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A Night with a Verbose Cat by Guydesu

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made by Guydesu for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

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Synopsis

A game where you spend too much time listening to a very verbose cat talk.

You awake in a prison cell with no recollection of what happened, with only a cat to talk to.

Why is there a cat here with you? Why were you imprisoned? Can you find a way to escape?

Warning While not a horror game, contains somewhat 'spooky' elements.

概要

一个浪费你的时间听猫讲话的游戏。

你从监狱独房醒来却什么也不记得了，只有一只猫跟你讲话。

为什么这里有只猫？你为什么会被关在这里？你能成功逃离这里吗？

警告 不是恐怖游戏，但可能含有一丝让人怕怕的表现。

### Supported Languages ### - English - Simplified Chinese (No-one would be crazy enough to add localization to a game jam game, right...?)

### Team ### - Scenario, Art: deathnasubi - Program: chiru

Link https://chirubwaaa.itch.io/a-night-with-a-verbose-cat
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/a-night-with-a-verbose-cat

Ratings

Overall 721th 3.087⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 741th 2.773⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 503th 3.273⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 401th 3.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 572th 3.435⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 133th 3.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 664th 3.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

illiteratelexicon
Apr 20th · 21:54 UTC
Hey !! Just letting you know that it doesn't appear your game is playable on itch.io rn

![2026-04-20-145345_1261x1680_scrot.png](///raw/e74/86/z/7108e.png)

Goodluck !!
🎤 Guydesu
Apr 21st · 02:37 UTC
This is fixed, thanks!
First time using itch.io and forgot to change the state to 'publish'!
Danibeve
Apr 21st · 12:36 UTC
A very original idea for interpreting the concept of "signal"! Congratulations on your work!
jnur
Apr 21st · 12:39 UTC
Fun idea. It would've benefited a lot from having sounds. Obviously voice acting is going to be out of scope for a jam, but being able to notice the car overheating from an audio cue as well as the eyes and text would've been great. Also, maybe a bit of a nitpick, having support for WASD & E in addition to arrows & enter would've been great, using arrows with you left hand and a mouse with your right hand is a bit awkward.
Divarium
Apr 21st · 12:43 UTC
Incredible atmosphere. I could not even get the infos from the bed as i was too scared to hurt Mr Catington. Very original take on the point and click genre.
Mamboman
Apr 21st · 12:48 UTC
Very fun idea! I love the cats expression when scanning :D. I found it a little bit annoying, that one has to read through the whole text again, if the cat exploded. Overall a very unique game play. well done!
LDJam user 425464
Apr 21st · 16:24 UTC
Idk how you come up with idea like this. Pure insanity. Really good writing which easliy carried the whole play time. Overall enjoyed this alot.
GuardianMAD
Apr 21st · 21:50 UTC
i like the idea, just a bit scared i was going to hurt the cat so i was not holding down for a good while xd so i was hoping the text will continue. either way nice
Ruaan
Apr 22nd · 15:46 UTC
幽默且好有意思的设定，玩的时候总是沉浸于看文字不小心把猫搞炸了！
Capreola
Apr 24th · 17:11 UTC
It was hard for me to keep torturing the poor kitty :') But we've made it out so all is well
Kvn
Apr 26th · 04:54 UTC
Very funny and innovative idea, also goes with the theme very well! Maybe some music and sound effects could help with the mood tho? But overall very fun game!
VenomousMouse
Apr 27th · 10:46 UTC
Nice idea, but to understand the limit which cat can withstand only by shaking is a bit unpleasant. Also that super red glow and the letters is hard to read.
akaPythius
Apr 27th · 22:11 UTC
A really unique idea! I had difficulty squeezing the life out of the cat but was impressed by the whole concept. As someone else mentioned, it felt a bit awkward only being able to hit Enter and the arrow keys. I do think WASD support would have helped and I did want to click through the text as well rather than always hitting Enter. Great job!
Prismapunch
Apr 28th · 06:47 UTC
Interesting game, I liked being able to name the cat! I had a rough start because I didn't know how long to use his scan and kept getting confused, until I figured out I can hold him until his sprite changed. Maybe having the emissive light grow brighter over time as well as the shaking animation getting faster. I found the eyes bulging very funny, and the cat weapon is a nice fellow. Nice 2D artwork translated into 3D space, worked well. Good work!
GanonsSpirit
May 03rd · 02:43 UTC
I can't figure out how to progress after scanning the bed.
RubixNoob13
May 05th · 18:14 UTC
Pretty fun little game. Unfortunately I exploded the cat more than once, and couldn't bring myself to go through all the scanning again the second time since I was basically done when he exploded.

The text scrolling could be a little slower. I read pretty fast and had trouble keeping up sometimes. I liked the cute cat and the art style was nice!