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enFri, 13 Sep 2024 08:10:13 +0000Annapurna Interactive’s entire staff resign following dispute with ownerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/annapurna-interactives-entire-staff-resign-following-dispute-with-ownerNic ReubenFri, 13 Sep 2024 08:10:13 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/annapurna-interactives-entire-staff-resign-following-dispute-with-ownerPCAction AdventureThird personSingle PlayerBlueTwelve StudioIndieAnnapurna InteractivePS4StrayPS5

Annapurna Interactive - the publisher behind games such as Cocoon, Stray, and Neon White - have seen their entire staff resign after an internal dispute this month, via Bloomberg.

The resignations came in the wake of a dispute between Annapurna Interactive president Nathan Gary and Annapurna studio head Megan Ellison. As Bloomberg report, negotiations were taking place to "spin off the video-game division as an independent entity." After failing to reach an agreement, Ellison pulled out of the negotiations, resulting in the resignation of Gary and “other executives.” Further resignations followed, with a reported two dozen other staff leaving the company.

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Stray animated film in 'active development' by Annapurna's new animation studiohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-animated-film-in-active-development-by-annapurnas-new-animation-studioGraham SmithTue, 05 Sep 2023 20:53:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-animated-film-in-active-development-by-annapurnas-new-animation-studioPCAction AdventureThird personSingle PlayerBlueTwelve StudioBlockbusterIndieAnnapurna InteractivePS4StrayPS5

An animated movie based on science fiction catventure Stray is in "active development", reports Entertainemnt Weekly. It's being developed by Annapurna Animation, the recently formed animation division of Annapurna Pictures, who also operate Stray's publisher Annapurna Interactive.

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Everything announced at the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2023https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-announced-at-the-annapurna-interactive-showcase-2023Katharine CastleThu, 29 Jun 2023 19:40:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-announced-at-the-annapurna-interactive-showcase-2023StorytellerLushfoil Photography SimPCMundaunAction AdventureTo a TRPGMacSingle PlayerRhythmPS5PlatformerFirst personBlade Runner 2033: LabyrinthVogelsapBounty Star: The Morose Tale Of Graveyard ClemFlockThirsty SuitorsPuzzleAndroidSimogoThird personBird view / IsometricAnnapurna InteractivePS4PS3StrayProper Games LtdPoint and ClickWheel WorldCapcomCocooniOSXbox 360Lorelei And The Laser EyesMWM InteractiveBlueTwelve StudioIndieGeometric Interactive

Tonight's Annapurna Interactive Showcase brought us 30 minutes of fresh game announcements, putting a lovely (and hopefully final) full stop on this year's notE3 / Summer Game Fest period. While most of the announcements were updates on games we already knew about, there are a couple of cool new things in there that I'm personally quite pumped for, including a new Blade Runner game being developed internally at Annapurna Interactive, a new Keita Takahashi joint about a kid stuck in a T-pose of all things, and a new ghostly biking game from the team behind Nidhogg. I'd highly recommend watching the showcase in full if you can, but in case you need a quick refresher of what happened, or are just short on time, we've rounded up every announcement in order below.

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Indiescovery Episode 12: The ultimate indie game pub crawlhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/indiescovery-episode-12-the-ultimate-indie-game-pub-crawlRachel WattsWed, 14 Jun 2023 16:12:55 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/indiescovery-episode-12-the-ultimate-indie-game-pub-crawlPlayStation VitaSide viewPCHouse HouseAction AdventureRPGMacMultiplayer CooperativeOverboardSingle PlayerThe Stanley ParableUntitled Goose GameBeautiful GlitchXbox OnePS5First personSimulationToby FoxPodcastPuzzleThird personDevolver DigitalBird view / IsometricAnnapurna InteractivePS4I Am DeadStrategyStrayMonster PromThe Red Strings ClubThose Awesome GuysNintendo SwitchXbox Series X/SPanic ButtonStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyIndiescovery PodcastDeconstructeamVisual Novel & DatingBlueTwelve StudioIndieUndertaleMultiplayer Competitive

It’s episode 12 of Indiescovery and this week we’re being a bit cheeky as we dive into which indie game characters we’d love to do a pub crawl with. Who are we getting sloshed with? Who’s not making it past pre-drinks? Who are we sharing our end-of-night chippies with? All that and more this week! Summer has well and truly arrived here in the UK, but wherever you are, grab your sunnies, sip a pina colada, kick back, and have a listen.

