Cat Me If You Can Review – A Paw-some Experience

If you are looking for a cozy, relaxing, yet fun experience involving some adorable cats, then I have some great news for you! Cat Me If You Can is a game you should add to your wish list now, a black-and-white, hide-and-seek adventure where you have a camera and travel through a city, finding different cats along the way.

The game begins with a short tutorial that shows how to move, crouch, jump, and teleport as needed. Soon, you are shown your camera, the most important tool in the game. You then amble about the provided area to find and photograph cats, which turn to color once photographed.

You are also introduced to the large electronic boards scattered around the map. These red and blue, hovering electronic billboards show you which cats you have photographed so far, let you teleport to different places, and show how many more cats remain to be found in a given zone.

Each zone typically has 10 to 25 cats, and each area within a map has about six to eight (sometimes more) zones. There are three maps: Land of the Rising Meow, The Meowdieval Era, and the Purramid Kingdom. Each map offers different area scenes with varying vibes, keeping it fresh for the player. All of the maps are colorless, though, with the only color being the cats and special items you find.

Land of the Rising Meow includes The Striped Metropolis (85 cats), Moonpaw Manor (85 cats), and Nyanto (90 cats), for a total of 278 cats. The Meowdieval Era has Tabbyshire (70 cats), Castle Purr-a-lot (80 cats), and The Purratorium (55 cats), with 223 cats overall. Finally, Purramid Kingdom contains Temple of the Nine Lives (90 cats), Clawpatra’s Tomb (40 cats), and The Catfish Delta (70 cats), adding up to 218 cats for the final map.

Each map has a plethora of quests for the player to do alongside finding the cats of the level, too, which I think adds an extra bit of longevity and playability that the game certainly needs. Players either need to take pictures of items, collect items on their own, or bring certain items to another location. Each quest is different, and players can view what they need to do and what requirements remain in their journal.

One of my favorite features is how players can change their visual settings. Most games are in full color, so Cat Me If You Can is already quite different; however, the settings let you choose different levels of black-and-white. Players can choose between Dark, Sepia, Classic, Lighter, and Bright. My personal favorites have been Sepia and Lighter, as they feel easiest for spotting the outlines of the cats you are looking to find.

Another favorite feature is pressing the “R” button, which activates the kitty radar. This radar not only seeks out cats that are nearby that you have not photographed yet, but it also helps you with quests as well. Any quests that are not finished can be sought out by the kitty radar. Additionally, you can change the timer of the kitty radar cooldown as well. The timer starts at two minutes, but players can lower or raise it to their liking, which can make the game more relaxed or more difficult, depending on the experience they want.

I ran the graphics all on epic settings, and the game worked phenomenally. The graphics were very pretty; in fact, they were so pretty that I partially wish there was an option to have your maps in color, because I just know it would look beautiful with all the work the artists put into the scenery. Technologically, I had no stutters or issues, and I played consistently while running on the highest settings possible. Lastly, the soundtrack was soothing and relaxing, which I expected from a cozy game. The sound effects are great and enhance the experience without disrupting the music’s relaxing vibe.

Cat Me If You Can is an extremely fun game that takes a basic premise and sprinkles in additional features to keep it fresh and enticing. I found myself wanting to come back every day and play more, because each time I played, I could relax and enjoy a cute, cozy photography game that kept my attention.

Angel reviewed Cat Me If You Can on PC with a provided review code. This review is based on the version of the game available at the time of writing, and our score will not be changed.