Cats Them All!

co-authored: @henni, @sukka
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.73
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.18
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.59

Who told you cats fall on their feet? In our Ludum Dare 40 game "Cats Them All" you play as a hunk of a fireman, rescuing kittens from a hard fall.
Rush to their aid powered by coffee and buns, hold them in your caring, well defined, sturdy arms until you find a carriage... Just be careful, the more you carry, the harder it gets!
You don't want to break the nice old grandma's heart do you?

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Tags: #cats, #cute
Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments23

Arputikos
Arputikos4 Dec 2017, 20:27
Hahaha very funny! I like the cat 'stack' movement when player moves! Sometimes it's impossible to get all 'raining' cats :P if they are both at the same height. Nice music!
Synthphonia
Synthphonia4 Dec 2017, 20:38
Really funny and well built game! So good graphic style (especially dead bodies :D )
mgadrat4 Dec 2017, 21:17
The kittens are sooo cute :3 Different speed of falling, items helping to go on balance the gameplay.
I like the grandma's comments :) Super game, I had a lot of fun.
Nivbeth
Nivbeth5 Dec 2017, 20:23
Game fits perfectly to LD40 :3 Pretty well gameplay, love the graphics!
Fis
Fis5 Dec 2017, 20:29
Wonderful - it fits excellently with the theme!

but animals were hurt during execution q.q...
Stefan Richings
Stefan Richings5 Dec 2017, 21:11
Love this! That death sprite is just horrfyingly funny. Great job with this!
Noble Robot
Noble Robot5 Dec 2017, 22:00
I understand the reason for it, but the laggy mouse follow is very annoying. If this game could be played with keyboard or gamepad, it would feel a lot better.

I totally love that as the stack of cats gets higher, it reduces the height of playspace, like Tetris. It's a good, natural way to visualize the game's mechanics. Honestly, I didn't like this game at first, but I kept playing it, so it's got a satisfying hook that most LD games don't have. Well done!
Devastus
Devastus5 Dec 2017, 22:23
A cool, simple game. The art style is nice indeed, I also like how the cats actually stack and that it has an impact on gameplay. Well done!
Athoka5 Dec 2017, 22:25
I love it. I think it would be better playing with arrows in the keyboard but it's really funny and the cats are very cute.
Neill Robson
Neill Robson5 Dec 2017, 22:25
Wonderful game that adhered to the theme very well! The art, music, and overall design meshed together excellently. Dark humor isn't my thing, but you still deserve a perfect score in that area for creativity!
EmeDG5 Dec 2017, 22:27
Cute cats! The old lady is very funny, but sometimes two cats fall at same time in opposite places. Just take care to does not make an unfair difficulty.
Nice job!
TuTaraTuta
TuTaraTuta5 Dec 2017, 22:33
I absolutely love the way this game looks, art is cute and fun, just like the game overall. Actually, the only thing that makes me sad, is that it is another game about cats. It is cute, but a little bit too common. From the other hand, kitty cutlet here is something new :D
Wilco5 Dec 2017, 23:08
Very cool! Since the cats fall randomly, It happened sometimes that I could not catch the very first cat, as it would fall down at the same time as the second, but on the other side of the field. Well executed game! Great title!
drkr
drkr6 Dec 2017, 06:33
Really well polished, great job guys
sundaefactory6 Dec 2017, 07:54
Nice game. Good idea to put the cats in a box when you have too much. I am not sure about the charge zoom effect, perhaps a white flash or any global overlay should be better ?
larkinia6 Dec 2017, 12:14
A nice, simple game. Unfortunately, I didn't get any basket (tried 3 times). But funny nonetheless.
Andreas Ragen Ayal6 Dec 2017, 12:33
Awesome! As a fellow cat game enthusiast, I approve of the theme!

I like how incredibly well responsive the game is.

I would have liked it better if I could have used the directional keys, but that didn't seem to work for me.
holgk6 Dec 2017, 14:23
Nice work! Great athmosphere!
tinyworlds
tinyworlds7 Dec 2017, 01:49
Oh no the cats ;_; Why are they all so stupid and jump down?? Fun little game, feels pretty polished for a gamejam.
Flaterectomy
Flaterectomy9 Dec 2017, 11:38
A simple but effective idea, with great art to boot! The horrid mess the cats leave on the ground is a nice contrast to the otherwise cute look. :smile: A nice set of upgrades to keep things interesting as well. Sounds are solid as well.

Sometimes it looked like I would catch the falling cat on my elbow, and then it simply passed through and got smushed on the ground. That was sad. Additionally, keyboard controls would've made character control feel less floaty for me.

A solid entry, nice work!
Mr.MadCat
Mr.MadCat13 Dec 2017, 14:07
Oh no, poor kitties.
Who in their right mind would let poor kitties die? WEll I guess, I did ;)

Solid gameplay, fitting music and graphics. Well doen.
lenaschimmel
lenaschimmel17 Dec 2017, 19:54
Very polished, well balanced game!

I actually liked the mouse control and how it lets me target where I want to go and not worry about it any more, even though my character is not quite there.

The cute overall graphics combined with the gruesome dead cat body reminded me of "Happy tree friends" :)

The only confusing aspect for me was the duration of the "charge" - sometimes the effect was over and I could not activate another charge even though there was some left.
Mikeliosus
Mikeliosus24 Dec 2017, 16:09
Great game! Super polished as a jam game from every side!
My best is 88 :)

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