Cats Without Cars
Your cat may not have a car, but it has rocketpowered hoverboots, a gun and loads of fun.
In this insane Arena-Shooter any upgrades you want to purchase cost your life. Luckily, you're a cat and therefore got 7 of them. Even luckier: you can steal the other cat's lifes by shooting them with your big-ass gun.
The first upgrades come cheap. But watch out, the really good upgrades, that make you a flying bulletstorm of pain and agony for everyone around you, cost up to 5 lifes and even a badass life-stealer like you, can never hold more than 7.
So power up your boots, distribute aerial-style headshots like a croupier of death and become the ultimate killing-machine.
Only after you took all lifes of your enemies, you will be victorious.
But wait, there is more: To spice things up, you can just start again in a brand new, one of a kind arena (Random-Generator), you have never seen before.
And for everyone who enjoyed our Kickass-Music:
All the credits go to Markus Graf-Gabriel. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheStickstring1
If you ever wanted to watch wild programmers and artists in nature, now we give you a chance. Our timelapse clip gives you a nice overview how we created "cat without cars" in the 72 hour Jam. And some stayed up all day and night:
ChangeLog:
- 1.1.1
- Fixed a problem where cats could dissapear and not be killable.
- Fixed a sound bug that played the wrong effect when hitting a palyer or the shield.
- Player now wont freeze any longer in the shop after dieing.
- 1.1.0
- Player stucked in Mid Air after shooting an enemy while he was dieing with 1 life left.
- Fixed a Animation Bug in the Start Screen.
- 1.0.7
- We thought it's unfair that the enemy can kill you right after you start the game, so we removed that feature.
- But for removing that feature we increased the enemies life by 1 (in total they have 3 now)
- We know that cats love laser pointers. So do we! Therefore we increased the size of the target laser pointer.
- To compare scores with others, we also included your bounty in both end screens, not just when you die. (Post your scores in the comments by the way. We would love to know how well you did!)
- The camera now rotates more intuitively and you are even able to rotate it by pressing Q/E
- Improved the UI by simplifying text and buttons
- 1.0.6
- Relocated huge bounty UI element, that was blocking the view. He just had a big ego
- Play sounds now when and where they should play, and not before their time has come
- 1.0.5
- Fix Laser Pointer hiding behind trees. We commented out the shy factor
- 1.0.4
- Initial Release (Download below)
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MAC OS AND LINUX USER
We could not test the builds for those Systems.
Mac users will have to [ctrl] + click the App and choose open. You Probably have to try it a couple of times. Then please install the recommended software. Starting the App can lead to error messages but giving the App some time can fix that problem.
Comments66
Jiink30 Apr 2019, 03:34
Awesome game! Super good graphics, although there ended up being some floating grass/trees in a few areas. Took me a little to get used to the gameplay, but it was very fun when i got the hang of it. Thanks for making this!
longbowrocks30 Apr 2019, 03:34
I don't even care if it fits the mood. 5 on everything. This game is legit!
macs30 Apr 2019, 03:35
I love the game, but I found the controls difficult. I wish I could be good at it!
Akshay B30 Apr 2019, 03:36
I like the concept and the art style a lot. The controls are a bit... unique. Making a twin stick shooter but also with behind-the-back camera controls was ambitious, and I don't think your game found a good solution.
But overall, I had some fun as a badass-looking cat zipping around at top speed shooting other cats out of existence and stealing their essence for upgrades. Nice work!
But overall, I had some fun as a badass-looking cat zipping around at top speed shooting other cats out of existence and stealing their essence for upgrades. Nice work!
Kichex30 Apr 2019, 03:36
Nice! I loved the premise, the art and the idea but had some problems rotating the camera with right click, also tracking enemy bullets can be a bit tough sometimes.
Regoradin30 Apr 2019, 03:37
I may have just missed something painfully obvious, but I couldn't find a shop to spend my health at. Also, camera controls were tricky to use. But very fun look!
GreenBoxGames30 Apr 2019, 03:42
Cool game! I like the fast paced crazy action and found it amusing to just zoom around with my cat.My big problem was that for a game this fast paced and crazy the player gun should have been hit-scan. I found it nearly impossible to hit anything with the slow moving balls when everything else was going so fast. Other then that though I had a good time playing your game. Good job!
velvetlobster30 Apr 2019, 03:43
graphics seems very beautiful, will play it tomorrow for sure ... too sleepy for that now
Bitzawolf30 Apr 2019, 03:44
Haha! I loved this game so much! I hope whoever made the 3D models for this game gets the message! Wonderful work all around! The music too! It's a really solid game mechanically and how it flows as a whole. Nice job.
