The author behind Stray and (checks notes) wrestler and actor Dave Bautista are making a recreation the place you get to play as a cat murderer 'in a gritty neo-noir world'
Stray, a relatively neat little puzzle-platformer a couple of cat in a post-apocalyptic robo-world, was pretty effectively obtained again in 2022. We gave it a stable 82 in our overview, which made writer Annapura’s collapse late final yr all of the extra regarding for studio BlueTwelve. On the very least, nonetheless, Stray’s former author goes locations.
You see, after writing a science-fiction recreation a couple of cat in a gritty neon-coated world, Steve Lerner is branching out by making a science fiction a couple of cat in a gritty neon world. Besides this time, the cat has a gun. Additionally, there are extra cats in it.
Per the recreation’s web site, Cat Murderer is being developed by Titan1Studios in cooperation with Dogbone, the manufacturing firm of none aside from Dave Bautista. As in, the wrestler and actor: Should you’re not caught up in your storylines, you may in any other case recognise him as Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, or Glossu Rabban from Dune. Now he is making video games! Good for him.
Cat Murderer’s destined to be a multimedia rollout, full with an animation sequence and, after all, videogames.
“Set in a gritty neo-noir world inhabited by anthropomorphized cats of all sorts, Cat Murderer facilities on Hugh, a extremely expert murderer caught between varied cartels and energy brokers in a darkish and twisted metropolis. The franchise guarantees a novel mix of humor, motion, and stealth.”
Titan1Studios is usually unproven, having solely made The Occasions at Unity Farm—a recreation that seems to have had an early entry launch in 2023 with nearly no fanfare. They’re additionally growing one thing known as Love Is a Roguelite, a deckbuilder factor the place you could have an AI-driven companion that appears… nice, I assume.
It is a disgrace my expectations are presently tempered, as a result of in any other case the pitch sounds sick as hell: “Titan1Studios is already effectively underway with a stealth motion online game impressed by the immersive gameplay of Murderer’s Creed (Ubisoft), the tactical espionage of Splinter Cell (Ubisoft), the immersive feline agility of Stray (Annapurna), and the fluid fight of Sifu (Kepler).”
As a Sloclap appreciator, any time Sifu or Absolver are talked about, I get my neurons all activated. I additionally like a roguelike, which Cat Murderer additionally appears to be, based mostly on the positioning’s most important web page: “Each loss of life sends you again to early maturity, however the battle’s not over. You and your targets reincarnate in a dynamic roguelite system, forcing fixed strategic adaptation.”
This is hoping Titan1Studios, very like a cat, inevitably lands on its toes. The press launch concludes: “Additional particulars relating to the animated sequence, characteristic movie, publishing companions, and extra online game titles shall be introduced within the coming months.”