Stray Review

Stray reviewed by Tom Marks on PlayStation 5, also available on PC and PlayStation 4. Stray is a delightful adventure in a dark but endearingly hopeful cyberpunk world, and that’s thanks in no small part to the fact that you are playing as an adorable cat the whole time. Its mix of simple platforming and puzzles with item-hunting quests is balanced very well across the roughly five-hour story.
#IGN #Gaming

[@sentientmustache8360]

The children had their fun with Elden Ring, now it’s real men’s turn

[@thasophmore]

This is a perfect comment

[@abhiigg]

True

[@karonain9743]

lol

[@haroldlua9735]

Move aside kiddos

[@harry619]

Step aside children, time for papa to shine.

[@TimeturnerJ]

The cat sounds, the cat behaviour, the little cat mannerisms... They captured it all so incredibly well. 🧡

[@Bubbabandzzz]

except the movement of the cat could be swifter

[@slickstretch6391]

Well the studio that made it is mostly cats. Says so right on the Steam page.

[@geraldbrown7775]

“bleak without being pessimistic” is a PERFECT way to describe the setting

[@allu30]

You butchered the chance to say PURRfect, Gerald.

[@Ewokpilot65]

@@allu30 Rookie mistake

[@ponraul1221]

That sums up my view of the world.

[@mrspero4353]

@@ponraul1221 start living then

[@mrspero4353]

This game is dumb the fact it’s even been made is crazy

[@DBBBB]

Was really worried this game would be overhyped. It wasn’t. The team really delivered a labour of love in this game. Bravo.

[@Roxus1]

It sounds pretty over hyped to me. Does the pre determined jump platforms take away from it? I'm contemplating buying lol

[@hoodnigga4047]

Its free to play with premium plus. If you don’t have it it’s worth it! A lot of free games to play

[@UncleP4pr1k4]

@@Roxus1 It's the kind of game you enjoy best going in blind, as you have no idea what to expect. Expect to much and risk getting disappointed.

[@kitn2507]

@@Roxus1 Bro just pirate it

[@Dexxter_slav]

@@Roxus1 it did for me. You walking just straight and press jump when need to.. walking cat simulator

[@YogurtSnipe]

The cyberpunk we didn’t know we needed

[@meeponinthbit3466]

Most perfect description.

[@srntnjl523]

Cyberchonk (although the cat is not chonky)

[@Official_MurderBunny]

@@meeponinthbit3466 you misspelled PURRRFECT lol

[@RelentlessPedigree]

Such a sheep comment.

[@dirtface1274]

@@RelentlessPedigree found the cyberpunk Stan

[@yanbinloh4728]

This is a game for people who want to play a relaxing game after a long day of work.

[@Mopantsu]

It gets tense at times. :)

[@darthtyrex]

fax

[@RobBoy69]

@@iggswanna1248 play employed people game like this

[@ryanblanchard2508]

How about they find a job and do something productive and contribute to society rather than gaming all day.

[@calcitegem6204]

@@iggswanna1248 fortnite

[@cloudvoid0]

As everyone else has stated, this looks like a much needed breath of fresh air.

[@michaelwesten4624]

and it also makes you feel like a cat

[@MODEST500]

You mean Kneaded right ?

[@shubhamkulkarni964]

finished it 2 times already, moving on to another air

[@aliantro2012]

@@shubhamkulkarni964 gameplay's short? How long from start to finish?

[@shubhamkulkarni964]

@@aliantro2012 If you play relaxed it will go for 9 hours, if you played focused it's 5 hr game

[@roybucket4169]

When you're both a gamer and a cat lover.

[@tobietera]

How unique of you.

[@troymcclure9088]

me

[@MentalThingsIsScary]

This game was made for me 😅

[@aligillani7107]

To a gamer who has an open world fatigue, this game seems to be a breath of fresh air.

[@Toto-95]

true

[@noahbonanno6783]

Open world games are very overwhelming and overrated.

[@aligillani7107]

@@noahbonanno6783 yeah, especially as they are in over abundance.

