Stray

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Verdict

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Player sentiment

Player sentiment is from Steam (PC) reviews.

All time

97.2%

178,753 reviews

12 months

96.6%

16,262 reviews

90 days

96.4%

4,247 reviews

30 days

97%

1,052 reviews

Stable+0.3 pts versus the previous 90 days

Review history

Bars are review volume. The line is the positive percentage. Periods under 10 reviews are faded.

What players are saying

Positive

You cat to be kitten me! I bought this expecting something a lot more mundane and ok, turns out its absolutely fantastic. The visual style and atmosphere are absolutely impeccable. The music and sounds effects are also wonderful and very relaxing, a pleasure to listen to, and you might get the opportunity to do just that since there's an achievement to chill out and purr while listening to music for an hour. The movement is particularly fluid as is the parkour/platforming which represent most of the gameplay, along with the occasional puzzle to solve. You're just a stray cat out to save a doomed world, and you're doing so with the help of adorable robots. You'll be achieving with elegance, grace, excitement exploring this dilapidated world, and will be thrilled throughout. A breath of fresh air this is. It's a lot better than you think. Play it. it's purrfect.
10h 31m played at review · 24 Sept 2026
This game takes 10-15 hours to beat without trying to speed run, so its great for the weekend. Incredibly detailed exploration game with beautifully grim dystopian environments. Puzzled were really clever and all the feline actions were adorable, Very immersive, Direct gameplay, Good music and story, And liminal at times, This game recommends a controller cause trust me you don't wanna play it with K&M, Overall very great! I feel like more people should know about this game. Though there are some bugs that requiring restart chapter, hope that the development team can fix that. Highly recommend playing it
11h 10m played at review · 30 Sept 2026
Stray is fantastic and one of those games where I just can't put it into words. It's not a long game, it's not mechanically difficult or complex. But it has me feeling for the Cat and the robots throughout. You wander through a beautiful, broken cybercity and slowly unravel what happened to the world below. I highly highly recommend this game because despite stressful moments - playing as a Cat is so relaxing and there's moments that hit hard and I feel like it represents what the world is turning into these days. 9/10
12h 17m played at review · 29 Sept 2026
Stray is one of the most peaceful games I've ever played. Exploring the beautiful cyberpunk world as a cat was surprisingly relaxing, and I loved every minute of it. The graphics are absolutely stunning, with so much detail and atmosphere in every area. The story is simple but heartfelt, and the whole experience left me feeling calm and happy. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a unique and memorable adventure. 👍 Recommended 🐱✨
4h 6m played at review · 6 Sept 2026

Negative

It's just a cat simulator game made to look pretty. The story is okay, the gameplay is okay, the graphics are good, & an overall the game is mediocre at best. If you love cats and cat simulators this game is for you.
49h 9m played at review · 27 Sept 2026
The game is nice but I find it too expensive for how short it is. Worth playing, but maybe not for 28 euros.
8h 46m played at review · 24 Sept 2026
The game starts off incredibly fun and interesting Experiencing the world as a cat, solving puzzles makes the beginning of this game enjoyable About halfway through, the game completely loses its identity, and devolves into mindless shooting and random running and jumping to avoid being hit The difficulty spikes into something nearly impossible to finish without trying 100 times, until you just luck into beating whatever robot or enemy is shooting at you To make matters worse, you almost complete a level, get killed and have to start that level all the way from the beginning again which is annoying Maybe they thought they were so clever making this so hard to complete, but what they made was a game that gets so annoying it is no fun to even try to complete NOT RECOMMENDED
24h 11m played at review · 3 Sept 2026
This game is adorable and really captures the fantasy of playing as a mischievous and curious cat. The exploration is very engaging and you can jump your way to pretty much anything which is fun. Sometimes the gameplay feels a bit stale and lacks a bit of action but if you are looking for a mellow game, you'll be alright. I was surprised about the emotions that the game made me feel. It has some sad sequences that messed me up. With that said I cannot recommend it because of the PC port. Constant dips and FPS going in the single digits in busier moments. I have specs way over what is recommended and my experience was tainted by terrible optimization. If you're looking for an adorable game, this is the game for you but don't expect it to run exceptionally well.
8h 54m played at review · 28 Sept 2026