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Stray
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed this game, it was quick and sweet and you just fall in love with all the characters. The puzzles were great and took a bit to figure out, but after the first or second time the rest of them come…”
“Stray is a cute cozy cat game. You fall into a closed off city, evade the plague and flying drones, solve some puzzles, parkour and find you way out into the open world.”
“Very fun short game, has quite a lot of side content too and I finally understand why cats love pushing things over the edge, simply irresistable. Would recommend.”
55 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I remember seeing the trailer/snippets of the game for Stray on PlayStation State of Play (I'm sure), I was so excited for this as I had never played a game where you can explore as a cat and loved the style and how it…”
“I really enjoyed this game, it was quick and sweet and you just fall in love with all the characters. The puzzles were great and took a bit to figure out, but after the first or second time the rest of them come…”
“I can see why a lot of people seem to love this game, I think it's just not for me. The devs did a great job with the cat animations and the camera work with exploring a tight city, and a lot of music and visuals were…”
49 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I remember seeing the trailer/snippets of the game for Stray on PlayStation State of Play (I'm sure), I was so excited for this as I had never played a game where you can explore as a cat and loved the style and how it…”
“I really enjoyed this game, it was quick and sweet and you just fall in love with all the characters. The puzzles were great and took a bit to figure out, but after the first or second time the rest of them come…”
“I just finished Stray, and it left me pretty impressed with Annapurna Interactive. They did a good job with the whole neon thing in the modern city. It makes the places feel kind of alive, you know, with that atmosphere…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I can see why a lot of people seem to love this game, I think it's just not for me. The devs did a great job with the cat animations and the camera work with exploring a tight city, and a lot of music and visuals were…”
“This game is a masterpiece. The details? Awesome. The soundtrack? Even more awesome. There’s really nothing bad about it and is a must buy for people who want a chill but challenging experience.”
“My cats approve it 10/10 What a wonderful Indie game. The atmosphere, the robots, the soundtracks, the puzzles - incredible and memorable. As a cat owner I approve and recommend this game very much!”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Very fun short game, has quite a lot of side content too and I finally understand why cats love pushing things over the edge, simply irresistable. Would recommend.”
“I just finished Stray, and it left me pretty impressed with Annapurna Interactive. They did a good job with the whole neon thing in the modern city. It makes the places feel kind of alive, you know, with that atmosphere…”
“A relatively short and enjoyable game, can be played over a few weekends without difficulty of getting into the flow. If you like to hunt achievements and explore, it will take more than 10hrs. What stands out is the…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Wow... Just wow... Despite bringing only 7 hours of gameplay, like i finisehd the whole game in a day, its just mesmerising. It left me wanting more.”
“Overall, a great short narrative-driven game. The game is pretty immersive and the story is simple but well-written and emotional. Surprising, given that the gameplay is mainly puzzles mixed with a cat knocking things…”
“Wonderful experience. Visually attractive, with thoughtful story and great gameplay. Unfortunately, extremely short. It's highly possible to run through within 5 hours. Certainly a steal if it's bought at a discount”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I can see why a lot of people seem to love this game, I think it's just not for me. The devs did a great job with the cat animations and the camera work with exploring a tight city, and a lot of music and visuals were…”
“Overall, a great short narrative-driven game. The game is pretty immersive and the story is simple but well-written and emotional. Surprising, given that the gameplay is mainly puzzles mixed with a cat knocking things…”
“Although it was pretty short and wasn't difficult, this has to be one of my favorite games of all time. The atmosphere, the music, running around doing cat things and exploring. This game created so many emotions just…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“8/10 Took me 8 hours to finish, searching hidden memory pieces. Good, Great visual, atmosphere, ambiance. Bad, No PS5 haptic or adaptive trigger for PC version. still using PS5 controller 'usb wired' (no steam input)…”
“Great game even if the controls can be a hard to configure correctly or have weird mappings, at least with keyboard. I've been playing this since last year on and off and finally beat it.”
“For a game where you play as a cat, you will need all nine lives. This is an amazing game from start to finish. It is reminiscent of Metroid for the atmospheric immersive world you are left to explore, scan the…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“great graphics, excellent world building. I liked the dystopian robot world. Good story and the worlds opening into prettier places is really nice. Could have had more cat mannerisms. The game is good but felt like the…”
“Hard to say which was more entertaining - sending lawnchairs into orbit because lmao physX or reading about how people somehow managed to die to the Zurks much less repeatedly enough to complain about them.…”
“Gameplay was meh, but story and art style are gooood. Also there's a cat.”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“If you read this, please cap your fps to 60, if you want to enjoy the game Visuals: Great Atmosphere: Great Sound design: Great Experience overall: Ruined because of needing to restart a couple of times every chapter. A…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Ok this is a LEGENDARY game but a lot of lag because im on a laptop with like 1000 files”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Not my type of game, but i was watching my girlfriend playing it. Every room has a little easter egg or secret, which kinda ecouraged her to look around in every room, so it was quite a long journey. I had to do the action parts for her, which are basicly running away or putting…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“I have not played a game this good/impactful in a long time. Top tier soundtrack, solid story, insanely beautiful UI and design. This game draws you in from the jump. The story subtly sheds light on many themes; it makes you think a lot about the way we do things as humans. One…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Right from the start, the game makes you feel like a cat, knocking objects off shelves, curling up for naps, scratching whatever you can find, and exploring every corner with curiosity. What stood out most was the atmosphere. The world is beautifully crafted and full of…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Cats · Adventure · Atmospheric · Cyberpunk · Singleplayer · Cute · Exploration · Robots · Beautiful · Puzzle · Third Person · Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://stray.game |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-6350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB | AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 10 GB available space