I wish the shooting had some lock-on or aiming assistance. Had a hard time getting kills, but maybe I'm just bad, heheh. I also wish the game paused while shopping so I could think about my purchase without worrying about dying.
All in all, wonderful game, wonderful characters, lovely soul! Thanks for making this!
I wish the shooting had some lock-on or aiming assistance. Had a hard time getting kills, but maybe I'm just bad, heheh. I also wish the game paused while shopping so I could think about my purchase without worrying about dying.
All in all, wonderful game, wonderful characters, lovely soul! Thanks for making this!
Madbarron30 Apr 2019, 03:48
Took me a while to realize that tab was actually the store. It should raise and lower faster because cats are shooting at me! Great job people, the graphics are good looking.
Jobus30 Apr 2019, 03:50
What a fun idea! Movement and shooting feels very good, but I found the camera controls to be awkward, especially that you can't look up/down - the bounty panel kept blocking my view. However, beautiful graphics.
Torculus30 Apr 2019, 04:00
Great controls, also fantastic visuals! Great job!
Bojkott30 Apr 2019, 11:08
The cats are so adorable
Sam Machell30 Apr 2019, 11:09
Really gorgeous game, had loads of fun!
Nakami30 Apr 2019, 11:29
Nice game just the camera control is a bit difficult to handle, and while I respawn the enemies are already targeting me and it's a bit tricky some times.
CamCam30 Apr 2019, 12:04
Cat is very cutie x)
Lola30 Apr 2019, 16:17
Les graphismes et le colorscript sont vraiment hyper chouette, j'adore le mood !
lucas_vieira-santos30 Apr 2019, 16:24
This game is so frenetic *-*. Good music and graphics!
(I'm not that good in the game, but I found it a little hard to target cats with rockets on their feet!)
(I'm not that good in the game, but I found it a little hard to target cats with rockets on their feet!)
TwoWolf30 Apr 2019, 16:33
Okay this immediately grabbed my attention. Let's see how this goes.
I beat the game. Your game was fantastic! The art style was really simple and to the point. It could have used a bit of lighting or especially fog, but I'm not complaining. The music was okay too and I liked the cat meow.
It also fit the theme pretty well. I liked how you gain other cats' lives and combine it with your own and use it as a currency.
Now onto the game. Personally the camera was fine, I think that's part of the gaming aspect, but the acceleration was a bit too much. I died a couple of times because I went out of bounds due to not being able to stop myself in time. The upgrades were good, and the game ended before I could experience all of them, but some of them are overpowered - like the bullet speed one is clearly superior to the bullet size one. Also I felt that my success depended on luck rather than skill. The controls can be a little erratic and hard to point. This is also why the bullet speed upgrade rules over them all.
With a bit of tweaking and balancing and this could make a very good online game! This may sound strange but I had a very io feel to it where the stronger ones become even stronger.
It was very fun!
I beat the game. Your game was fantastic! The art style was really simple and to the point. It could have used a bit of lighting or especially fog, but I'm not complaining. The music was okay too and I liked the cat meow.
It also fit the theme pretty well. I liked how you gain other cats' lives and combine it with your own and use it as a currency.
Now onto the game. Personally the camera was fine, I think that's part of the gaming aspect, but the acceleration was a bit too much. I died a couple of times because I went out of bounds due to not being able to stop myself in time. The upgrades were good, and the game ended before I could experience all of them, but some of them are overpowered - like the bullet speed one is clearly superior to the bullet size one. Also I felt that my success depended on luck rather than skill. The controls can be a little erratic and hard to point. This is also why the bullet speed upgrade rules over them all.
With a bit of tweaking and balancing and this could make a very good online game! This may sound strange but I had a very io feel to it where the stronger ones become even stronger.
It was very fun!
Nico Fallosch30 Apr 2019, 16:48
@twowolf Thank you for your honest and detailed comment! We were very very happy to hear that you (and all others here) enjoyed our game!
And yes our goal is to make this game online playable after the jam! But for the next couple of days we all need some rest x)
And yes our goal is to make this game online playable after the jam! But for the next couple of days we all need some rest x)
413x30 Apr 2019, 16:56
@regoradin the [tab] key brings up the shop.
