They Killed Your Cat

They Killed Your Cat

Released Feb 2026

A short but relentless first-person shooter featuring manual reloading, walking, and blinking, with settings that let you customize your experience.

76% positive · 921 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Steam $6.29 $6.99 −10%
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Evaluation

They Killed Your Cat launched on February 24, 2026 as a short first-person shooter with quirky manual-control mechanics (manual reloading, walking, and blinking). In the four days immediately following launch, the developer (Vekaria) shipped seven updates — a rapid burst of post-launch polish addressing bugs, adding new game modes (Collateral Damage mode), new enemy behaviors (hammer-wielding enemies), and quality-of-life options (FOV slider, ADS sensitivity, resolution options). The last of these posts was on February 27, 2026, with several containing notes like "still working on more updates" — but those statements were made in the immediate launch window and no further communication has followed. As of today, August 27, 2026, there have been no developer posts, announcements, or updates of any kind since February 27, 2026 — a silence of six full months following that initial burst of activity. No DLC has been listed on the store. The game's store description describes it as "a short but relentless" experience, consistent with a contained, self-contained product. The developer never established a sustained pattern of major content updates beyond that first-week launch patch cycle. The game was outside the recently-launched window as of this assessment's date threshold, and with six months of complete silence, no announced future content, no DLC, and a store description that presents the game as a finished product, the evidence points to this being a complete, shipped game. The February 27, 2026 post appears to have been the last meaningful development communication.
Evidence
Last developer post, adding Collateral Damage mode, FOV slider, and various fixes. Includes 'still working on more updates' — but this was the final post and no further communication has followed.
news post · Feb 27, 2026 source ambiguous
medium
Store description bills the game as 'a short but relentless first-person shooter' — language consistent with a self-contained, finished product rather than an ongoing or expanding one.
store metadata source development ending
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Vekaria
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Manually reload your weapons

Manually walk by controlling each leg

Customize your experience

Kill everything (No survivors)

Each weapon features unique reload mechanics

Manually save your progress

Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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