunk game featuring a cat. It's more about the robots than the non-customizable kitty you play as. I give it a 2 rating only because the cat was cute and well designed. Not playing any more games by this team again though.… Expand
  23. tenmatt
    Jul 20, 2022
    2
    Waste of time.For six year old kids that doesnt know what metacritic is.Hyped game just thats gonna be forgotten in couple of days.
  24. KojimaWithXbox
    Jul 21, 2022
    2
    absolutely horrible and unacceptable, the game is so short and starts so boring but when it actually starts getting better and fun it just ends?? not to mention how repetitive it is, this is just a 3 hours chores cat simulator
  25. skilledplaya
    Jul 22, 2022
    2
    this is just terrible man. the moment the game starts being really fun it ends and I'm left with nothing. this should have been at least 10h long and I would have asked for refund it it wasn't for ps+
  26. TJISHERE2022
    Dec 2, 2022
    2
    Not a very good game!!! Very fast and not challenging enough!!! Don't buy at all!!!
  27. CallMeVictor69
    Jul 25, 2022
    2
    I hate the game played only 4 hours and 48 minutes and during the jailbreak part i nearly punched a hole in my wall
  28. DDXYZZ
    Jul 28, 2022
    2
    Нет спойлеров!!!!
    Был удивлен хайпу вокруг этой игры, но потом пожалел.
    Геймплей: Его буквально НЕТУ. Они не смогли придумать хоть что-то оригинальное кроме базовых механик: Прыжок и бег. Он не развивается на протяжении всей игры - тебе даётся только несколько однообразных погонь. Абсолютно неинтересный и болезненный поиск воспоминаний из-за того что по картинкам ничего не понятно из-за    Нет спойлеров!!!!
    Был удивлен хайпу вокруг этой игры, но потом пожалел.
    Геймплей: Его буквально НЕТУ. Они не смогли придумать хоть что-то оригинальное кроме базовых механик: Прыжок и бег. Он не развивается на протяжении всей игры - тебе даётся только несколько однообразных погонь. Абсолютно неинтересный и болезненный поиск воспоминаний из-за того что по картинкам ничего не понятно из-за однообразности локаций, маркеров нет, и каких-либо других подсказок нет. Локации слишком нагружены препятствиями, которые неинтересно преодолевать раз за разом для поиска мусора. А сами локации пустые. В них БУКВАЛЬНО НИЧЕГО НЕТ. Даже с нпс никак не взаимодействуешь - Одна фраза на каждого, и то все несут однообразную фигню то про аутсайд, то про правительство. А ещё можно отметить уродское местоположение автоматов и воспоминаний.
    Сюжет: Абсолютно шаблонный сюжет, который можно предугадать на изи - его даже преподносят неинтересно.
    Музыка: Немного приятных саундтреков, которые не перестают надоедать (Если вы заспидраните игру только на основной линии менее чем за 4 часа)
    Графика: В общем неплохо. Но текстуры сильно сжатые (игра 6 гб весит тем не менее)
    Итог: Перехайпленная игра - если бы в ней не было кота, то он даже 5 баллов бы не получил.    … Expand
  29. OzanDE
    Jul 31, 2022
    2
    I think it's more than just a good game, it's not better than the last of us part 2 it got so many votes just because it's a cat it's a very simple game very little to no action.
  30. Spyan
    Jul 29, 2022
    1
    Release an undercooked mediocre, unoriginal, BORING game, get blasted by the critics. ADD CAT : have cat nuts from all over the world cry genius and rate 10. Anaprurna are manipulative scammer clowns, adding the cat was clearly a last minute idea to try to save a dirt cheap IP. And thanks to people's idiocy and gullibitty : it totally worked.
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 99 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 99
  3. Negative: 0 out of 99
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 14, 2022
    82
    If you are allergic to cats, hate mystery, exploration and a good atmosphere in video games, don’t play Stray. Otherwise, you’ve probably already beaten it. It’s a rare occasion to get a title such as this. And if it looks like something you might enjoy, that’s likely because you most surely would.
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  2. PLAY
    Aug 30, 2022
    80
    Stray makes the most of its choice of protagonist early on, really allowing you to do all the things a typical cat would do, though it eventually loses sight of that in favour of spotlighting the short story. That’s no cause for hissing, though it does leave the overall experience feeling somewhat like two kittens from different litters forced together. The combination works better than it should, but we’re ultimately left wondering what could’ve resulted if either half of the game had been given enough space to stand alone. [Issue#18, p.70]
  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Aug 26, 2022
    80
    It sounds ridiculous. And maybe it is. But the first ten minutes of Stray broke our heart. We’re a soft-boiled egg when it comes to animals, even when they're completely fictional. A cat who loses his friends and then gets hurt? Enough for an intense feeling of sadness and pity. It is not the challenge, but the experience that is key in this game. You really play Stray for the atmosphere. And that's exactly right.
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