Cat Quest Review – The World of Catventurers!

Introduction 

Cat Quest is an RPG game by The Gentlebros, set in Felingard, the kingdom of the cats. While sailing with your cat sister, the evil sorcerer Drakoth just shows up and snatches her and leaves you shipwrecked! Thankfully, you’re back on the shore, now accompanied by Spirry, a helpful cat guardian spirit who knows where you need to go and what to do. 

Not long after getting reacquainted with your surroundings, you realize there’s a mark on the back of your head, and you come to grips with the fact only Dragonblood cats have this mark. Coincidentally, the dragons have returned.

This review covers the Android version. 

So, what in the meow is this all about? 

Cat Quest is a surprisingly simple and quick experience with a bird’s eye view. Moving your cat is as simple as tapping on the location you want to go (or tap and hold if you want to keep moving), and you auto-attack just by tapping an enemy. Spells can be invoked by long tapping your cat and selecting the spell – you’ve got the classic fire, ice, and thunder, healing, and more – incurring mana, which can be regenerated quickly by attacking. As you attack enemies, red-colored indicators appear on the ground, signaling how and when they strike. Combat is then all about swooping in at the right time and fleeing with your fur still on you. 

But what really sets Cat Quest apart from its other RPG peers is its brisk progression system. The side quests that you pick up at town quest boards usually take just five minutes to complete and are nicely varied between sending you places, having you traverse dungeons, and learning more about the world you’re catnapping in. Your reward for completing quests include experience to level up, or money to spend at Kit Cat’s shops for weapons and armor, or spells sold by wizards. 

And speaking of leveling up, you don’t spend too long on any single level, which means your health, strength and magical power go up very quickly without feeling like a drag, and grinding is never necessary unless you feel like it. The only weak part is how Kit Cat sells her wares, as you pay the money you earn from quests for a chance at either a brand-new sword or armor, or leveling up one you already have. Thankfully you get to decide which spells you want to buy or level up. 

Can I pet them cats? 

Stylistically speaking, Cat Quest is a very colorful and vibrant game. Although the enemy variety isn’t the best and the dungeons do get samey, the artstyle is just so gorgeous to look. This is perfectly complimented with its epic adventure music, which just makes you feel like you’re the only puss who can save the world. 

But nothing is as surprisingly deep in the game as the lore. On the surface, it might appear simplistic, almost cliche, but the more you immerse yourself in the world, the more it’s apparent there are so many hidden secrets. A civilization past, a war that ravaged the world, how the Dragonblood came to be… Heck, even how the cats came to rule their land! This is also contrasted by more light-hearted events, such as the festive Catmas, or guards that tell you to follow the developer’s page on Facebook – or even the developers themselves as felines! 

To top it all off, when you complete the game for the first time, you unlock a New Game+ where you can take your existing run’s equipment and stats to a brand new one, plus a few challenge modes if you’re a masochist such as harder enemies or nine lives only. 

In Conclusion 

If you love cats, Cat Quest is a no-brainer. But even if you don’t love those tiny critters that much, there’s a lot of things to like about the game. You can quickly pick it up and spend either minutes or hours, and it’s always exciting to play no matter how you spend your time in Felingard. It’s perfect for the mobile format too with its simple touch-based controls, so you can play it anywhere. 

If you’re looking for more cats, we’re not short on them! You can check our picks for six great indie cat games, or others like A Tower Full of Cats, Shadow of the Wool Ball, or scope out our cats tag!

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