Cats and the Other Lives
Released Nov 2022
Part interactive fiction, part Felis domesticus adventure, “Cats and the Other Lives” explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen.
91% positive · 1,527 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Cats and the Other Lives is a self-contained narrative adventure game that launched on November 21, 2022. The store description describes a complete three-chapter story following the Mason family, with no mention of additional content, DLC, or ongoing updates. Following launch, Cultic Games issued a hotfix shortly after release and a bug-fix patch in December 2022, and then in October 2023 announced the game's arrival on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation through a publishing partner. That console release represents the last official communication from the developer, dated October 16, 2023. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced expansions, no roadmap for future content, and no developer statements indicating ongoing development beyond the initial release. The game shipped as a complete, finished product — a narrative game with a defined story structure — and has received only maintenance and platform-expansion support since launch. There is no indication from the developer that any further content is planned.
Evidence
Game launched after years of development; developer released the full three-chapter narrative experience
Game coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation on October 21, 2023 via OverGamez; last official communication from the developer
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Cultic Games
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Following the passing of Bernard Mason, the patriarch of the family, all the remaining Masons return to their childhood home for one last time.
As Aspen, the cat of the household, players will take a journey across the hopes, disappointments and regrets of the enigmatic Mason family, traversing through a rich narrative that spans over decades.
The game embraces a simple yet intuitive point and click play style, celebrating a design approach based on the behaviours of common house cats living all around the world.
Is the cat just a pet, or does this creature play a more mysterious role in our lives?
Features
- Be a charming but ordinary house cat. Aspen is neither the witty talking cat nor a supernatural creature. Play as the domestic cat of the Mason household.
- Unravel the decades-spanning story of the Mason Family by witnessing the relations of the surviving family members and tracking ghosts of the past.
- Explore the mysterious Mason Manor to every nook and cranny in beautiful 2D pixel art supported by modern cinematic lighting.
- Experience gameplay sequences inspired by naturalistic cat behaviour. Track the scents of different family members throughout the house or cause total mischief in an already tense dinner - as any proper house cat would do!
- Start as the silent witness and eventually become a force of change in the lives of the family members throughout the three chapters of the game.
A portion from the profits of "Cats and the Other Lives" is being used for the expenses of medical operations of street cats.
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Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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