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Eh, I found it decent. For $30 bucks, it didnt give me nearly enough play time to make it worth it for me. For $60 there are games that gave me 300+ hours worth of play time. There wasnt any replayability. However, I did find it a cute concept and the cat was absolutely adorable. And it upsetted me whenever the cat took any damage, so I did grow an attachment to the cat. But over all, it just wasnt for me

I really loved Stray. It was short but I didn’t feel cheated, I just felt like they could have done more. There were some sections I felt they could have expanded on and I was always hoping there would be DLC or another story or something set in the same world.

I’ve been thinking about picking it up in the current Steam sale. Roughly how many hours do yo think it takes to complete at a pretty slow/casual pace? Mainly wondering if it’s worth $22.50 as I’ve read it’s a somewhat short game. Was going to wait for it to come down closer to $15 but I’m ready for a new casual/cute game now so I could be convinced to get it sooner rather than later lol

It's available on PC and there's a sale on Steam too, 25% off, biggest discount so far. Been looking to pick it up.

I'm going to consider myself a below-average gamer because it took me several afternoons to finish the game. I got lost. I failed a lot at certain high-action sequences.

Aside from all that, absolutely wonderful, poignant yet hopeful game. I bought it and don't regret it at all.

Agreed! If you like Stray, here are some other imaginative and short games worth playing, though:

A Short Hike Inside Gorogoa Abzu Night in the Woods

I'm rather new to Playstation. What do you mean with 'it's going away soon'? If I have a Playstation subscription and 'buy' it (for free, as part of the subscription) can I keep playing it? Or do I need to complete it before a cut of date?

Seriously! I absolutely loved it. It was so nice just getting to explore and puzzle things out. A good balance of that plus a few intense moments. Just an awesome experience!

I wish more games had a similar atmosphere.

I also wish you got some more closure at the end.

Can't recommend playing it on Steam Deck enough. Amazing pick-up-and-play game that looks incredible on the screen!

It's a good game worth playing, but it fails to avoid pitfalls of AAA games that make you "go there, listen to exposition dump, do generic puzzle, watch cutscene, repeat". I wouldn't call it innovative or a breath of fresh air unless you only play realistic story-driven open world AAA games.

The level design is great but the game as a whole was not designed around the fact that you're a cat. Once you get to B-12 the story only progresses because you somehow understand the robots' language and can interact with keypads and carry giant items in your magic backpack. I just felt like it was a missed opportunity, it could've been a whole game with no text at all, completely driven by environmental storytelling and contextual clues like the first hour is.

I didn't think it was short, I think it was almost the perfect length. I want more digestible experiences, a 2hr game that's got a well told narrative is worth so much more to me than a 100hr grind fest.

I agree with everything else you said, I was deeply moved by it and even teared up at times

It was a short game but it did more in 8 hours than I've seen some games cover in 60 and I've never felt that invested in wanting to make sure the protagonist is okay

It's also on PC via Steam (at least) and current 25% off.

Plays pretty impressively on the steam deck, too. And definitely a lot of fun.

I cant wait to try it out on xbox when it comes out on august 10 W

Such a good game! My cat was also particularly invested in the story as well.

I really hope they make a sequel because I would love to see more of the world and all our robot friends again.

This game actually made me fall in love with playing games on the couch. I recently built a mini PC for the living room and this was a absolutely perfect game for that. Not too long but not too short.

Glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was alright. The first hour is more interesting than the rest of the game, which I felt got a bit tedious towards the end. Still, it looked really nice and it was a nice break from the usual Gruff white dude protagonist.

Stray looks amazing, have to give it a go! Btw it's also available on steam for pretty much the same price!

It's also available on Steam (25% off during the summer sale) and I've heard rumors that it's coming to Xbox. Thanks for the lovely review - bumped it up on my wishlist!

Thanks for reminding me! I was really enjoying that game but got distracted by other things and forgot about it. I need to go back and finish it

The game is absolutely ameowzing. =^.^=

I have tried to play Tears of the Kingdom now for a few weeks but I get so overwhelmed with the massive world and just not enjoying myself. A shorter game like this sounds like heaven right now, maybe Stray is my next one? Thanks for the recommendation! :)

Yeah it looks interesting. It's in my steam watchlist waiting for a steep discount.

With so many games to choose from, it's hard to justify the money on what appears to be a very short game.

I love the idea of Stray but wasn't sure whether to get it on pc or ps5- from the sounds of it ps5 may work best mechanically?

Man, I want to play this game bad, but the game seems quite short for the price, theses steam discounts spoiled me bad. It's fine though, I am used to waiting, and hey! I got something to look forward to!

Can't wait for this to drop on Xbox 😍

It's been on my list for a while now. The Kowloon walled City comparison put me over the edge.

Thanks!

Stray is currently on sale for the summer sale on Steam.

Yes! I started playing it a couple days ago because it’s been on my to-play list and saw it’s going off PS+ this month. At first, I was unsure of it, but once I started getting into the story, I got really pulled in. The story is intriguing and the setting is visually stunning and kind of soothing. I’m really excited to see where it takes me.

Any game that causes that much emotion is a very good game indeed.

It definitely isn't the type of game I usually play, but I thought it was great.

The first time I meowed and the camera reacted I was like, dang, this is neat!