Biebras30 Apr 2019, 18:09
For few first minutes, I thought Its kinda carp, but after I learned controls It felt really fun and the idea of a game, except shooting and camera rotation, still sucks(i found hard and annoying using it). After all, you deserve 5 stars for fun, theme, fun and mood, that's for sure. :D. Keep it up.
And I found a bug if you have 1hp and you die, but your bullet hits something and you get hp, then I'm stuck in the air forever.
And I found a bug if you have 1hp and you die, but your bullet hits something and you get hp, then I'm stuck in the air forever.
Nico Fallosch30 Apr 2019, 19:15
@biebras Thank you for your feedback and bug report! That is very helpful for us! Thank you very much!
Memel0630 Apr 2019, 21:35
I can't play because the starting window on linux is too long for my screen resolution and I can't click start
DrEvilBrain30 Apr 2019, 21:46
The controls are a bit clunky, but man the game was really fun despite that.
Maytch30 Apr 2019, 21:47
Perfect game, very amusing! Would make for a good multiplayer. Personally I'd have the rotations on A and D, and maybe a bit faster.
pandan30 Apr 2019, 22:07
The tutorial popping up every time you died was almost experience ruining for me
Nico Fallosch30 Apr 2019, 22:28
@memel06 Thank you for your feedback! The new link to the Linux version contains a Version with a smaller Icon. That should fix that problem and we hope you can enjoy our game!
Slayzar1 May 2019, 01:03
Was entertaining and engaging while keeping it light. I found the controls (especially the aiming) to be a bit unintuitive, but the art, idea, and functions of the game were spectacular other than that!
Darsyn1 May 2019, 04:03
That was fun! Even when I made a mistake and bought speed upgrages and started to fall away from map all time :D
shulololo1 May 2019, 06:21
The art style reminds me a lot of Night in the Woods. The game is pretty fun, it's like a small mini BR game with cats. Sometimes I can't reliably move the way I want to in the game but maybe I'm not too used to the controls yet. Other than that, I really had fun with the game. Great job!
Nisanick1 May 2019, 07:16
amazing game. i really love the art style and humor of it. for some reason i couldn't finish the level because the last cat disappeared on me and i fell out too many times while i was searching for it :smile:
Hare Software1 May 2019, 13:09
This is game is so much fun. Was immediately hooked and kept trying and trying to get all those cats. The music fits perfect, the text is even super cool. This game just hypes me up, amazing work! Well done team!
Riftpoint Entertainment1 May 2019, 15:15
Very cool game! Really enjoyed playing it. The art style is amazing. I also made a game with cats! :) Good job to the team!
saulodaniel1 May 2019, 15:21
Very good idea. I quite like testing cats gunslingers with floating boots. I'll see you an hour later to play him with the people at work.
Bentekiller1 May 2019, 16:40
Excellent game very fun but a bit hard at first, though for some other new feedback, with the loading screen I would recommend you could have reset the data and positions of everything instead of reloading the level for a faster replay of the game, though the load is fairly short!
413x1 May 2019, 17:01
@bentekiller The Level is randomly generated and populated on each run thats why you always have the loading time.
Borys1 May 2019, 19:09
I like the visuals, they are really sweet. Gameplay is kinda repetitive and common, but, in overall, fun to play. Good job!
JofersGames1 May 2019, 19:23
This is wonderful, great job! :)
FelipeDermann1 May 2019, 19:50
It's kinda hard to aim and kill enemies in the game and you die too quickly, but other than that I really enjoyed it.
It's very funny and beautiful and I loved the theme and overall idea. nice job!
It's very funny and beautiful and I loved the theme and overall idea. nice job!
CliffracerX1 May 2019, 20:27
Really funny, really fun, and really thematic. Absolutely fantastic entry.
Played four times, got two wins, and two losses, one of which was due to the last cat disappearing (assumedly they sped off the map as I did a number of times :P), but had fun nevertheless. The balance is fantastic, the visuals are great, and the utter insanity of zooming around with practically no drag or friction to stop you is just *ridiculously* fun.
My only nitpicks would be that the mouse camera controls are inverted (under my Linux install, anyway), and that rotating the camera with Q/E is pretty slow, but those're mostly just tiny polish tid-bits.
Great work, overall!
Played four times, got two wins, and two losses, one of which was due to the last cat disappearing (assumedly they sped off the map as I did a number of times :P), but had fun nevertheless. The balance is fantastic, the visuals are great, and the utter insanity of zooming around with practically no drag or friction to stop you is just *ridiculously* fun.