[@MehdiGlz]

@@aligillani7107 almost every damn new adventure/RPG game nowadays has an open world that's just empty and boring

[@ShowtimeLaw]

@@noahbonanno6783 overwhelming for you sure, overrated? Not so much cause there's alot of disdain for them

[@RanmaSaotome1_2]

Support Indie games people! They're the ones that truly think out the box and give a unique experience. Will have to check this out sometime.

[@Rabaikal]

When it's on 50% sale so can show your support?

[@virtajo1]

Sometime? Why not straight tomorrow when it comes out?

[@tyrues1682]

Hotel? Trivago

[@commentgod2175]

@@mathmurdock Its an indie title bro

[@commentgod2175]

@@mathmurdock minecraft is like the biggest game in the world, but yet it's still technically an indie game

[@chance3023]

Literally just finished beating this game..I couldn't stop playing..the story of a stray cat was amazing..u even forget at times you are a cat because u get so caught into the emotional story and it's addicting..I honestly would give this 9/10..well done..concept was great..the different areas and cities and graphics were amazing..I hope they do part 2!

[@Tsunamisurfer29]

Same. Was really nice.

[@arikidkwtff]

What happen after the pipe broke event,does stray reunite with friends?

[@chance3023]

@@arikidkwtff do u really want me to play spoiler? Lol

[@gothicm3rcy426]

why do people say "beating" the game? what you mean is "finishing"

[@theworldbreaker]

@@gothicm3rcy426 wdym? You're supposed take the game cd and beat it with the belt...

[@burstthroughtheconcrete]

No spoilers, but that opening scene in the game totally made me cry.

[@lonleybeer]

Then the ending is going to make you cry even more

[@a_smile55]

@@lonleybeerbro 😭

[@jadenpark7943]

@@lonleybeer ending was not a grim or sad ending. it was great set up for sequel and reunion of cats

[@Im_Nier]

Same!

[@CarloRosillo]

This game really makes you feel like cat

[@darkstormvoyager9281]

The first cats-like game

[@sateleim]

cat (confirmed)

[@tooled68]

@@darkstormvoyager9281 cats-bourne is next

[@mkv2718]

meow?

[@diegomichel3242]

The first stray-like game

[@KarlRock]

Just finished it, great game! So much more potential too. Wish it was longer.

[@raadsiddique2090]

Love your videos 💖

[@rifatpriyo4135]

nahi chahiye ji

[@louiev1ll3]

pause

[@Guerrilla_Grodd]

Stray is also listed as a "free" title under PS Plus Extra. For anyone who hasn't upgraded from Essential to Extra yet, it's actually cheaper to do that than it is to purchase this game outright.

[@mrwiz124]

Is it overtime tho

[@raybloodypurchase1941]

Fact!

[@-Teague-]

@@mrwiz124 no, but you get other stuff with the Extra subscription so it evens out

[@CyrilJap]

Just saw that too. It made my upgraded even more worthy.

[@flashheart983]

Except you don’t actually ‘own’ the game..

[@GojiraFan25]

this game really makes you FEEL like you're a stray cat

[@downtownbillyandthenewjivefive]

What makes you think that you're NOT?

[@HBKshowstopper]

So what you're saying is that being a stray cat "just works"? Looks like a swell game 👍

[@dukaduka506]

Does it make u feel like Catman?

[@gretelsgooch1676]

This comment really makes you FEEL like it's 2018 again

[@Zak-tk8wv]

Or a cat in general

[@andzzz2]

I've never understood why on earh there are not more animal sims. The perfect way to produce novel gameplay and visually you can make even the mundane appear interesting because you are seeing it from a new perspective. Thousands of feral parakeets from all over the city roost in a park near my house. For about an hour before bed, they do low flying, death-defying aerobatics together and catch up about the day's adventures. Wtf is that not a game yet? You could basically do San Andreas where all missions are the RC plane ones and you're a parakeet ffs.

[@venomfuryx3250]

We need Tokyo Jungle 2

[@ProtossExecutor100]

That'd be an interesting way to experience storytelling.

[@bobsyouruncle8966]

Webbed

[@stewartmitchell3751]

Eat the peyote plants in GTA V

[@rumo1086]

Maybe this game will be a cat-alyst for more animal sims!

[@phillyjackson45]

Can’t wait to play this tomorrow 💯

[@gamingzen1020]

Do you know when it will be available to download via ps plus?