Listen and subscribe via your podcast provider of choice! Find us on RSS feed, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Deezer, and YouTube.

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Indiescovery Episode 7: the best indies we played at PAX East 2023https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/indiescovery-episode-7-the-best-indies-we-played-at-pax-east-2023Rachel WattsWed, 05 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/indiescovery-episode-7-the-best-indies-we-played-at-pax-east-2023Goodbye Volcano HighPacific DrivePowerWash SimulatorRPS@PAXDemonschoolWrestleQuestWrestle StoryVampire SurvivorsAnimal WellStrayCobalt CoreRollerdromeWrestling With Emotions: New Kid On The BlockPizza PossumCitizen SleeperTunicIndiescovery PodcastPAX EastIndiescovery

It's episode seven of Indiescovery and this week, wow, the gang is tired. With a busy four days in Boston for PAX East, mine and Liam's brains were basically mush last week, so Rebecca - an absolute angel - graciously said she could host a special PAX East episode where she chats with Liam and me about the indies we saw on the show floor and try desperately to string together a coherent sentence. She also made bulletpoints of our entire chat so writing up the shownotes would be easier; we do not deserve her.

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The games of 2022, according to this year's GDC and IGF Award winnershttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-games-of-2022-according-to-this-years-gdc-and-igf-award-winnersKatharine CastleFri, 24 Mar 2023 05:46:51 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-games-of-2022-according-to-this-years-gdc-and-igf-award-winnersPentimentRPG Time: The Legend Of WrightStrayImmortalityThe Case Of The Golden IdolIGF AwardsIndieNorcoGDC 2023IGF 2023Dome KeeperCitizen SleeperTunic

This year's Game Developers Choice and IGF Award ceremonies were really heartening stuff. Getting to see so many great developers have their games celebrated by their peers will always warm the old cockles, especially when we celebrated so many of them in our own RPS Advent Calendar at the end of last year. Well, I say 'see'. In truth, I was tucked away backstage at this year's IGF and GDC Awards, clutching my dictaphone with a single question in mind: if each winner had to give away their award to another game in their category, who would it be and why?

It's an idea Brendan (RPS in peace) came up with back in the primordial mists of 2018, and it was so good I just had to knick it and do it again. It might be cruel to wrench these awards away so soon after receiving them, but it's all in the name of spreading good vibes and extra shoutouts, I promise. So here are the games of the year 2022, according to the people who just won awards for games of the year 2022.

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GDQ founder steps down after 13 years and more than $41 million raisedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gdq-founder-steps-down-after-13-years-and-more-than-41-million-raisedCJ WheelerMon, 09 Jan 2023 12:06:36 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gdq-founder-steps-down-after-13-years-and-more-than-41-million-raisedOpen WorldAction AdventurePowerWash SimulatorRPGSpeedrunningAwesome Games Done QuickIndieStrayPlatformerGames Done Quick

The founder of speedrunning institution Games Done Quick is heading off to find new horizons following more than a decade of helping organise epic runs for charity. GDQ announced that Mike Uyama will leave the organisation when Awesome Games Done Quick 2023, which began on January 8th, concludes. Uyama’s replacement as owner and managing director of GDQ is Matt Merkle, the organisation’s current director of operations.

