{"id":2386,"edition":13,"categories":3,"features":0,"size":10558,"name":"Cat-apult","authors":[{"name":"Karthikeyan Jayakumar","login":"goldenratio","gh":3019293}],"description":"
Cat-apult is a wild and wacky puzzle-platformer where you don’t just play as a cat—you launch one! Fling your fearless feline at breakneck speeds, ricocheting across tricky levels to snatch up shiny balls scattered in hard-to-reach places. It’s fast, it’s chaotic, and it’s claw-verly challenging. Are you ready to purr-fect your aim?
\nI find your game very well done and very “clean”. The concept is simple but original and it was a lot of fun for me to play! It’s a pity there is no sound that would make the game even better. Well done!
\n","games":["Wash the cat"]},{"at":410536494,"author":"smhaaker","login":"smhaaker","gh":10542292,"text":"This is an interesting small game but with good level design / puzzles. I enjoyed it. Good job
\n","games":["CatNFish"]},{"at":410564020,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"What a gem! I like the incremental introduction of new gameplay-elements, and the increasing difficulty.\nThe simple graphics are still good. (normally I prefer more “eye-candy”, but here it matches the game.\nSoundFX and/or a soundtrack are missing.
\nGreat game!
\n","games":["Miami Mice"]},{"at":410575920,"author":"xem","login":"xem","gh":1225909,"text":"An excellent game with good graphics, gameplay and level design. Only missing a bit of sound.
\n","games":["I got up on the wrong foot"]},{"at":410789104,"author":"Elias Ku","login":"eliasku","gh":3038174,"url":"https://eliasku.win","twitter":"eliaskuvoice","text":"A great minimalist game - not overloaded with graphics, and it really focuses on the gameplay mechanics. The controls are polished and comfortable, the difficulty has a nice ebb and flow, and the levels are diverse. I’d really love to hear some sound effects and music, but that just means there’s still something to look forward to! Congratulations! Well done! 👏🎮
\n","games":["Cat Survivors"]},{"at":410823456,"author":"Anthony Cosgrave","login":"anthonycosgrave","gh":1410114,"url":"https://imtoospexy.com/","text":"I loved the minimalist style of this and enjoyed playing it. Some audio would definitely give it a little bit extra.
\n","games":["Chickpocalypse Meow"]},{"at":410905711,"author":"Cliff Earl","login":"Antix-Development","gh":17822130,"text":"Very nice. The collision boxes on the spikes are too unforgiving for me.
\nI like the flat graphics, well done.
\n","games":["Black Cat - Nine Lives, No Mercy"]},{"at":410942295,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"I love the look of the game and how it plays
\nThe puzzles are well thought out, with sometimes the most obvious or linear solution not being the right one
\nThe graphics and mechanics work well
\nA couple of times the hitbox of the cat seemed a bit large, spikes were collided with when the cat was nowhere near them. The trajectory is also misleading sometimes
\nGot stuck on the level with the block that disappears
\n","games":["Mochi and the midnight escape"]},{"typ":2,"at":411109111,"author":"Ania Kubów","login":"kubowania","gh":51362610,"url":"javascriptgames.online","twitter":"ania_kubow","text":"For a game that looks very simple - this entry is very sophisticated! There were many things I appreciated.
\nI enjoyed how the game instructions were woven into the game play through a practise round that you had to pass in order to actually play. This ensured the player understood the logic before diving in.
\nThe minimal graphics are very effective, with great composition and color choices made throughout.
\nThe movements were smooth and the gravity was satisfying.
\nAn excellent entry overall!
\n"},{"at":411148819,"author":"JimmySmells","login":"JimmySmells","gh":231127042,"text":"Level 3 was hard, fun game
\n","games":["The Giver"]},{"at":411277429,"author":"Gleb Volkov","login":"malec-palec","gh":2181873,"twitter":"volkov_ayyy","text":"I like slinging the cat through clever, compact levels-snappy controls, smooth gravity, and crisp minimalist visuals make it feel super polished. The tutorial-onboarding is smart and the difficulty ramps satisfyingly; I just wish spikes were a bit less punishing and there were some juicy sounds to match the energy.\nAlso, it’s funny that your game has almost the same name as mine)
\n","games":["Catapoolt"]},{"at":411521895,"author":"Attila Horváth","login":"attilahorvath","gh":4081005,"text":"Very well done, one of my favourite entries this year!
\nGreat concept, clever puzzle design, progressive difficulty and a very pleasing looking presentation.
\nI agree with the other comments that the hitbox is somewhat too large though, making an already challenging game even harder.
\nGreat work!
\n","games":["A Voiding Your Problems"]},{"at":411558695,"author":"Andy Sommerville","login":"aksommerville","gh":1869768,"url":"http://aksommerville.com","text":"Really fun, and I love the simple silhouette graphics style.
\n","games":["Nine Lives"]},{"typ":2,"at":411768115,"author":"Noël Meudec","login":"Noel-FB","gh":71314518,"url":"https://facebook.com/instantgames","text":"I managed to finish this game, but it got super hard super fast!\nNice game mechanics and level design, but the day you make longer games, make sure to be more incremental with the difficulty level. It’s also lacking sound (it would definitely add to the atmosphere).\nOverall, great little game!
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":411803294,"author":"Jedidiah Weller","login":"jedihacks","gh":996175,"url":"www.openforge.io","twitter":"jedihacks","text":"Great submission Karthikeyan,
\nI really enjoyed playing this! It felt simple but polished and I like this style of strategic puzzle. I also really liked the bounce effect.
\nAdditionally, the razors (thats what im calling them) were a great addition. I wish it had a “yowl” when the cat dies lol.
\nI recorded a video review for all the games here so that you can see my initial reaction while playing, which is often quite helpful from a user experience perspective. https://www.youtube.com/live/jl6pC4OnVJA?si=hadQmN9JZB93hDUM
\nGood luck in the competition and good job!
\n"},{"at":411868227,"author":"Noumisyifa Nabila","login":"numshv","gh":149067096,"twitter":"numshv","text":"cool concept of a platformer! I really enjoyed it
\n","games":["Clawstruck"]}],"results":{"theme":{"rank":38,"min":1,"score":3.54,"max":4.24},"innovation":{"rank":19,"min":1.2,"score":3.54,"max":4.03},"gameplay":{"rank":21,"min":1.18,"score":3.58,"max":4.37},"graphics":{"rank":47,"min":1.6,"score":3.63,"max":4.56},"controls":{"rank":44,"min":1.6,"score":3.5,"max":4.45},"primary":{"rank":74,"min":8.68,"score":17.79,"max":24.89},"label":"Overall"}}