[@pyneq]

@@gamingzen1020 right when it releases

[@victorespinoza3151]

@@pyneq soooo…. 9pm ?

[@frishdawgz]

Fr fr... I'm not sure how long I'm gonna have Premium for so I'm jumping right in.

[@itsurboysy7667]

@@victorespinoza3151 if its coming out on the 19th then it should be available right at 12 am where ever ur timezone is

[@castlemein5765]

Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and now Stray. Hope people start to support more indie developers who actually make/treat their game with much love. Pre-ordered this a week ago, but been waiting since its announcement 2 years ago.

[@leetaylor233]

Getting through Kena and have to say it's a proper fun game. Have to give this a go next

[@Y0PPS]

Artful Escape, Deliver us the Moon, Trek to Yomi, hellblade, biomutant, and some others all gave me similar feelings.

[@eliasnicolasmiranda4940]

@@Y0PPS except for Biomutant

[@1908fcim]

Can't help but smile looking at this game. Stunning concept

[@PLAYER_42069]

FYI, other reviewers have stated the main story takes about 6-10 Hrs if you do all the side quests and collect all the collectibles. So, it's still short, but not too short where they didn't feel they didn't get their money's worth, nor did the premise overstay it's welcome. Quality over quantity.

[@farhanmahalludin]

Yeah, I'd take a short but meaningful game over a Ubisoft style bland 20+ hours game that's padded by boring filler content anytime.

[@SheepAmongG.O.A.T]

Sounds like a $70 game to me.

[@lanceturley7745]

That sounds like a reasonable length for a game like this. Any longer would probably get really repetitive.

[@Amexy-mr6lw]

Meanwhile everyone was calling kirby "incomplete" because it lasted 10 hours...

[@lunasworld3181]

Suits me, prefer this over open world crap

IGN: The cat is adorable People: GOTY

[@realzionygo]

IGN: The cat is adorable People: GOTY Cats (staring intensely at people): We know where you sleep.

[@gallopintojacinto]

⚠️⚠️ A little reminder. The DEVs said part of their revenue of the game is to help homeless cats. They teamed up with Cats Protection. So they deserve our money! ☺️ 🐱

[@jpk9902]

It's been a long time since an "original" looking game actually looks original.

[@michaelarojas]

It's about time 🙏

[@servicetosociety20]

What have you always dreamt of being? “A cat in the future.” PERFECT!

[@thefacebehindthemask7007]

Don't you mean "Puuurrrrrfect"?

[@DesertRainReads]

@@thefacebehindthemask7007 yup, we definitely mean "Purr-fect".

[@Omegaslashbuster1]

How bout Pawfect

[@nuntius1]

yas mait

[@vectorhold6489]

Easy game of the year. Would love to see a longer, extended follow up in the next few years!

[@realzionygo]

Yeah, this game is getting followup for sure. There is no way it doesnt.

[@marcmcvitie801]

Just finished Stray. An absolute gem of a game. Needs a sequel.

[@zakwatchman5393]

Would you say that’s it’s worth the money? I’m on the fence with it

[@Mohgenstein]

@@zakwatchman5393Yes

[@perfectenrager]

Just finished this game. Almost 100% completion. This game is a GOTY material.

[@chrisandreas3142]

GOTY nominations yes, but Elden Ring is GOAT.

[@realzionygo]

@@chrisandreas3142 But isn't Elden Ring just another souls game? Asking for a friend.

[@chrisandreas3142]

@@realzionygo yes it is. But why ask, its obvious?

[@kingfamily1294]

@@chrisandreas3142 lots of people don’t enjoy games as challenging as elden ring. For a lot of reasons, stray is better. Anyone can enjoy stray. Only souls players or skilled players can enjoy elden ring.

[@chrisandreas3142]

@@kingfamily1294 😂😂😂

[@flexivefowl8186]

Pretty unique looking game, gonna give it a go sometime.

[@sald142]

It's free on ps plus if you have any doubts

[@patriciajin6206]

@@sald142 ohhhh yeah baby

[@Fede0779]

" Sometime"

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

This is a very wait for deep sale in a couple years kind of game imo

[@Febreezy]

@@sald142 ugharg it's free on ps plus extra 🙄 all these extra memberships. Three years from now: you need to plus extra supreme deluxe pro membership tier VI

[@itsdeonlol]

All games should have cats in it! 8/10

[@GarudaLegends]

preach

[@MrThecrazyzombie]

Agreed

[@watergirl929]

100% agreed!