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Every last RPS Bestest Best review of 2022https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-bestest-bests-2022Rachel WattsWed, 28 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-bestest-bests-2022Marvel's Midnight SunsElden RingStrange HorticultureWot I ThinkLil Gator GameRPS Year In ReviewPentimentUnexplored 2: The Wayfarer's LegacySifuWarhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - DaemonhuntersOlliOlli WorldStrayGod of War (2018)DorfromantikHardspace: ShipbreakerBlockbusterCult of the LambSignalisBestest BestsWeird WestMonster Hunter RiseIndieTurbo Overkill

I've been looking back over an entire year of RPS reviews and, well, we've written a lot. Over the past twelve months, the RPS treehouse and our merry band of freelancers have reviewed 168 games in total - and that includes early access reviews, PC-port reviews, group reviews, reviews-in-progresses, and your common or garden fully-fledged reviews. 168! Damn. Even though game releases are still suffering from pandemic pushbacks, 2022 has been a busy year for games. There wasn't a huge number of big name releases - although the ones that did come out were plenty big enough - but, as always, we've had a wealth of wonderful indies releasing all year round, and we scooped up as many of them as we could.

Out of all the games we’ve given any kind of review treatment throughout the year, only a handful of them recieved RPS’s coveted Bestest Best badge; just 23, to be exact. I've gathered them all in one big round-up bundle below (there are round-ups of our favourite bits from other sections of the site, too), and they make a great collection of games. Have a scroll and click on any that take your fancy for the full review. Enjoy!

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Our 24 favourite games of 2022https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-game-of-the-year-2022Katharine CastleTue, 27 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rps-game-of-the-year-2022Xbox OneBandai Namco EntertainmentAtlus USAHorrorBethesda SoftworksBlackbird InteractiveChinatown Detective AgencyThird personDevolver DigitalGhostWire: TokyoBad VikingJump Over the AgePS4Tango GameworksCosmo D StudiosSquare EnixBestest BestsThe QuarryBetrayal At Club LowBlueTwelve StudioArcadeMultiplayer CompetitivePCFellow TravellerMacMultiplayer CooperativeTextXbox Game StudiosFromSoftwarePuzzleThe Case Of The Golden IdolVampire SurvivorsWarhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - DaemonhuntersObsidian EntertainmentNintendo SwitchSupermassive GamesShooterXbox Series X/SFrontier FoundryPlaystackReturn to Monkey IslandCitizen SleeperLucasfilm GamesStrategy: Turn-Based Strategyponcle2K GamesSide viewElden RingAction AdventureFocus Home InteractivePowerWash SimulatorPS5PlatformerFinjiFirst personPentimentWho's Lila?AtlusColor Gray GamesJudgmentGeography Of RobotsStrategyHack & SlashIceberg InteractivePoint and ClickSegaNorcoGroundedMassive MonsterVisual Novel & DatingPersona 5 RoyalNeon WhiteIndieRaw FuryRPGSingle PlayerStrange HorticultureSimulationBird view / IsometricFocus EntertainmentSaturnaliaStrayFuturLabHardspace: ShipbreakerBlockbusterCult of the LambTunicGarage Heathen

With all the doors on our RPS Advent Calendar well and truly busted open for 2022 now, we thought it was high time to gather all of our favourite games of the year together in one handy location. If you've been diligently scoffing our Advent treats throughout December, then you'll already know what our game of the year picks are for 2022, but just in case you missed them or want to go through them one final time, we've got 'em all right here for you in our definitive Games Of The Year list. Enjoy!

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The RPS Advent Calendar 2022, December 21sthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rps-advent-calendar-2022-december-21stRPSWed, 21 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rps-advent-calendar-2022-december-21stThe RPS Advent Calendar 2022Action AdventureAdvent CalendarBlueTwelve StudioAnnapurna InteractiveStray

If you want to open today's door on the RPS Advent Calendar you're going to have to jump and pull on the handle, or scratch on the door until someone comes to open it for me. Unfortunately, today you don't have opposable thumbs - but you're way better at climbing, which is going to come in useful.

