Cat Catcher by Arthur Iung

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made by Arthur Iung for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

https://fabulagamestudio.itch.io/cat-catcher

Unfortunately, we lost our progress over the weekend due to an overly ambitious production on my part. We had to start over this morning, and this is what time allowed, sadly.

It was our first time working together on a game, and it was a lot of fun — I hope you enjoy at least this short gameplay of catching falling kittens :)

To play, just click on the box and catch everything that falls. If you lose all your lives, click the button to restart. Thank you to everyone who plays, I hope you enjoy it <3

https://fabulagamestudio.itch.io/cat-catcher

Ratings

Overall 603th 3.205⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 380th 3.341⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 494th 3.091⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 300th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 358th 3.75⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 272th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 157th 3.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 515th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

Aquanim
Oct 06th · 23:36 UTC
The visuals do a very good job of making me feel bad about dropping kittens, well done :)

I'd love to have a keyboard hotkey to buy a new box, so I don't have to move my cursor all the way to the bottom corner. Not a big deal, since you can buy boxes in advance when you get a moment of downtime.
OLEGATOR0270
Oct 07th · 18:08 UTC
Norm
LDJam user 281994
Oct 10th · 21:11 UTC
So cute! In some moments the cats stop appearing, but the idea is fun 😅
They’re hard to catch, and it’s a shame they break.

![Screenshot_19.png](///raw/a8d/44/z/6f37f.png)
someone
Oct 10th · 21:52 UTC
Nice and simple. I sure caught a lot of cats.
Finding opportunity to click the new box button was tricky.
A counter would have been nice seeing as the full boxes disappear and the money can be spent. I accumulated $106.
kalikalikali
Oct 10th · 22:30 UTC
Cute game! I wish we had a cat counter.
Liu Qinying
Oct 11th · 03:20 UTC
so cute
TungGD
Oct 12th · 05:39 UTC
Cute little game. I feel bad for missing the falling cats, but them turning into puddles look very funny too.
Ntimi
Oct 12th · 09:59 UTC
Cool game! The mechanic of buying new boxes to catch the cats was interesting, I hadn't seen that before. This really increased the challenge, adding new boxes on time while still focusing on the cats.
I was a bit overwhelmed after a bit due to playing with a crappy notebook touchpad - I'd have loved to have a shortcut key to buy a box, this would have made things easier. :D
But overall, cute game, nice style, with music, sounds and custom graphics - solid entry for a day!
ManTou
Oct 12th · 15:51 UTC
A game that’s both cute and cruel—and honestly, pretty fun to play.
SergS Workshop
Oct 12th · 15:54 UTC
Good sound design and nicely drawn cats. It’s so pity they splash instead of running away 😭
Interesting concept — it could really evolve into a great game. It actually reminds me of Flying Hero (1989) on the NES.
Euler Moises
Oct 12th · 21:35 UTC
Uma ideia muito legal!

Triste ver os gatinho virando gemada, mas achei uma ideia muito boa pra um jogo.

Mesmo inacabado deu pra entender muito bem a proposta do jogo.

Parabéns pra vocês.
mahalis
Oct 14th · 00:47 UTC
Condolences on having to start over—that’s rough! Your cats are adorable but I’ll admit I was aghast the first time I missed catching one :cry: Music was very charming. Hope things go more smoothly for your next game!
d-demetori
Oct 14th · 07:39 UTC
Poor cats, i caught as many as i could
kayrum
Oct 14th · 10:21 UTC
Damn i never felt so motivated. Was a bit difficult to buy new boxes mid game. The drawings are amazing and i love the 3D aspect.
PatUwU
Oct 21st · 17:02 UTC
I love cats so i tried as hard as i can!
Ji-Li
Oct 23rd · 16:32 UTC
Oh no the cats are so hard to catch and they go splat!