My Life as a Cat

About

This visual novel follows a character living as a stray cat navigating urban and rural environments. Players make decisions that shape the story's direction through branching paths. The narrative focuses on themes of disconnection from modern life and reconnection with natural instincts. Each choice impacts survival challenges and relationships with other animals. The game features fully voiced dialogue paired with text options to guide the story progression. The most striking element is the use of AI-generated oil paintings as background art which gives the world a distinct painterly texture. With a 76% critic score on Metacritic the game balances contemplative pacing with meaningful decision points. Multiple endings emerge based on how players prioritize curiosity caution or aggression. The 20 hour runtime includes several side stories about other animals that enrich the central journey without slowing momentum.