If you can’t reach the goal yourself, lay an egg and maybe the next You can make it.
\n| Motion | Keyboard | Alt keyboard | Gamepad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walk | ← → | A D | Dpad |
| Jump | Z | Space | South |
| Lay egg | X | E | West |
| Reset | R | R | East |
This entry has a solid, unique selling point. It strongly reminds me of Animal Well—specifically, its focus on discovering secrets through organic exploration. While this might have been unintentional, (of course I didn’t read the instructions) it’s a major strength. I would highly recommend leaning into these secret mechanics and making them a core pillar of the game’s identity.
\n","games":["Mor Chess 2","Mor Chess"]},{"at":410377921,"author":"Javi Agenjo","login":"jagenjo","gh":393515,"url":"http://tamats.com","twitter":"tamat","text":"Interesting idea, but a little strange to have to day several times in order to get the wings. I liked the idea of dieing to get something, but it needs to be part of a mechanic, not just - die several times to complete the level -
\nAnyway, I loved the atari graphics and the cover
\n","games":["Pacific Black Cats"]},{"at":410427969,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"The retro vibes are strong with this one!\nYou combined an interesting mix of gameplay mechanics.\nI manages to finish with spending “only” 76 cats :)
\nNice game!
\n","games":["Miami Mice"]},{"at":410435243,"author":"Ryan Tyler","login":"tyler6699","gh":50468,"url":"https://carelesslabs.co.uk","text":"Reminds me of a past entry I made where you use your body as a platform after you die.
\nNice simple but retro gfx!
\nCats laying eggs though? :D
\n","games":["Yarn Run"]},{"at":410480951,"author":"Benjamin Boyd Austin","login":"bbaustin","gh":18755168,"text":"This is one of the most bizarre games I’ve ever played, haha. It’s awesome!
\nOn level 3, I actually didn’t understand what to do until I came here and read the comments. I was trying to build a ladder out of dead cats (never thought I would write that sentence). Maybe slightly more handholding would be good? Although, at the same time, I also like that you explain nothing and let the player figure things out on their own.
\nOtherwise, the music is amazing, the graphics are very cool, and the levels are fun in the sense that you can sacrifice cats to get wings or try to strategize and save some of your nine lives.
\nI went through 60 cats and 76 eggs apparently
\n","games":["VOID Cat"]},{"at":410513059,"author":"xem","login":"xem","gh":1225909,"text":"Yay! Cute graphics, good audio and interesting concept based on multiple incarnations to solve the levels. Why eggs though?
\n","games":["I got up on the wrong foot"]},{"typ":1,"at":410529080,"re":410513059,"author":"Andy Sommerville","login":"aksommerville","gh":1869768,"url":"http://aksommerville.com","text":"Eggs, because, of all the things that might come out of a cat’s behind, they’re the least offensive. :)
\n"},{"at":410514404,"author":"Andrew Higson-Smith","login":"ElementalSystems","gh":4255763,"url":"www.elementalsystems.co.za","text":"Weird - exploratory and kinda cool - I enjoyed it but found it a little unpredictable to really meet my platformer / puzzle fun.
\n","games":["Wake the Cat"]},{"at":410549387,"author":"Homer Dilpleu","login":"HomerDilpleu","gh":66157330,"text":"It took me a while to understand the mechanics, but once you get it everything is logical. The game is fun to play and the music is cool. Great work!
\n","games":["Wash the cat"]},{"at":410588960,"author":"Michael M.","login":"Schnark","gh":17846729,"url":"https://schnark.github.io","text":"A nice and interesting game! And you are among the few who properly handle keyboard events, so I can play with “search as you type” enabled. That does not happen often, so I really appreciate it.
\n","games":["Edgar's Mission"]},{"typ":1,"at":410685720,"re":410588960,"author":"Andy Sommerville","login":"aksommerville","gh":1869768,"url":"http://aksommerville.com","text":"I’m curious about “search as you type”. Presumably I got that right because I stopPropagation and preventDefault the key events after consuming them. But would feel better to be sure of it… Is that a browser feature? Something I could find documented somewhere? Thanks for pointing it out!
\n"},{"at":410592421,"author":"smhaaker","login":"smhaaker","gh":10542292,"text":"Nice Audio. I like the old-school graphics. Challenging gameplay. Good job.
\n","games":["CatNFish"]},{"at":410609801,"author":"John Edvard","login":"johnedvard","gh":656024,"url":"https://reitgames.com","twitter":"ReitGames","text":"Interesting game concepts. The first couple of levels were the most difficult, because I never imagine getting new super powers after dying a lot. It was a fun way to experience the challenge though, as I got an aha-moment. Once I knew the mechanics, the rest of the levels were fairly easy. The flying mechanism was a bit difficult to control at times, but with some practice, I understood how to navigate even the smallest corridors.
\n","games":["Triska the Ninja Cat"]},{"at":410653520,"author":"Zang0l0tino","login":"Zang0l0tino","gh":167128079,"text":"Pretty nice game overall, I really like the idea of having to revive to clear the level; though there was a level I couldn’t finish because I didn’t understand how to open the door. I couldn’t hear the audio, but seeing how others said it was great I gave you a good note. I only think you should’ve added a bit of in-game explanation for the mechanic. The game is already impressive overall, congratulations and good luck!
\n","games":["The Black Cat's Escape"]},{"typ":1,"at":410685522,"re":410653520,"author":"Andy Sommerville","login":"aksommerville","gh":1869768,"url":"http://aksommerville.com","text":"Audio might have been blocked by permissions, sometimes you have to click in the page, or some combination of clicking and refreshing, to convince the browser to allow it.