My only nitpicks would be that the mouse camera controls are inverted (under my Linux install, anyway), and that rotating the camera with Q/E is pretty slow, but those're mostly just tiny polish tid-bits.
Great work, overall!
MsAlison1 May 2019, 20:49
Nice graphics ! Good idea its a nice submit
jjjjason2 May 2019, 03:39
No lie the music is pretty kick-ass, and that's pretty much how to describe the rest of the game as well. I don't even need to bother shooting my adversaries, just speeding around like a super ball and getting sick air is plenty fun.
The shooting is a little jank, it's hard to tell if I'm really on target or not, but maybe that's just further contributing to the wild style of the game.
The shooting is a little jank, it's hard to tell if I'm really on target or not, but maybe that's just further contributing to the wild style of the game.
onnofal2 May 2019, 07:26
It is lovely, and also very difficult for me - in about ten attempts to play I think I've shot down a single cat. Pity I dont experience any music and I was really looking forward hearing it when reading there is supposed to be kick-ass one present; only effects and meowing :) for me. Will come back and try on another computer and OS. Looks so good that it's easy to remember. Btw nice timelapse, adding a personal touch.
designernap2 May 2019, 09:39
Fun game a little tricky on the uptake and was greeted with several back to back deaths but a good submission. Characters are very reminiscent of Night in the Woods (mostly the eyes and eye patch) but it is a good looking and well rounded submission.
Kylazaur2 May 2019, 16:00
first of all, really enjoyed the game, would of loved to see more player feedback on death and for the lives to update as soon as they're changed and to possibly make the camera controls a little easier for someone not used to these types of games but it was a really great game, art, music, concept, amazing
onnofal2 May 2019, 16:52
@413x It was Win10, and I've tried on two machines: both musicless. Now on Linux I hear it finally, really fits, but I still keep failing same as before :)
Thanks for interest in fixing it, but I am afraid I cannot much help pointing something more out, and it's funny since it looks like nobody else has such a trouble.
Thanks for interest in fixing it, but I am afraid I cannot much help pointing something more out, and it's funny since it looks like nobody else has such a trouble.
zoneoutapps3 May 2019, 04:15
Way fun!! I had to 5.0 the goods! I'm on a Mac tower and it works like a charm. Great scrolling, great dynamics...loved it! And dude...Cats Without Cars...I want that to be a band or something!!! Great name!! :)
pranjalbisht3 May 2019, 08:00
Very fun! Only gripe I had was that the camera and movement controls are a bit unwieldy, holding the right mouse to turn it instead of just turning with the aim was a bit strange, especially because you could only accelerate in the direction you aimed. Other than that, excellent job in every area! I don't really like textwalls but this one was ridiculously funny. Good job!
PixelSplash3 May 2019, 11:44
I loved the art style!!! I think maybe it could be better with a third person camera, nearer the character like in the intro stage, the models are so beautiful but with the "top down" camera everything looks like the same.
Nice game idea too!!!!
Nice game idea too!!!!
falak3 May 2019, 11:58
I can't find the last bad cat :sob: Really good game! good luck!
Pusheeneiro3 May 2019, 15:44
Very nice graphics and good mechanics. :cat:
413x3 May 2019, 16:48
Mika la Grand3 May 2019, 18:29
Nice game and great art. It's a bit clunky that the camera doesn't automatically rotate. I would also like to be able do get some lives back by downgrading certain skills, after I have upgraded them.
siimer3 May 2019, 20:38
I got a score of 919 in the end. The game is aesthetically pleasing and the audio is great. IMO it is a bit hard to control the characters and look around (maybe a top down view would have worked better) but the gameplay itself is fun. Also some MGS references? :)
hijomo4 May 2019, 14:23
I had fun playing. It would be nice it you could swap around your upgrades. All the little moves and giggles are really nice especially the bouncing sheep.
totalaj4 May 2019, 20:29
HOO BOY WHAT A BLAST
MateusBoga4 May 2019, 21:06
Very nice game! I like the graphics and the gameplay in general is very fun! Nice work!
luckfishlai4 May 2019, 23:47
Really fun game, the art style is ace and the music is excellent :-)
Tuomo5 May 2019, 07:54
Overall your game is great it has lot of potential. I just had these few issues that I think you could improve on.
First of all controls, I found the way movement worked in bit annoying way. Camera movement seemed too fast and control scheme was too complicated for me to get in such a fast paced game.
