Cats Around Us: Giant Cat from Publisher Silesia Games and Developer Noobzilla
More hidden Cat fun!
Another hidden cat game from Silesia games. The game follows the same concept as the other games in this series where you start out with a black and white page (or whatever color combination you prefer) where you find the hidden cats around the level. Once you find and click on the cat they become colored in and provide you with some cute details about the cat.
The levels are smaller than we’ve seen on some of their other games. Instead of the more sprawling and elaborate mural-like maps the levels here are more like comic or manga pages. They are also less numerous as there are only 4 levels in this game.
Each of the first 3 levels contains hidden puzzle pieces to collect in addition to the many cats. These puzzle pieces are required to unlock the following level. You can solve the puzzle if you’d like to but you also have the option to skip the puzzle by pressing a button. Unfortunately, the on screen indicator for which button to press only shows the Nintendo switch version of the button which was a little confusing for us on Xbox.
The puzzles are easy to solve as the puzzles are only 25 pieces. You will need to rotate most of the pieces to get them in the correct orientation to place them in their spots. Luckily, the puzzle pieces lock in once placed into the correct locations so it’s easy to know for sure when you’ve got them in the right place. We do wish we could remap the puzzle reset button as we hit it by mistake a bunch of times when trying to rotate the puzzle pieces.
As you might have guessed by the game’s title, each level has at least 1 Giant cat. One of our reviewers actually missed the giant cat on the first level because it was so big it was the background, hiding through the sheer size of it.
It has all of the same quality of life additions from the previous games like photo mode which lets you take a photo of the map and color it like a coloring book as well as the massive amount of color options to select making it easier for people with color sensitivity. They also have 4 different background music tracks you can choose from and a dozen different pointers you can switch out.
There is also a stopwatch mode for replayability if you want to see how fast you can complete the levels.
Overall it’s a short and sweet game with a price to match.
Cats Around Us: Giant Cat is available on Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Playstation. A digital copy of this game was provided to SimpleGameReviews for the purposes of reviewing the game.
Cats and Seek : Kyoto from Publisher Silesia Games and Developer Noobzilla
An enjoyable search and find game featuring lots of cute cats. Perfect game to wind down with.
Another game from the Cats and Seek Series featuring an all new location.
This time we get to explore the charming heart of Kyoto looking for those adorably sneaky Cats.
The game has a lot of the same customization options that we loved the first time playing the Dino Park game from Cats and Seek. The Kyoto game introduces some additional features that we really liked while still having the same relaxing gameplay and controls we expected from the original.
One of the new additions to the game is a stopwatch so that you can time your speed runs of the levels. This adds some replayability if you want to see how fast you can complete the levels. The game is a little short with only 2 levels to play. One of the other new additions is Photo Mode that lets you take a photo of any part of the map and color it in. You can pick a color and “brush size” and click to fill in areas on the picture.
Several puzzle pieces are hidden in each level. If you find them all you can use them to solve a bonus puzzle accessible from the main menu. It’s a simple 25 piece puzzle that added to the game’s adorable artstyle.
There are locked chests and keys hidden around the levels. A few of the chests will have cats hidden in them just waiting to be freed. There are also some new easter egg characters to be found in the game.
There is also the option to change your cursor giving you even more options to customize your game play and adding another option for games with visual impairments.
Just like Cats and Seek: Dino Park there is a Hint button which helps you locate one of the remaining cats. When you get down to the last few cats to find, they also meow when they’re on the screen to help you find them without even using a hint.
With soothing sounds, cute visuals, and relaxing gameplay, it’s the perfect way to chill out – solo or with friends.
Cats and Seek: Kyoto is available on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Playstation and Steam.
Cats and Seek : Dino Park from Publisher Silesia Games and Developer Noobzilla
Quirky cats hiding in a Dino themed park. More color customization options than you can shake a stick at. Peaceful and fun search and find game.
A simple hide and seek game starring Cats in a Dinosaur themed park. There are a total of 5 hand drawn pictures with 100 cats you must find hiding throughout the park. Each level also has some bonus Birds or Bees to find.
Sounds pretty simple, and it is, but where the game shines in with the details for each Cat. With each of the 500 cats you find, you get a brief card with their name and a little something written about them. If you have cats or have had cats before, you’ll appreciate the details even more as they fit very well. That is true about their hiding spots too since most of the cats are hiding in trees, boxes, and hanging from the walls/fences.
The game has simple controls with the standard zoom in and out and the thumbsticks to move the screen and cursor. It also has a help find button which moves the camera and puts a circle of stars around the area of a hidden cat. One of the little additions that we loved is when you get to the last 10 cats on a level you start to hear the cats meow when they are on screen. This helps you locate the remaining cats without using the help find button.
The game has a surprising amount of color customization options. This adds something extra for anyone who might have some visual impairments or who might have photosensitivity as you can change the colors of the background, lines, and even what color the cat becomes once you find them.
Between the simple controls, massive amount of color options, and cats, it’s easy to see why anyone would enjoy this game no matter their age.
Overall we really enjoyed this and it reminded us of some of the “find the hidden X” games we played as kids.
Cats & Seek Dino Park is available on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Playstation and Steam