\nSpoilers:
\nBy door, I take it you mean the purple walls? They disappear when you touch the white switch. In level 2, after throwing the switch you’ll be trapped – the only way to reach the door after that is to have laid an egg somewhere outside the trap.
\nThanks for playing!
\n"},{"at":410671688,"author":"qufakuz","login":"qufakuz","gh":157382081,"text":"Nice lay egg mechanic and retro vibe, i like it
\n","games":["Cat and Spikes"]},{"at":410717584,"author":"Camilo Ramírez","login":"jucarave","gh":8118259,"url":"https://camiloramirez.dev/","twitter":"jucarave","text":"5 stars overall, I loved the theme and the puzzle elements, also loved the idea of getting new powers after dying several times. Great job
\n","games":["Guardian Cat"]},{"at":410780073,"author":"Elias Ku","login":"eliasku","gh":3038174,"url":"https://eliasku.win","twitter":"eliaskuvoice","text":"Haha, that’s hilarious! A cat laying eggs – now that’s original 😄
\nThanks for such a fun game and the super catchy music!
Brilliantly captures the quirky humour and addictives gameplay of the early 8bit era. A fine homage and bloody addictive too!
\n","games":["KleptoKitty"]},{"at":411046964,"author":"Jonathan Vallet","login":"jonathan-vallet","gh":5329099,"text":"I found the controls a bit difficult. In level 3, I couldn’t manage to climb by using the cat as a platform: it feels almost pixel-perfect, and sometimes you either fall through or miss the spot. Improving the hitboxes could make it smoother.
\nI kept going after reading the comments to discover the powers, which is a great idea, though it’s a bit of a pity that it isn’t introduced more naturally (having to die 8 times to unlock a bonus is not something players usually expect).
\nThe game reminded me of Total Party Kill, which is a nice reference!
\n","games":["Witchcat"]},{"at":411067981,"author":"Mohammad Jawad","login":"mhmdjawad","gh":22205462,"url":"https://pdemia.com/","text":"i was surprized with lay egg option then i try and finish a puzzle, but then another one was hard to do without reading others comments on how to do that and have repeated going in many times to try ideas. good game well done
\n","games":["The Familiar"]},{"typ":2,"at":411103205,"author":"Christer Kaitila","login":"McFunkypants","gh":2111957,"url":"http://www.mcfunkypants.com","text":"What a fun original idea to have cats laying eggs! I like the graphics and sound, and I appreciate that you included gamepad controls. It takes serious commitment (and a willingness to impale yourself on purpose on the very same spot over and over) to not give up before the wings appear. I would never would have figured out how to play properly without reading the comments here. I feel silly for not trying harder! I should not have given up so soon! the clue is in the game title! nine lives! use them wisely! seems almost obvious now!! lol
\nThat said, despite perhaps needing a little tutorial, the game is lovely, the movement is fine, the levels are interesting, and you did a great job. Thank you for joining js13k!!!
\n"},{"at":411190917,"author":"Anthony Cosgrave","login":"anthonycosgrave","gh":1410114,"url":"https://imtoospexy.com/","text":"Weird, fun and a really clever idea! It’s a very addictive game.
\n","games":["Chickpocalypse Meow"]},{"at":411346941,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"A fun game with an interesting mechanic
\nIt took me a while to realise that the eggs the cat was laying was set to a respawn point
\nI only got a few levels in until I got to a level with no key to unlock the barrier and no obvious way to get round or egg laying place?
\nStill, an enjoyable experience
\n","games":["Mochi and the midnight escape"]},{"typ":1,"at":411373684,"re":411346941,"author":"Andy Sommerville","login":"aksommerville","gh":1869768,"url":"http://aksommerville.com","text":"There’s actually two kinds of barrier: One for switches and one for something else…
\nSpoiler:
\nThe way to open the other door is to lay all eight eggs. At that point, the Egg button performs a completely different function.
\n"},{"at":411539308,"author":"Surma","login":"surma","gh":234957,"url":"https://surma.dev","text":"This is a really cool concept. I got stuck pretty quickly, but I’d love to have more levels for this.
\nI love the minimalist visuals, the music was nice. Sound effects were good too, but could use some polish. Great job overall!
\n","games":["Swing A Cat"]},{"typ":2,"at":411804406,"author":"Jedidiah Weller","login":"jedihacks","gh":996175,"url":"www.openforge.io","twitter":"jedihacks","text":"Andy,
\nThis was a fantastic submission - great work on it! I enjoyed the music / audio as well as the transition between levels and the level mechanics themself.
\nGlowing reviews from my side - good work!
\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":411951713,"author":"Romain Arnaud","login":"Rominou34","gh":17294713,"url":"https://osmova.com/","text":"Incredible game, everything here is very good : nice graphics, enjoyable music, and very original gameplay perfectly fitting the theme.
\nI got stuck a little bit on level 3 because I didn’t die enough to discover the wings, but apart from this little hiccup I found the gameplay very well thought. I didn’t understand the egg part at first, but the whole “lay an egg and sacrifice yourself to help your future self” reminds me of Blair and I love it.
\nI also love how you can use your corpse as a way to render the spikes useless.
\nCongratulations !
\n","games":["Oggy's Curse"]},{"at":411979252,"author":"sdeseille","login":"sdeseille","gh":106524,"text":"Excellent, I love the music in that game.\nGraphism are goodt too.\nMaybe I’m not very skilled but I found the control of the cat a little bit difficult.
\nTheir is a lot of pikes to avoid. :p
\nGreat game
\n","games":["Blacky Returns Home"]},{"at":412030022,"author":"João Lopes","login":"lopis","gh":2715751,"url":"www.jlopes.dev","text":"Really nice entry with clever mechanics. The controls are a little hard to master, but I love the retro vibe of it all. For some reason the music doesn’t work on Firefox.
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