Catlateral Damage

Catlateral Damage
Title screen of v1.0.8 release
Developer(s)Manekoware, Fire Hose Games
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Windows, OS X, Linux, Ouya, Razer Forge TV, PlayStation 4, HTC Vive, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S
ReleaseWeb (Prototype)
  • WW: 10 August 2013
Windows, OS X, Linux
  • WW: 27 May 2015
OUYA
  • NA: 11 June 2015
Razer Forge TV
  • NA: 18 February 2016
PlayStation 4
  • NA: 22 March 2016
  • EU: 13 June 2016
  • JP: 13 October 2016
HTC Vive
  • WW: 27 May 2016
PlayStation VR
  • WW: 13 October 2016
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Catlateral Damage is a first-person video game in which the player plays as a cat. The goal of the game is to knock as many of the player character's owner's belongings onto the floor as possible.[1] There are game modes in which the player can either race against the clock and get a certain number of items onto the floor as fast as they can, score as many points in a 2-minute time-frame, or a free play mode where there is no clock and there are no points.

Development

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The original version of Catlateral Damage was created for the August 2013 7DFPS game jam.[2][3] Development for a full release began in September 2013.[2]

On 13 January 2014, Catlateral Damage was released on Steam's "Steam Greenlight" service.[4] There was a Kickstarter campaign for the game that ran between 16 June 2014 and 11 July 2014.[5] The full version of the game was released on Steam on 27 May 2015.[6] A "Remeowstered" version was released in September 2021 for platforms including Xbox One and the Series consoles.[7]

Release and Reception

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Original release

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Catlateral Damage received mixed to positive reviews upon release.

The original release of Catlateral Damage created for the 7DFPS game jam.[3]

BuzzFeed's Joseph Bernstein reviewed the original Catlateral Damage favorably citing "If you have ever wanted to know what it is like to be a little feline menace, this is your chance."[9]

Kotaku's Luke Plunkett reviewed the original Catlateral Damage as "as accurate a cat simulator as you'll ever play."[10]

Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Nathan Grayson reviewed the original Catlateral Damage as "basic and inconsequential as can be, and that's exactly what I wanted from it. Be a cat. Do total jerkstore asshole cat things. The end."[11]

Alpha release

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CNET's Michelle Starr reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "kind of really fun."[12]

Indie Statik's Chris Priestman reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "a fun little game about making a mess. What's not to love?"[13]

Joystiq's Danny Cowan reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage favorably with "For anyone who has never owned cats, this is a fairly accurate simulation of what their day-to-day life entails."[14]

VG247's Mike Irving reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "small and rough at the moment" but found the game "entertaining."[15]

References

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  1. ^ [1] The Official Catlateral Damage website.
  2. ^ a b Chris Chung. "Catlateral Damage - Press Kit". CloudFlare. Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ^ a b Chrixeleon. "7DFPS". 7DFPS. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  4. ^ "Steam Greenlight :: CATLATERAL DAMAGE". Steam. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  5. ^ "Catlateral Damage". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  6. ^ "Catlateral Damage on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  7. ^ "Catlateral Damage". Xbox Hub. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Catlateral Damage". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  9. ^ Joseph Bernstein (26 August 2013). "Play This Destructive Housecat Simulator". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  10. ^ Luke Plunkett (27 August 2013). "The Perfect Cat Simulator Has You Smash Nintendos". Kotaku. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  11. ^ Nathan Grayson (26 August 2013). "Jerkwad Cat Simulator: Catlateral Damage". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  12. ^ Michelle Starr (14 January 2014). "Channel your inner feline mischief with Catlateral Damage". CNET. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  13. ^ Chris Priestman (13 January 2014). "You're A Cat. Make A Mess. Two Minutes: Catlateral Damage - Indie Statik". Indie Statik. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  14. ^ Danny Cowan (13 January 2014). "Catlateral Damage chronicles the life of a destructive kitty". Joystiq. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  15. ^ Mike Irving (14 January 2014). "Catlateral Damage lets you trash a room as only a cat can". VG247. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
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