Catlateral Damage
2013 video game
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Catlateral Damage is a first-person video game in which the player plays as a cat. The goal of the game is to knock as many of the player character's owner's belongings onto the floor as possible.[1] There are game modes in which the player can race against the clock and get a certain number of items onto the floor as fast as they can, score as many points as possible in two minutes, or play freely with no clock and no points.
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Title screen of v1.0.8 release | |
| Developers | Manekoware, Fire Hose Games |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platforms | Windows, OS X, Linux, Ouya, Razer Forge TV, PlayStation 4, HTC Vive, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S |
| Release | Web (Prototype)
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| Genre | Action |
| Mode | Single-player |
Development
The original version of Catlateral Damage was created for the August 2013 7DFPS game jam.[2][3] Development for a full release began in September 2013.[2]
On 13 January 2014, Catlateral Damage was released on Steam's "Steam Greenlight" service.[4] There was a Kickstarter campaign for the game that ran between 16 June 2014 and 11 July 2014.[5] The full version of the game was released on Steam on 27 May 2015.[6] A "Remeowstered" version was released in September 2021 for platforms including Xbox One and the Series consoles.[7]
Release and reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PS4: 57/100[8] |
Original release
Catlateral Damage received mixed to positive reviews upon release.
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BuzzFeed's Joseph Bernstein reviewed the original Catlateral Damage favorably citing "If you have ever wanted to know what it is like to be a little feline menace, this is your chance."[9]
Kotaku's Luke Plunkett reviewed the original Catlateral Damage as "as accurate a cat simulator as you'll ever play."[10]
Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Nathan Grayson reviewed the original Catlateral Damage as "basic and inconsequential as can be, and that's exactly what I wanted from it. Be a cat. Do total jerkstore asshole cat things. The end."[11]
Alpha release
CNET's Michelle Starr reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "kind of really fun."[12]
Indie Statik's Chris Priestman reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "a fun little game about making a mess. What's not to love?"[13]
Joystiq's Danny Cowan reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage favorably with "For anyone who has never owned cats, this is a fairly accurate simulation of what their day-to-day life entails."[14]
VG247's Mike Irving reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "small and rough at the moment" but found the game "entertaining."[15]
