Mewnion café by yvaine

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made by yvaine for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

CoverLD.jpg * Welcome to the Mewnion café!*

Game Theme

We interpret Depths as the abyss and think of Nietzsche’s famous words: _ _ When you look long into an abyss,the abyss looks into you._ _ There is a meme of a black cat hiding in a room with only its eyes lit up. Netizens call it "Abyss Cat". This is the inspiration for our game! * We want to make a game that helps cats to redeem their souls.*

Game Control

If web version doesn't work, please download or visit our itch page. Thanks!!

Interact: Lift mouse click;

Guide: Tab [Keyboard];

Use soul camera to capture the cat's traces, determine the direction by the paw prints, and the color of the paw prints and the color of the camera mist correspond to the type of cat. After the camera captures the cat, quickly use catnip to freeze the cat and choose appropriate items to save it!

Game Tips

  • Observe the blackboard and sticky notes in the scene, which will tell you the corresponding cat species.
  • Look closely at the Abyssal Cat Raising Guide, especially the colors of the text and symbols. ** Next I will tell you about the 4 cats in the game. If you want to explore on your own, please don't scroll down.
  • Milk tea cat: dark footprints, warm smoke, tribute bubbles
  • Chocolate cat: dark footprints, no smoke, tribute rum
  • Ice cream cat: light footprints, cold smoke, tribute cones
  • Cake cat: light footprints, no smoke, tribute cheese

Ratings

Overall 612th 3.308⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 734th 2.865⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 519th 3.115⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 853th 2.185⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 83th 4.426⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 491th 2.673⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 216th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Tero Pulkkinen
08. Apr 2025 · 11:05 UTC
the itch version is at least working, with nice piano music and a challenge to find a cat.
ZedGame
08. Apr 2025 · 11:08 UTC
Wonderful art direction and relaxing to play! I appreciate the tutorial but would love more explanations about the items you can use.
xiu0922koway
08. Apr 2025 · 11:11 UTC
The foot print is an interesting way to show hint. Remimd me of several mice photography game. Nice work
Soul Grinder
08. Apr 2025 · 11:12 UTC
I do like a good cat game. Nice relaxing atmosphere with a slice spooky. The graphics and music were really well done. Nice work!
sofia.miglan
08. Apr 2025 · 11:12 UTC
The theme of the game is well made, the visual looks airy and cute, I like cats. But I don't quite understand how to play
Jack Turpitt
08. Apr 2025 · 11:14 UTC
This is a really sweet game! Taking your time to slow down and find the cats lets you drink in all the little details of the environment art. The music creates a really relaxing atmosphere. Having the paw prints lead you towards the cats makes you feel like a bit of a detective too. Great work on this entry, thank you for making it!
Nepturenus
08. Apr 2025 · 11:15 UTC
Gorgeous artstyle and music. The fact that you need to wait and click again on the camera is a bit teddious, but the concept is very cozy and the mood is on point !!
elq
08. Apr 2025 · 11:17 UTC
Very cool entry!! I wasn't completly sure if I succeeded or not, but the day number went up :raised_hands:
zjuWindKing
08. Apr 2025 · 11:19 UTC
wow!I really like the cute art and atmosphere!I found 2 cats~But I'm not sure which one to choose to attract cats
clymm
08. Apr 2025 · 11:22 UTC
Really good art! The tutorial page at the start moved on too fast - I couldn't read it all in time. Once a cat was found I found it hard to click on the item in time for the fast closing window. A little confusing in the beginning trying to figure out what I needed to do - but once I got the hang of it was pretty fun! Very relaxing
sbeif
08. Apr 2025 · 11:25 UTC
Very beautiful artwork and the music sets a nice mood, it makes for a very cozy game. Tbh though I was a bit confused also after looking at the suggestions here, I'm not sure where the cigarettes are supposed to be. One small suggestion is to move on from the tutorial when the player clicks something instead of on a time basis as I ad to refresh the game and still wasn't able to read everything.
🎤 yvaine
08. Apr 2025 · 11:34 UTC
Hey friends! Thanks for playing and leaving kind words here~ To explain more how to find the correct items, we aim to use more invisible way through the blackboard and notes in the level, but it seems doesn't work well haha. Easier way to understand is that you can observe the footprints, and the different color in the camera view(blue and red). Bubble tea is hot and dark brown, ice cream need cone is cold and white, cake need cheese is white, chocolate need rum is dark. And that's it!
And you can use [Tab] to active guide panel again.
Bestdtang
08. Apr 2025 · 14:09 UTC
Relaxing game! The art is absolutely adorable. I haven’t quite figured out what to use to satisfy the cats, but tracking them is pretty fun too!
5huNo.3
09. Apr 2025 · 11:09 UTC
Really relaxing and charming game with pretty art! Loved the title screen and the explenation of the game when I started the game. Great submission!
HelloImBenjamin
09. Apr 2025 · 17:31 UTC
I really liked the art—it looked awesome and fit the game so well. Great job!
ToKto
09. Apr 2025 · 19:54 UTC
Ohhh, what a cool cursor)))

I was a little scared by the picture with a lot of text, but then I realized that they would explain to me what to do anyway, I like tutorials in games.

The game is atmospheric, relaxing, dude, it's not fair to make a game about cats, everyone loves them)
Arluci
10. Apr 2025 · 07:24 UTC
I think I'm not smart enough for this game haha. No but it's really cute. Well done to the artist
Egor Iv
10. Apr 2025 · 16:44 UTC
I went to drink coffee)
LDJam user 372635
11. Apr 2025 · 10:18 UTC
Thats a super cute take on the hidden cats game! quite polished and visually apealing!
The art is great and the sound effects make the experience really chill. Super relaxing to listen to the cats meowning around. I quite like the feeling and the overall vibe. Super solid entry :)
Good work!
Calitoucourt
12. Apr 2025 · 18:37 UTC
graphics are very cool !
Dudum Lare
23. Apr 2025 · 18:44 UTC
The art is so good!! :-)