Level structure and spawning player was quite unfair. Enemies would shoot me from out of screen and with the really fast moving bullets dodging is quite hard. Some obstacles in level could prevent this. And maybe limit how high you can aim, as there was lot of spawn camping happening, sometimes I could not even land before I was already shot. Also didn’t find any shops (or stayed alive long enough to find them)?
I love the night-in-the-wood-ish art style. Just some nitpicking for the graphics: things like margins and cohesion with UI graphics and rest of the game bothered me. Really making sure that every margin and padding and such is though out can make graphics go from great to perfect.
All in all your game nicely executed and has lot of great aspects in it, despite minor flaws.
First of all controls, I found the way movement worked in bit annoying way. Camera movement seemed too fast and control scheme was too complicated for me to get in such a fast paced game.
Level structure and spawning player was quite unfair. Enemies would shoot me from out of screen and with the really fast moving bullets dodging is quite hard. Some obstacles in level could prevent this. And maybe limit how high you can aim, as there was lot of spawn camping happening, sometimes I could not even land before I was already shot. Also didn’t find any shops (or stayed alive long enough to find them)?
I love the night-in-the-wood-ish art style. Just some nitpicking for the graphics: things like margins and cohesion with UI graphics and rest of the game bothered me. Really making sure that every margin and padding and such is though out can make graphics go from great to perfect.
All in all your game nicely executed and has lot of great aspects in it, despite minor flaws.
DrSkort5 May 2019, 09:40
I played the initial version because I was afraid that you could have added something to the game. So all the bug I saw are probably fixed but I'm gonna mention them anyway just in case ^^ This game was really gun to play. I loved the music which totally fits the mood ^^ The graphics looked really good and I had a lot of fun playing it. My highest bounty was something slightly above 2000 but I still had fun playing it and I was actually not sure if it was possible to kill the bad cats. The terrain seemed a bit bugged: Some trees and some grass were floating in the air. The models looked really good ^^ Maybe it could have been easier to see all bullets if they were seen through the trees, but I think that is a bit hard to implement :D especially in this short amount of time. What was really annoying was the respawn in this game. Some invincibility-time would have been really usefull because very often the bad cats would just camp at the spawn and erase all my lifes because I died only once T-T Because of that my 7 lifes were often just gone because I died once. As a summary it is a really great game and the only thing I wish is a fix with the spawn and maybe more variety ^^ to make it a full game :D Also an online mode could be cool. This game has certainly potential ;)
hawec5 May 2019, 10:12
The controls took some time to get used to, but the movement turned out to be quite satisfying. It's quite easy to build up a lot of momentum and fly off the stage, but I found that to be part of the fun! It almost reminds me of the Tribes games. While the game isn't super innovative, it does fit the theme. Understandably, many of the games I've tried seem to revolve around cats and the concept of 9 lives. Both the art and audio are great, overall it's a fun little game and a solid entry! Good job!
FuriousPet5 May 2019, 10:43
@drskort yes you are right, most of the bugs are fixed in the latest version, but you could also see it that way, that the original version has just a higher difficulty and unpredictable behavior ;p
Also in the original version every cat had 7 lifes, even the bad ones. So you would need to kill all 10 bad cats 7 times.
And great score with 2000 points! Glad you had fun with our game!
FP
Also in the original version every cat had 7 lifes, even the bad ones. So you would need to kill all 10 bad cats 7 times.
And great score with 2000 points! Glad you had fun with our game!
FP
Ivan Garcia Filho5 May 2019, 16:13
Awesome background music, softbody simulation turns things more organic and living.
Color pallette turns some of the characters almost under a camouflage, i think that they should have more living, saturated, contrasting colors.
Add some kindd of vertex animation to grass and tree leaves, a bit of leaves particles to add more depth and immersion.
Add sound ambience to the forest, like leaves, wind, birds, with a bit of reverberation to increase the sensation of an open space.
Add a flickering point light below the rocket boots to add more presence and power to It, some scorched earth and burning grass trails.
Add small trail renders to assist the aiming and a point light to the bullets to also increase their visibility.
Color pallette turns some of the characters almost under a camouflage, i think that they should have more living, saturated, contrasting colors.
Add some kindd of vertex animation to grass and tree leaves, a bit of leaves particles to add more depth and immersion.
Add sound ambience to the forest, like leaves, wind, birds, with a bit of reverberation to increase the sensation of an open space.
Add a flickering point light below the rocket boots to add more presence and power to It, some scorched earth and burning grass trails.
Add small trail renders to assist the aiming and a point light to the bullets to also increase their visibility.
Ideas are nice!
Keep the good work jammers!