Hidden Cats In Town
- April 27, 2023
- Peach Rain
Get on Steam"Hidden Cats in Town" is a charming game where you search for over 500 hand-painted minimalist style cats in a small town. With different postures and expressions, players can explore various locations, from streets to rooftops, while interacting with the environment. The game encourages relaxation as you drag, zoom, and discover all the hidden cats.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a large and intricate black and white world with 580 hidden cats, providing a fun and challenging experience.
- The interactive elements, such as popping balloons and moving objects, add an engaging layer to the gameplay.
- The audio cues from the cats meowing help players locate hidden cats, enhancing the overall experience.
- The click detection can be frustrating, as sometimes clicks do not register even when aimed directly at a cat.
- The map is excessively large, making it difficult to manage and often requiring players to revisit areas multiple times.
- Some cats are poorly designed and hard to distinguish, leading to confusion and frustration during gameplay.
- graphics26 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users noting the simplistic and inconsistent art style that makes it difficult to locate hidden cats. The use of rasterized artwork leads to pixelation when zoomed in, negatively impacting gameplay and visibility. While some appreciate the nostalgic, messy coloring book aesthetic, overall, the graphics are considered lackluster and could benefit from a switch to vector artwork.
“I really appreciate the artwork.”
“The art style is like a messy coloring book from one's childhood, so I really liked that.”
“The challenge relies on finding hidden cats in the artwork.”
“Some require several clicks before it actually moves or opens, and the art style makes it so difficult to see the cats.”
“580 cats to find is way too many, not helped by the fact that the art style for them is inconsistent and that they can be hidden behind scenery, without any indication that the object in question is movable.”
“However, since the game uses rasterized artwork instead of vector, zooming in transforms the artwork into a pixelated mess that's hard to make out things, made slightly worse by moving objects.”
- story24 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game lacks a traditional story, focusing instead on the simple mission of finding hidden cats in various scenes, which some players find amusing in its own right. While there are no significant narrative elements, the humorous situations involving the cats provide a lighthearted context to the gameplay. Overall, the story aspect is minimal and serves more as a backdrop to the main activity.
“However, a few cats/scenes are funny and tell a story in their own way.”
“(Err, 581 of us?) My mission is to find 580 cute & cuddly cats hidden around the town; how hard can that be?”
“These 'not-so-adorable now' cats appear to have caught on to my mission and have gone deep undercover.”
“Story - 🐱 1/5: no story element.”
“There is no need for a story, as all you do is look for cats in a big picture.”
“Very chill mix of Where's Waldo, adult coloring books, and Daymare Town-ish drawings (without the plot or the very creepy vibes).”
- music20 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 35 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for being soothing and charming, enhancing the overall experience with its relaxing background tracks. However, some players noted that the repetitive nature of the soundtrack could become annoying over extended play sessions, and the cat "meow" sounds, while helpful for locating hidden cats, were less effective compared to previous games. Overall, the audio elements contribute positively to the game's atmosphere, despite some minor criticisms.
“The music is lovely and the cat art is hilarious!”
“With lovely relaxing music to accompany, I found this game charming and stress-free to play.”
“The game is clever and engrossing, with excellent background music and ambient sounds.”
“It's the same song over and over again.”
“Might get annoying depending on how long you play (personally I put down the music at some point).”
“Asides from the far too big picture and hidden elements, the music is soothing, and I encountered no bugs.”
- humor6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by a mix of amusing cat art and scenes that tell their own quirky stories, providing a lighthearted experience despite the game's difficulty. Players appreciate the blend of humor with lovely music, enhancing the overall enjoyment.
“The music is lovely and the cat art is hilarious!”
“Difficult but funny”
“However, a few cats/scenes are funny and tell a story in their own way.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The gameplay is described as reminiscent of a cat-themed building and tower, with players able to progress significantly without hints. However, the overall experience is marred by a lack of quality in the artwork at various zoom levels, which negatively impacts gameplay and contributes to a perception of it being lackluster.
“I got to 572/580 without hints, after three total hours of gameplay.”
“Hand-drawn art and gameplay similar to a building full of cats and a tower full of cats.”
“Since the quality of the artwork at different zoomed viewpoints directly affects the gameplay, I'll say the gameplay lacks, and the graphics are lackluster.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has low replayability, with multiple users rating it 2 out of 5, indicating that they found it lacking in incentives to play again after a single session.
“Replayability - 2/5 - I only played it once.”
“Replayability - 2/5 - I only played it once.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and unfulfilling, leading to a sense of underwhelm upon achieving their goals.
“This game just feels incredibly tedious, and it was the most underwhelming experience when I finally got them all.”