[@Jbird7777]

10/10

[@oscarftb]

Like the section in FF7 Remake where there are cats everywhere.

[@monkeytron5061]

They used limitations to their advantage, cats do NOT fall off stuff! The lack of danger when jumping around perrrrfectly puts you in the mind of a cat. Just go, figure it out later.

[@deem.o]

Gonna be spending 90% of my time taking in-game screenshots of the cute cat

[@PaulOrtiz]

Just finished this. Absolutely in love with it. The world building and atmosphere is some of the best I’ve experienced, and there’s this weird mix of like charm/allure and deep sadness and melancholy over what’s left of…us. A real work of art.

[@FalconEye2015]

One of the most well polished games I’ve ever played.

[@thanos879]

This game was a form of meditation for me.

[@theomizo843]

“Not a sentient super cat,just a regular cat” Proceeds to open safes,fight monsters, and do complex fetch quest for robots…just a regular cat

[@Tabaskospecial]

My cat does all those things

[@joaosaran4440]

what do you think cats do when we are not looking? taking naps? jeez...

[@BreadCatMarcus]

He means the physicality of the cat, duh.

[@danielgeronimo5538]

You'd be surprised at how many things just an "average" cat do, on a daily basis, when we're not looking

[@gothicm3rcy426]

@@Tabaskospecial you should set up a youtube chanbel, youd make millions

[@rp8164]

It missed 9 out of 10 by a whisker, but I'm feline fine about 8 out of 10.

[@scottbecker4367]

These puns are pawsitively awful.

[@strangemarkings]

It has a little something fur everyone.

[@AwesomeRhombus]

This review convinced me to buy it still. It really helped meowt!

[@Sur_GalaChad2189]

This game looks gorgeous and it’s free with ps+ looks like a decent exclusive to give somthing different in the paint by numbers games we’ve been getting

[@EverythingEvo]

PS+ Extra or Premium to be exact. The basic PS+ plans Essentials does not get it for free.

[@ioasisyumich]

@@EverythingEvo Which is understandable, essential is the equivalent of Xbox's Gold membership.

[@MartinsVoltech]

its not exclusive lol

[@quinsey9211]

@@MartinsVoltech its console exclusive.

[@psykorobot6807]

@@quinsey9211 timed

[@animeshhazarika669]

being a cat person this is such a refreshing game to play 9/10

[@BFRIZZLE909]

I'm a 40 year old mom, I'm having my son buy this for me ASAP. This looks better and cheaper than therapy. 😊

[@DoomSaurus]

"It makes you feel like a Stray. 8/10" -IGN

[@vash121086]

I’m very interested in playing this game. Can’t wait to see what my cat does. Also jumping on a table with two robots playing a card game and messing it up priceless.

[@RioFordays]

'what my cat dose' As in, your daily dose of cat ?

[@ScorpioNick]

@@RioFordays as in, the English language is dying a slow, yet sadly inexorable death as evidenced above.

[@philax9497]

@@ScorpioNick as in? As in?

[@waynewm9112]

@@RioFordays Feeding on cat's scent is pretty normal nowadays.

[@hoodnigga4047]

My cat heard the cat sounds and started to watch me play for about 15 mins lol

[@MightyManotaur22]

So glad this game delivers and that it's getting the attention that it clearly deserves

[@isthatdunn]

every single second of this game you can take a beautiful picture, the game is the best looking I've ever seen.

[@rodolfohernandez3303]

Been waiting for Stray since last year. Can't wait to play it. In fact one of my seven cats looks exactly to our feline protagonist, gonna play it with along side with him, Game of the Year Definetly

[@greghicks5960]

Finished this game in a day and immediately started a second play through. The world building is 10/10.

[@realzionygo]

I'll be doing a 2nd playthrough and probably stream it to my friends.

[@Data4664]

PC or PS4?? wgich best plzzz answer. PS4 beacue the controller? but pc better visuals. so??

