[rewritten title] PlayStation 5: Cat from Hell – A Review of Cat Simulator

Okay, so there’s this game. Cat From Hell – Cat Simulator. It sounds like a holiday chaos bonanza, right? Like, cats going berserk to a Christmas soundtrack. Unfortunately, not quite. Trust me, I’ll get into it.

So here you are, a cat, ready to destroy Grandma’s lovely home. Just picture bashing an ancient vase or shredding curtains like nobody’s business – and I swear, there’s a part where you nibble a fish right out of the tank. The game pretty much says, “Hey, get wild and blame it on the other cat.” Sounds epic, but the reality? Eh, not so much.

Starts with Santa – yes, Santa – oopsies a cat into this house where another feline (you) resides. This new furry intruder frames you for smashing a flower pot. Naturally, you seek revenge. Channel your inner mischievous feline, cause chaos, get the rival cat kicked out. Classic, but careful, Grandma’s got her eye out. And if she sees you… game over, pal.

Now here’s the loop: sneak, break, hide. Grandma’s around; Christmas bells echo whenever you mess up an object. She catches you – boom, you’re in hot soup. The idea of trickery seems fun, but it crumbles right off the bat.

The game is a tray of design mishaps. Grandma and the other cat, they keep getting stuck. Like, Grandma tries to Houdini through a chair. She can’t – cue endless walking animation. You’re stuck waiting for her rage to simmer down before moving on, which is just as fun as watching paint dry.

Then there’s the mixing-up who did what. Set up the perfect blame-game, but sometimes it’s like the game just shrugs, like “Nope, wrong cat blamed.” Once, I won – basically, the other cat just glued itself to the couch, and Grandma decided he must’ve done it all. Go figure.

Coming at you with a first-person view, but it’s awkward. Bad animation, too. Looks like a PS2 game; remember those? Stiff, low-res, the works. The audio? Grandma’s lines sound muffled, like… through a sock. Apart from the main track, nothing sticks.

And here’s a head-scratcher – no Platinum trophy here. Weird, huh? For a budget game, one would expect it, but no. You can nab some trophies, mostly by being a tiny chaos engine. Sandbox Mode exists; it’s you and Grandma, no other cat. Handy for trophy hunters. There’s a Cat from Hell Trophy freakin’ Guide if you’re keen.

I went in thinking, hey, festive anarchy – what’s not to love? But, spoiler alert: the whole thing feels like it’s holding on by a thread. Faulty AI, iffy gameplay… and framing the other cat is more busted than not. At $4.99, even then, it’s a tough sell on the PS5.

Anyway, there it is – take it or leave it. Just sharing my tangled experience. Thanks, Upscale Studios, for the PlayStation copy, I guess?