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Wish Upon a Cat

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97%Game Brain Score
story, emotional
monetization, replayability
97% User Score Based on 75 reviews

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Wish Upon a Cat is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Odencat and was released on August 6, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Embark on a delightful little romp through the worlds of various Odencat games to track down a dimension-diving cat in this short, heartwarming adventure.

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97%
Audience ScoreBased on 75 reviews
story8 positive mentions
monetization6 negative mentions
  • Heartwarming, cute, and emotional story that resonates deeply with players.
  • Creative and effective way to showcase and promote the developer's other games with seamless integration.
  • Charming pixel art style and wonderful music that enhance the cozy and enjoyable experience.
  • Very short gameplay with minimal interaction and exploration, leading to limited replay value.
  • Primarily serves as a promotional tool for other games, which may feel like an overload of advertisements.
  • Some players might find the story too simple or the ending bittersweet rather than happy.
  • story
    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is a short, charming, and heartfelt narrative that creatively weaves together characters and themes from the developer's other games, serving both as a nostalgic celebration and a gentle introduction to their catalog. Though simple and brief, it resonates emotionally with players, often evoking strong feelings and highlighting themes like friendship and reconciliation. Fans appreciate its thoughtful integration and emotional depth, despite its modest scope and optional character interactions.

    • “Creative way to advertise your other games, and respect for actually attaching a thoughtful story to the experience.”
    • “It's a masked advertisement for the other games of the studio, but it tells a heartfelt story that resonated with me deeply and got me interested in their other games due to the sheer quality of this one.”
    • “An amazing anniversary game showcasing all of the other games already released and upcoming from this developer surrounded by a heartwarming little story.”
    • “The story is simple and basically the only thing to see.”
    • “A short and simple story about my favorite franchise from when I was in middle school.”
    • “Although the story is short it is poignant with a strong and important lesson about not letting your own stubbornness needlessly get in the way of your friendships.”
  • emotional
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the game deeply emotional and heartwarming, often describing it as touching and capable of evoking tears. Its meaningful story resonates personally with many, providing a healing and heartfelt experience enhanced by fitting, emotive music. Overall, it’s praised for delivering a sincere, emotional impact despite being a promotional piece for the developer’s other titles.

    • “It's a very touching and meaningful game.”
    • “Going through something quite similar... I'm a stubborn cat myself and this game healed my heart just enough today. Thank you for this healing embrace in the shape of a heartwarming game.”
    • “It's a masked advertisement for the other games of the studio, but it tells a heartfelt story that resonated with me deeply and got me interested in their other games due to the sheer quality of this one.”
  • monetization
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's monetization heavily relies on advertising, primarily serving as a platform to promote the developer's other titles. Despite this, players find the experience enjoyable and charming, appreciating the heartfelt story that makes the embedded ads more palatable.

    • “If you want a very short, cozy experience with a charming cat and don’t mind that it’s essentially an interactive vignette with embedded ads, it’s fine, especially since it’s free.”
    • “Also, kind of an advertisement for a bunch of other games.”
    • “Mostly it’s just advertisement for their other games.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features charming, detailed pixel art with a cute and cohesive art style that enhances its introspective and hopeful tone. Users consistently praise the beautiful and seamless graphics, which complement the game's short, enjoyable story.

    • “A beautiful game with amazing graphics and the music is wonderful.”
    • “With a similar artstyle as the other games, this one draws from all of those assets and comes together quite seamlessly, showcasing the developer’s personal style comprised of cute pixel art with a lot of detail.”
    • “The cute graphics and charming short story make it easy to enjoy in one sitting.”
  • gameplay
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features unique mechanics such as character changes when moving between areas, showcasing thoughtful design. While the overall gameplay is enjoyable and supported by good art and animation, it is considered less substantial compared to previous games by the same creator. The storyline and mechanics are praised for their creativity and depth.

    • “I liked the mechanic where the characters change when you move in/out areas.”
    • “The thought process that is put into the story-line and the mechanics of these games is incredible.”
    • “Now this game by itself is good; the art and animation are pretty good.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is praised for being unique, emotionally resonant, and well-suited to the evolving tone, ranging from light-hearted to darker, deeper undertones with a notable Final Fantasy VII-inspired vibe. It enhances the overall experience and is described as wonderful and appropriately emotional, especially towards the game's conclusion.

    • “A beautiful game with amazing graphics and the music is wonderful.”
    • “The music is really nice and appropriately emotional especially towards the end.”
    • “The second world has a kind of Final Fantasy 7 vibe with the music and underworld theme, worth checking out if you like chill light adventuring.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers limited replayability and lacks depth, making it more suitable as a casual, one-time experience rather than a game players will want to revisit frequently.

    • “As it is, it's not a replayable game nor is it really life-changing, but I'd still recommend this as something to wind down to after a particularly long day.”
    • “Just don’t go in expecting depth or replay value.”
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Wish Upon a Cat is a role playing game.

Wish Upon a Cat is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Wish Upon a Cat was released on August 6, 2025.

Wish Upon a Cat was developed by Odencat.

Wish Upon a Cat has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Wish Upon a Cat for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

Wish Upon a Cat is a single player game.

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