Cats, Guns & Robots

About

"Cats, Guns & Robots" is an action-packed roguelike game where you must survive waves of evil robots, gain XP to upgrade your character and weapons, and make strategic choices for the next room. In a world where humans and robots once lived in harmony, you play as a cat scientist in Paw Lab, tasked with stopping the powerful robots who have declared war on humanity. Your weapons, equipment, and character upgrades will be crucial to your success in this thrilling shooter.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

87%

Audience ScoreBased on 46 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

graphics2 negative mentions

The game has a fun and addictive gameplay loop, with smooth combat mechanics that keep players engaged.
There is a variety of creative and unique enemies, along with impressive weapon options that enhance the chaotic experience.
The game shows significant improvement since its prologue version, suggesting that it will continue to evolve positively during its early access phase.

There is a lack of content, including limited enemy variety and uninteresting power-ups, which can lead to repetitive gameplay.
The game suffers from technical issues such as frame drops, incomplete menus, and bugs in the settings, which detract from the overall experience.
Many players find the difficulty level to be inconsistent, with some feeling that the game becomes too easy and lacks challenge as they progress.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay has significantly improved with resolved optimization issues, resulting in a smoother experience. Players find the mechanics simple and easy to grasp, while the unique combination of cats and mechs adds a fun and engaging twist.
- “Optimization issues have been resolved, making the gameplay much smoother.”
- “Cat + mecha = catastrophically fun gameplay.”
- “The game mechanics are simple and the gameplay is easy.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game are visually appealing but suffer from significant optimization issues, leading to frame drops during intense gameplay. Users report frustrating bugs with the settings menu, requiring multiple attempts to change options like language and graphics. Overall, while the potential is there, the current performance detracts from the experience.
- “The game settings are bugged; I can click a million times on the language option and still nothing will happen. I have to click the graphic settings like 100 times before the game finally changes it.”
- “The graphics have potential, but they need a little optimization. If you don't kill the enemies fast enough, the frame rate drops significantly, even on the lowest graphical setting.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization has seen improvements, resulting in smoother gameplay. However, players still report frame drops when enemies are not defeated quickly enough, even on the lowest graphical settings, indicating that further optimization may be needed.
- “Optimization issues have been resolved, making the gameplay much smoother.”
- “Has the skeleton to be pretty great, needs a little optimization as if you don't kill the enemies fast enough the frames drop significantly, even on the lowest graphical setting.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is described as funny and cute, appealing to fans of titles like 'Vampire Survivors' and 'Brotato.' Its humor adds to the overall charm, making it a worthwhile experience for players who enjoy lighthearted gameplay.
- “Funny and cute game; if you like games like 'Vampire Survivors', Brotato, etc., you should give it a try.”