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AGDQ 2023 lineup includes a no-soap PowerWash Simulator speedrunhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/agdq-2023-lineup-includes-a-no-soap-powerwash-simulator-speedrunCJ WheelerTue, 08 Nov 2022 16:38:38 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/agdq-2023-lineup-includes-a-no-soap-powerwash-simulator-speedrunPowerWash SimulatorAGDQ 2023SpeedrunningAwesome Games Done QuickNeon WhiteIndieCult of the LambKids & FamilyStrayGames Done Quick

Speedrunning charity event Awesome Games Done Quick is returning in January, and there’s plenty of PC runs among its freshly announced preliminary schedule. Notable standouts this time around are PowerWash Simulator, which might well be my personal GOTY contender, and a bonus appearance from cutesy cyberpunk cat sim Stray. There’s also a Google Stadia run of nautical indie action-adventure Wavetale, just a week before the streaming platform closes for good.

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Spyro has been modded into indie cat hit Strayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/spyro-has-been-modded-into-indie-cat-hit-strayCJ WheelerMon, 01 Aug 2022 10:45:28 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/spyro-has-been-modded-into-indie-cat-hit-strayOpen WorldModsScience FictionSpyro Reignited TrilogyIndieAnnapurna InteractiveBluetwelveStray

Four legs? Check. Adorable? Yup. Winged and purple? Wait, that’s not a cat. It’s only Spyro the dragon, modded into Bluetwelve’s hit indie miaow ‘em up Stray. Quite a decent fit too, Spyro me ol’ chum. It’s a bit like if Toys For Bob decided to give the plucky young drake his own version of Sonic Frontiers.

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Stray gets the multiplayer treatment with this local co-op modhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-gets-the-multiplayer-treatment-with-this-local-co-op-modCJ WheelerThu, 28 Jul 2022 15:50:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-gets-the-multiplayer-treatment-with-this-local-co-op-modOpen WorldModsBlueTwelve StudioScience FictionIndieAnnapurna InteractiveStray

A lot of people love cats, as cyberpunk moggy sim Stray showed us when it launched last week. Now, you can enjoy Stray together with some buddies and/or pals thanks to a new multiplayer mod for the game. This is classic stuff people, because we’re talking splitscreen local co-op.

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Stray's cat has now been modded into Doomhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/strays-cat-has-now-been-modded-into-doomCJ WheelerThu, 28 Jul 2022 08:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/strays-cat-has-now-been-modded-into-doomShooterStrayModsDoom

Indie cat adventure Stray has been doing well for itself since it was released last week. Now, it seems other games want to get in on that cute factor. Cue Stray In Doom, which sends Doomguy off for a rest to let a sweet little kitty frag some demons in his stead. Creator Edy Pagaza tweeted footage from the mod earlier this week, and you can now try it for yourself by downloading it from ModDB. You can watch a trailer below. Aww!

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See through a cat's eyes using the Stray first-person modhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/see-through-a-cats-eyes-using-the-stray-first-person-modGraham SmithMon, 25 Jul 2022 20:38:37 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/see-through-a-cats-eyes-using-the-stray-first-person-modModsAction AdventureBlockbusterIndieAnnapurna InteractiveBluetwelveStray

I'd rather play almost any game in first-person rather than third-person. A game in which I'm a cat might be one of the few exceptions. If you feel differently, and you'd really like to get inside the head of the feline protagonist in Stray, then there's now a first-person mod to help you.

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Stray modders are adding their real cats to the game, and Garfieldhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-modders-are-adding-their-real-cats-to-the-game-and-garfieldAlice O'ConnorMon, 25 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-modders-are-adding-their-real-cats-to-the-game-and-garfieldGrand Theft Auto: San AndreasStrayModsAnnapurna InteractiveGarfieldBluetwelveCatsPlatformer

Less than a week after Stray launched, the smash-hit cyberpunk cat adventure has dozens of mods available with new looks for our little friend. My favourites are when modders make the game's cat look like their own real cat, and show me photos of that pretty cat. Then... you have some weirder options, like turning it into Garfield (in both realistic and cartoon forms) or a horrifying quadripedal version of GTA: San Andreas star CJ.

