Bad Cat Review
Bad Cat from Publisher Upscale Studio and Developer Ozolnieki
Cat version of Untitled Goose Game but much shorter and not as well executed.
Bad Cat is a first person 3D platforming game developed by Ozolniek and published by Upscale Studio. In this game you play as a cat causing trouble and irritating Granny. It reminded us of the Goose from Untitled Goose Game but focused on an old lady in her house.
The game starts out with a simple tutorial teaching you the controls and movement and how to cause problems. It takes a little bit of practice to get used to the movement to ensure your jumps land correctly. Most first person platformers also have this early learning curve.
There are a few different locations around the house that you will discover and explore from the kitchen to the backyard and a few rooms in between.
There are “Daily levels” with a new location to explore. We kept getting the same daily level every time and are unsure if this was a bug or if there was a plan for future updates to add additional daily levels.
Each level has various tasks that pop up on the screen. Completing them rewards you with stars that are used to unlock the new rooms/backyard. As you might have guessed, the tasks are all about causing chaos to granny and her house. This includes stealing food, breaking plates and cups, and throwing flower pots and books to the floor among other activities. The backyard is the only space that you do not have to avoid granny. Instead, it is her dog that patrols the backyard. Luckily, there are many ways to move around the yard while avoiding the dog. Even if the dog sees you, it takes a while before it responds and attempts to catch you.
Some tasks are easier to complete in other rooms, making you want to return to those rooms. There are also a few mini games to play if you get bored with harassing granny. Keep in mind there are only 3 or 4 mini games to play and 1 was used in two locations in the levels.
You can spin a prize wheel to add modifiers to increase the challenge or make it easier. Our favorite was “The Floor is Lava”. This does what you think and turns the floor into lava causing you to jump around the furniture to avoid the lava.
We did run into an issue where our game save deleted itself, but since the game is not that long it was easy to get back to where we were before.
Overall, the game was decent but short. We would love to see more rooms added and the option to run or meow like a real cat. Once you unlocked all of the rooms there really isn’t a reason to continue to complete the tasks and receive stars unless you just enjoy causing a ruckus.
