cat and rat

Cat and Rat is a small solo-developed game that launched on November 12, 2022. It received a major "Remastered" update on August 18, 2025 that added new characters, an item slot system, expanded language support, and improved two-player functionality. On June 15, 2026, the developer posted a candid update explaining that they had lost their current project files after reinstalling their computer and were working from an older backup that predated the co-op mode. They announced a plan to rebuild and release an update including new items, new cats, new mice, a restored co-op mode, improved cat AI, and potentially online multiplayer — posting publicly to hold themselves accountable. Development activity has followed through substantially since that announcement. An optimization patch shipped June 17, 2026 (smarter cat AI, font improvements). The Chaos item was re-added June 18, 2026. A new cat character was added July 5, 2026. A new rat character was added July 30, 2026, with the developer confirming that online multiplayer is currently being researched. However, the July 5 post included a notable comment: "I'm burned out... I don't want to make any more updates." While content continued to ship after that post, this sentiment — paired with the developer's previously disclosed tendency toward procrastination — introduces real uncertainty about whether the remaining planned content, especially online multiplayer, will ultimately be delivered.