How to Summon a Cat For Dummies

by lchaves

co-authored: @damp-squib, @franciscorp, @inesrp, @turradeira

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.72

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.66

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.86

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.89

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.83

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.70

Welcome to How to Summon a Cat For Dummies, the game that helps you learn the ancient art of summoning feline creatures for all your daily needs. We can’t guarantee that you'll be a guru if you play this game, but you should be able to:

- Know the setup required to execute these type of operations.
- Appreciate the beauty of a unique mammal family.
- Understand the inner workings of said magical creatures.
- Create safety mechanisms in case everything goes south...

Soundtrack can be found here: https://datoaster.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-summon-a-cat-for-dummies-ost

Controls:

Esc - Pause Game

Mouse Button 1 - Shoot Throwable

Promo Material:

For up-to-date versions check the itchio page.

Tags: #casual, #cats, #cozy, #cute, #pet, #simple, #summon

Genres: simulation, strategy

Tools: Godot

Comments17

LocksmithArmy15 Apr 2024, 15:00

Cute!

Gametrodon15 Apr 2024, 15:11

Hey, apologies if I'm missing something here, but I don't actually see a link to play the game? It just shows up as blank for me, I just see the single image of the game...

BinarySpark16 Apr 2024, 18:50

This is not the type of game I'm good at, by any stretch of the imagination, but this was pretty fun, nice work. Also the cat is a cutie-looking one :)

TomasAquistapace16 Apr 2024, 22:45

Love the art! and really fun game, great job!

profundity17 Apr 2024, 04:41

Definitely high on charm, and the core concept is intriguing. unfortunately I just couldn't figure out any kind of strategy that seemed to work. Which feels like an accurate simulation of a cat - but not necessarily the experience I hoped for :)

fiovske17 Apr 2024, 04:41

this is so cute!

Foursay17 Apr 2024, 04:50

Defenitely a polished entry! Love the cat's art, the gampelay is a bit tricky though that the lure usually won't behave like you think for its weird linear drag but its fun to make the cat wandering around - nice job!

ffffchai17 Apr 2024, 06:09

The collisions between objects are well designed and add interesting feedback. The integrity is also very good. Nice work!

Daniel C19 Apr 2024, 19:09

Very cute game, but was a bit hard sometimes when accidentally got the cat looked away, but I managed to eventually summon the cat :) Love the art it was very cute :)

AdamG21 Apr 2024, 01:45

I love the cute picture at the end. It was a fun game, and it was a good challenge without feeling too difficult.

yule4ka21 Apr 2024, 20:17

sooo cute

CiaranW21 Apr 2024, 20:19

This game is adorable, and my own cat was summoned to sit on my lap while I was playing it! It took many many tries to get the cat to come to me, so maybe the realism dial was set a bit too high :P But it was very cute, the music was nice, and I had fun learning the different weights of the objects and how to appease the cat. Was a bit frustrating to get that 'last' object in time, since throwing a lemon away while the cat was really close seemed to scare her off.

Very cute game, nice entry!

Tru7th21 Apr 2024, 21:19

So cute! Easy to pickup up and understand. I often shout "nooo cattt don't go away!" haha I also loved that you could push objects with other objects so you could under a mistake for example or adapt over time.

MatthewDrake22 Apr 2024, 10:38

Very cute game, I had some trouble with the cat turning completely to face the edge of the screen which meant I couldn't get its attention from then on and had to restart, but I really love the concept, art and sound. Solid game jam entry overall!

jk500024 Apr 2024, 09:19

A super sweet and fun little game. A bit difficult to make the cat walk the right way, but it's not too bad. Overall a well made and good jam game. Well done.

Hawkin2 May 2024, 20:31

Very cute artwork!

The premise was straightforward, and I liked that. It was smart that different items had different weights, which added a bit of challenge.

Sometimes the cat's decision making wasn't very clear (isn't that just like a cat? XD), which made it hard to complete the challenge. I got the cat to here, but it wouldn't move forward anymore (and it wasn't clear why). If there was a reason, then think of ways to teach the player what they did wrong ("player feedback"). If it's a bug, oh well! :D

LChavesauthor2 May 2024, 23:14

@hawkin we could say it is a bit of smart anti-design on our part, made to induce frustration into the heart of the player... but unfortunately it was just a dumb oversight that got left in :/
Thank you for playing though!

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