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Turns out Stray’s cryptic code language isn’t all that hard to decipherhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/turns-out-strays-cryptic-code-language-isnt-all-that-hard-to-decipherCJ WheelerMon, 25 Jul 2022 09:35:04 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/turns-out-strays-cryptic-code-language-isnt-all-that-hard-to-decipherOpen WorldAction AdventureBlueTwelve StudioScience FictionAnnapurna InteractiveStrayStory Rich

Looking at signs in open-world catventure Stray makes me think I’m due for an eye-test. The code language in the game appears a lot like something that should be legible, but it’s not. At least, not straight away anyway. Luckily, these things don’t ever stay cryptic for long. HalfGlassGaming’s Josh Wirtanen has proffered a handy guide to how to read the chapter titles, signs and music sheets, with help from the growing Stray community.

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PC players are lapping up cat adventure Stray on Steam, despite being free on PlayStation right nowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-players-are-lapping-up-cat-adventure-stray-on-steam-despite-being-free-on-playstation-right-nowCJ WheelerThu, 21 Jul 2022 11:32:08 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-players-are-lapping-up-cat-adventure-stray-on-steam-despite-being-free-on-playstation-right-nowAction AdventureBlueTwelve StudioScience FictionIndieAnnapurna InteractiveStrayCats

Never underestimate the innate cuteness of cats. It’s a phenomenon that’s served the Internet, Ancient Egyptian civilisation and Andrew Lloyd-Webber well. Now it’s the turn of Annapurna Interactive, publishers of miaow ‘em up Stray, who have seen the highest concurrent player counts on Steam for any of their games released to date. That's despite the game being free to PlayStation owners right now, if you sign up for their newly added seven-day free trial of their PlayStation Plus Extra subscription. Watch the trailer below to get a dose of cuteness for yourself.

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Real cats seem to like Stray as much as we dohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/real-cats-seem-to-like-stray-as-much-as-we-doGraham SmithTue, 19 Jul 2022 21:12:08 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/real-cats-seem-to-like-stray-as-much-as-we-doAction AdventureStrayAnnapurna InteractiveBlueTwelve Studio

Long awaited cat 'em up Stray is out as of today, which is good news for us humans who play videogames. It may also be good news for actual cats, if the Twitter account Cats Watching Stray is any indication. It seems like cats can't get enough of watching their virtual doppelganger on screen, and in turn, I can't get enough of watching them watching.

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Stray Sheet Music locationshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-sheet-music-locationsHayden HeffordTue, 19 Jul 2022 14:19:13 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-sheet-music-locationsAction AdventureBlueTwelve StudioScience FictionAnnapurna InteractiveStray

Want to find all of the Sheet Music locations in Stray? In Stray, you control an adventurous feline lost in a gorgeous dystopian city. When you first enter the Slums area early in your adventure, you'll meet a guitar-strumming robot named Morusque. Morusque asks you to find pieces of Sheet Music scattered around the city, of which there are eight in total. However, this is no easy task. The Slums are dense, and the Sheet Music locations are well-hidden.

In this guide, we break down all of the Sheet Music locations in Stray. As you find Sheet Music in the world, you’ll notice that they each have a number out of eight in the name, which should help you easily remember which ones you’ve already found.

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Stray Energy Drink locationshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-vending-machine-locationsHayden HeffordTue, 19 Jul 2022 14:19:11 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-vending-machine-locationsAction AdventureBlueTwelve StudioScience FictionAnnapurna InteractiveStray

Looking for all of the Energy Drink locations in Stray? Energy Drinks are a type of currency in Stray. You can use them to purchase a piece of Sheet Music and a Memory from Azooz, the market place merchant in the Slums. You can get these Energy Drinks by interacting with Vending Machines scattered around the Slums. However, finding all of the Energy Drink locations yourself is a challenge, as the Slums are an incredibly dense urban environment.