[@stalwartminiatures994]

Just finished the game and it was a lovely short story with amazing detail and care gone into it.

[@hisshiningtears]

The environment looks like the combination of Nier Automata and FFVII Remake. Wonderful

[@nonestanimamea9099]

B-12

[@epicfail9693]

This game is incredible, I’ve have a blast with it

[@CasualAmin]

Does it have the dualsense features on pc when you use a ps5 controller

[@LukeValorNJPW]

In my opinion, the most heartwarming moment I’ve ever seen in a video game was actually shown in a photo at 2:57 in this video even though he doesn’t cover it. The cat, gives a musician a sheet of music paper and the musician robot says he’s going to practice, you then curl up next to him and he slowly strums you to sleep with beautiful music playing. I’ll repeat it again, arguably the most heartwarming moment in any video game/video game history.

[@Alphadan]

This is exactly what someone else said: a game to play after a day's work. So comforting, relaxing, fresh and cute. If you like cats, you will love this game even more.

[@epicberrymode3575]

Stray really does make you feel like a cat.

[@robertanthonybermudez5545]

The graphics and atmosphere of this game is better than cyberpunk. This captures the cyberpunk theme better than cyberpunk itself

[@TheAlphaDingo]

'Press O to Meow' will be as iconic as 'Press X to Jason' (Heavy Rain)

[@iamthebubb]

The one time everyone wants ign to give a 10/10

[@rookiespecter5607]

Nah

[@deftone330]

No negatives throughout the entire review. 8/10 no battle royale

[@lilkey6912]

@@deftone330you want to battle as a cat come on now 😂😂

[@joshzumstien6289]

Sounds as wonderful as a warm hug wrapped in a fuzzy sweater. Can't wait to give it a play.

[@itsnachikethahere]

Pretty excited to try this one out. Happy to see it's getting quite a bit of coverage

[@DeeWunnHybrid]

Can u pick what kind of cat u wanna play as ? If not that would be a dope addition...

[@definer0]

Glad this turned out alright. Playing through right now and it’s fun and relaxing

[@dustindemuth1605]

you don't know

[@theyeshhh]

Bud, didn’t it get really frustrating at times? Great game but it really frustrated me sometimes.

[@joshuamathew9220]

@@theyeshhh you gotta use your brain

[@theyeshhh]

@@joshuamathew9220 obviously.

[@DatCheeseCake]

@@theyeshhh it's okay at best. The platforming is brainless and there's no jump which just seems dogshite

[@Gardi93]

“A not so nimble cat” sounds like my cat to me lol

[@sideskroll]

Anybody knows if this is/will be out on physical?

[@knexxpert]

As someone who loved playing Lost Ember I'm looking forward to checking this out as well.

[@ENERDTAYMENT]

But can you customize your cats appearance? Everyone's gonna want to play as a cat that looks like their irl pet 😅

[@Osu930]

No you can't

[@spork8655]

@@Osu930 Dang. Missed opportunity.

[@a7xtherevrend]

@@Osu930 For now. 😈😈

[@bztdayy2951]

My cat went missing long ago, maybe this game will tell me about his adventure the day he left home

[@escanor7938]

Maybe in future DLC

[@ashishtembhekar4251]

was gonna get this game just for the wild idea of playing as a cat in a cyberpunk world. we need more of such experimental ideas in video games. and for some reason it reminds of titanfall 2.

[@X7rocks]

This review was just heart warming to see the robot get confused then have a heart logo when the cat slept on the robot.

[@kaba9995]

Whats the gear system like?

[@truonghuy9611]

Graphics is great, cool artistic feelings, and the movements and animations are just smooth

[@shaungreer3350]

Been watching my girlfriend play this over the past week on ps5, and we both had a lot of fun, honestly one of my favourite games to have come out this year

[@cristinabeltran7942]

Just finished it and it’s absolutely worth it

[@fourohsevenfishing]

ngl it should be 15-20 bucks

[@Scallopedpotatocat]

how long did it take you to finish it?

[@cristinabeltran7942]

@@Scallopedpotatocat around maybe 4-5 hours :)

[@fourohsevenfishing]

@@Scallopedpotatocat 3.5 hours for me

[@KENAXION88]

Nobody: Absolutely Nobody: BlueTwelve Studio: We made a cat video game. Everybody: Holy crap, thank you! This is AMAZING and SO refreshing.