In this guide, we'll show you all of the Energy Drink locations in Stray, so that you can easily find every Vending Machine. We'll also remind you where to find Azooz, so that you can return to the market place and spend your Stray Energy Drinks.

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Stray PC system requirements and the best settings to usehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-pc-system-requirements-and-the-best-settings-to-useJames ArcherMon, 18 Jul 2022 16:10:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-pc-system-requirements-and-the-best-settings-to-useStrayHardwareCatsBlueTwelve Studio

I’ve been looking forward to Stray for years, mainly for the cat-tion adventure premise but also so I could enjoy more of its marvellous presentation. The final product (as reviewed by Katharine) isn’t quite as glossy as the 2016 test footage, but it’s still an impeccably detailed, gorgeously lit slice of cyberpunk – and even so, the PC version can run silkier than a Maine Coon’s coat.

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Stray review: one small step for cats, one giant leap for action adventure gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-reviewKatharine CastleMon, 18 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-reviewAction AdventureBlueTwelve StudioScience FictionAnnapurna InteractiveWot I ThinkStrayBestest Bests

Cats are masters of their domain. As an owner of two tortoiseshells myself, they've unlocked routes in our house I never knew existed, using the tiny lip of our fridge as a gateway to the top of our kitchen cupboards, bed frames as launch pads to the middle bar of our sash windows (not even the actual window sill, those daft beasts), and don't even get me started on how they managed to get onto the top of our 2cm wide shower rail that one time.

Stray, BlueTwelve Studio's cat 'em up explorathon, puts you in the paws of a similarly savvy feline protagonist. The cat itself is a marvel of digital observation, fully inhabiting all of the best cat-isms I know and love. You can scratch the backs of sofas and knead and shred carpets with alternate squeezes of the trigger buttons, meow at will, lap from dripping water bowls, topple piles of carefully stacked books and push paint cans off the edge of ledges - and, if you leave them idle long enough, they'll stretch and catch flies too tiny to be caught by the human eye. You can also play a mean game of billiards, much to the annoyance of the local robots. I wouldn't go as far as saying it loosened my jaw quite as much as when I first set eyes on Trico from The Last Guardian, all told, but I reckon if BlueTwelve had the same kind of budget and scale as GenDesign and Sony's Japan Studio did back then, then Stray's cat would be every bit the equal of that famous cat-bird-chimera.

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Stray wants to show there's no such thing as curiosity killed the cathttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-wants-to-show-theres-no-such-thing-as-curiosity-killed-the-catKatharine CastleWed, 08 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-wants-to-show-theres-no-such-thing-as-curiosity-killed-the-catPreviewsAction AdventurePuzzleBlueTwelve StudioIndieAnnapurna InteractiveInterviewStrayPlatformer

When I look outside my window, I often see our two cats scrabbling up our back wall as they hop over the fence to visit the neighbour's garden. Up and down they go, covering distances seemingly impossible for their tiny, wiry frames, yet without coming to any harm whatsoever. It's an instinct the team at BlueTwelve Studio know all too well, having modelled their unnamed cat protagonist in their debut adventure game Stray after a couple of their own feline companions - and colleagues, it turns out.

"About 80% of the team are cat owners, or are being owned by a cat depending on how you see it," says producer Swann Martin-Raget. "We actually have two cats that are joining us almost everyday at the office and are working with us. The main character is based on one of the director's cats called Murtaugh. He's not an exact copy, but he's the main reference. We also have Oscar, who is a Sphynx, a furless cat, so he's a very good reference for animation because we can clearly see all the movements. We also have a lot of strays that we've adopted, but yeah, we definitely are huge cat lovers and these animals are fascinating to us."

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Cat simulator Stray will wander out into its cybercity in Julyhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cat-simulator-stray-will-wander-out-into-its-cybercity-in-julyJay CastelloFri, 03 Jun 2022 14:31:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cat-simulator-stray-will-wander-out-into-its-cybercity-in-julyAction AdventureStrayAnnapurna InteractiveBlueTwelve Studio

Stray, the game about being a little cat exploring around a big cybercity, has a release date - and it's soon! July, in fact. That's next month! Time flies when you're excited about getting to be a ginger tabby kitty.

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The Weekspot podcast #049: Outer Wilds cardhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-gaming-weekspot-podcast-049-outer-wilds-echoes-of-the-eyeColm AhernTue, 03 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-gaming-weekspot-podcast-049-outer-wilds-echoes-of-the-eyeThe AscentOuter WildsThe PC Gaming WeekspotNeon WhiteIndieGRIMEStrayOmno

Annapurna really stretched the limits of notE3 by putting on their inaugural showcase so late in the day, but I’m glad they did. They showed off a lot of cool things, like Neon White and Stray. We even got the briefest of looks at the upcoming Outer Wilds DLC.

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Stray shines most when it lets you be a jerk like a cathttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-shines-most-when-it-lets-you-be-a-catGraham SmithThu, 29 Jul 2021 21:53:26 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stray-shines-most-when-it-lets-you-be-a-catBluetwelveStrayAnnapurna Interactive

Tonight's Annapurna showcase brought news of many games, and among them was Stray. First announced at E3 last year, it's a gorgeous-looking third-person adventure in which you control a cat trying to survive in a cybercity.

The first developer walkthrough of Stray revealed that someone has given the cat a gun. Watch the trailer below.

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Everything announced at the Annapurna Interactive showcase 2021https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-that-happened-at-the-annapurna-interactive-showcase-2021Imogen BeckhellingThu, 29 Jul 2021 19:30:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-that-happened-at-the-annapurna-interactive-showcase-2021Outerloop GamesStorytellerA Memoir BlueOuter WildsNeon WhiteAnnapurna InteractiveSkin DeepNo CodeSolar AshThe Artful EscapeStray

Tonight, Annapurna Interactive held their very first E3-like showcase, showing off loads of games they're publishing over the next year or so, as well as revealing new developers they're working with. We saw new gameplay for Stray, Neon White, Skin Deep, and a very special announcement from Outer Wilds developers Mobius Digital about a cryptic new expansion.

If you missed the stream, read on, because we've made a big list of everything that happened at the Annapurna Interactive Showcase.

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Explore a city of robots as a lovely cat in Strayhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/explore-a-city-of-robots-as-a-lovely-cat-in-strayAlice O'ConnorThu, 11 Jun 2020 22:14:57 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/explore-a-city-of-robots-as-a-lovely-cat-in-strayAction AdventureE3 2020Annapurna InteractiveStrayCatsHK Project

One lovely surprise in Sony's E3 pressblast was the appearance of Stray, a game about a lovely little cat with a backpack who's exploring a Kowloon Walled City-esque cybercity filled with robots. If that sounds familiar, it might be because it's been around in the works for years, formerly codenamed HK Project. I'd half-given up on ever seeing it again. But now I have! And the cat is: very good. And it has: a little robot friend.

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Watch A Cybercat Explore A Kowloon-y Cybercityhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hk-project-kowloon-walled-cityAlice O'ConnorMon, 16 May 2016 12:06:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hk-project-kowloon-walled-cityIndieStrayCatsHK Project

The game doesn't have a proper name yet and I couldn't rightly tell you what it is, but I am certainly enjoying seeing a cat roam the neon alleys of a cybercity inspired by Kowloon Walled City in HK Project [dev blog]. Creators Koola & Viv call it "a cat adventure video game" - a grossly underserved genre. We'll get to be a cybercat wandering down alleyways, platforming around, and generally taking in the sights? It's still early days for the game, but my Monday's certainly brightened up by watching this:

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