[@NYCybertruck]

This review reminds me of the overall feeling of the first Portal game. A bit shallow and short, but novel and interesting enough mechanically to make up for that. Hope we don’t have to wait a decade for more of Stray, though.

[@jcurbin305]

My girlfriend is a cat lover, and she is forcing me to play this game.

[@jessemedina4482]

Finally a game developer saw all the cat videos out there and the light bulb went off. Can't wait to see more games from the perspective of animals.

[@GarrettHarer]

This is great to hear. I've been so stoked for Stray!

[@mtdubdachamp6917]

Not gonna watch the review til I’m done playing but so far I’m loving this game. It’s super simple but very engaging. Was not expecting all of that.

[@jamiegrazianomorris1081]

This game was so beautiful to play through, from the art style, the music and the story, just amazing !

[@doomguy5406]

It's not out for 2 months over here (England).

[@andrewdavid1161]

It would be fun have different or customizable skins.

[@amandataebby]

Such a lovely, fun, and pure game. This is what we needed after a crappy past couple of years. Hooray for cats! ♥🐈

[@cristiannahuel6232]

2:56 bro my heart melted

[@HalfDethShadow]

6:52 - is this music theme part of Stray OST ? It sounds like theme from Deus Exfor me.

[@yaka169]

Damn, even the town design is better than Cyberpunk. Even better, this game release isn't delayed compared to big dev (cmiiw)

[@Aragem]

You’ve convinced me to pre-order this game today!

[@terriblemaze]

too bad the playstation store won't let you pre order it! But yeh I'm downloading it as soon as it releases.

[@DMacB42]

preordering games sends the wrong message to devs big and small

[@kill3rbyysight]

it's free with ps plus extra

[@Hxcker471]

@@kill3rbyysight Extra.

[@Reelglad]

@@DMacB42 what is the message?

[@fanskucing597]

This is one game that justify how the protagonist never speak and why everyone allows them to enter their house

[@HusseinMohamed-ej3ch]

This comment

[@draconian45]

Looks like a cool game to just chill and relax. But I'll wait until it goes on sale.

[@FredHerbert999]

No info on release? Physical? Digital only? Price?

[@anasshahid224]

Stray looks really fun, unique with a fresh concept, hope it’s a huge success, great to see indie games do well 👏👏👏😊

[@universalspaceexpeditioner8259]

My dream of becoming a cat has moved a step closer to it's goal. Thank you technology!

[@vishwanathasharma1409]

Now all we want is vr version

[@elwiito8242]

For a gamer who likes to praise graphics, animation and mechanics (and sometimes cleverly executed puzzles). Stray blew me away like a hurricane.

[@shatteredscry]

Easily one of my top 10 favorites of all time. All you had to tell me was 'playing as a cat in a robotic cyber atmosphere' and you'd have sold me, whether it a $10 or $100 game.

[@amaximus5753]

This is the best game I’ve played in a very long time. Beautiful game

[@swayamkrishnan8273]

Probably my most anticipated game of the year!! Can't wait to play this game!

[@bait5257]

The most anticipated game of the year for who

[@leafs900]

People all over the internet 🤷

[@TiMERZ]

@@bait5257 oh well he was already edit it

[@BreadCatMarcus]

@@bait5257 I'm sure lots. It's my second, behind Callisto Protocol

[@yourah3]

Yes its the most anticipated game of the year for people who dont actually like video games.

[@iwantedtosavetheworld7358]

spoiler: Stray is gonna be Game of the Year - 2022

[@TxxT33]

My only problem is the jump mechanism...it's not seamless and sometimes needs you to be at a certain angle, even if you're almost at the right angle.

[@Tsunamisurfer29]

Just played this game. Was calming at the end of a long day. Highly recommend

[@BigLou-sb4mi]

IGN has garbage critics, this game is clearly a 10/10

[@fabiankrummeich5414]

Big disagree

[@shatteredscry]

My only complaint is that it wasn't long enough. And that's a compliment really

[@primmslim3802]

can you customize the cat thought

[@larsthorwald3338]

When do you get the shotgun?