Cats and the Other Lives news & patch notes

Greetings to All Followers of Bastet! While you were putting your hearts and souls into your duties to the cat-folk -which can be summarised as an unending form of selfless servitude, we were working on Patch 1.1 for "Cats and the Other Lives"! Here is a list of fixes (Contains mild spoilers!):

• The gameplay of the Final Chase Scene has been improved. It is now easier to jump on the walls and the sequence should run more smoothly for most of our players.
• We have made a final audio mix to the game balancing a number of sound effects while making some inaudible ones audible again.
• The issues related to some hints that are not turning off have been solved.
• The issue of Aspen walking on air at the manor corridor has been solved.
• The issue of the camera not working properly in the Haunted Christmas Uriel and Lorraine Cutscene has been fixed.
• The gameplay of the Nuñez Vacuum Cleaner Scene has been improved.
• Minor Changes in the Credits section.

Until we meet again, enjoy the patch! Team Cultic

We Greet All the Obedient Servants of the Cat-folk! We are organizing a Give Away Campaign that would require some creativity on your side because frankly, we are tired of being creative for you all the time and wanted to be the judges for once :) We’ll be giving away the physical gifts you see below: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/f1a1bdee1b60f227b48287f3def70415512e4a97.png An Artbook, a deck of Mason Family Cards and the mysterious Aaru Pamphlet. All you need to do is:

• Turn yourself into a cultist! (Hoodies, bathrobes, scarves, anything would work!)
• And take a pic with your cat in this glorious outfit. (Can be horror themed, comedic, anything in between!)
• Tag us on Instagram: @catsandtheotherlives
• Enter the hashtag: #KittiesandHoodies
• Share it as a post on Instagram!

Here are some examples: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/80c0625b11c435a16c75e887e279e719503cd18b.jpg{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/aaf7cfb2e3d03310b117d1723b9562190656e82a.jpg{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/9f43ab31df90957775ba5e7b6ef42390a04faad2.jpg You have one week to serve your goddess Bastet with pictures of indescribable cuteness. Here is the Instagram post of the campaign: https://www.instagram.com/catsandtheotherlives/?hl=en Let the games begin! PS: We also have released the Steam Trading Cards and Badges. So you better start COLLECTING!!! Team Cultic

Greetings to All Followers of Bastet! We’d like to thank everyone who played CatOL and supported us during the launch! We have started with a Very Positive score of 97% thanks to your beautiful reviews! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/2ca6949c614f6882aecedef9a21911621f159750.jpg We have just shared a Hotfix for those of you who have experienced the Continue game freeze issue. All you need to do is update the game in your Steam Library and continue playing! We also want to share that we will be keeping our 20% Launch Discount throughout the Autumn Sale so it might be a good time to become a domestic cat and dive into the mysteries of a broken family… Thank you! Team Cultic

To All Cultists of Bastet! After long years of development, we have finally released “Cats and the Other Lives”! We’d like to thank everyone who supported us and shared their feedback on the game. Without further ado, we leave you to the mysteries of the Mason family and their cat. My Best Regards, Can Oral Creative Director

Greetings Brethren! We’d like to share something that we are proud of. No, it is not our upcoming game. We are proud of that too but that’s another story :) After having been inspired by cats for years, we have decided to do something good for those endlessly fascinating creatures: We are donating a portion from the profits of our game “Cats and the Other Lives” to the medical expenses of street cats of Istanbul. And in true Cultic Games fashion, we have shot a viral video to announce this: As you can see, we are doing our part to serve goddess Bastet. See you on release! Team Cultic

Greetings to All Cats and Other Life Forms! We are proud to announce the release date of our game of cats and broken hearts: The big date is November 24! You can watch the extended gameplay trailer that celebrates the release below: We thank you for all your patience and sincerely hope that we have been able to craft a memorable interactive narrative experience. Looking forward to getting your feedback on CatOL upon release. Now, if you forgive us, we still have a lot to do 🙂 Until we meet again, Team Cultic

Greetings fellow brethren. We're back with another squirming, deliciously clammy update that's guaranteed to seriously enrapture those who prefer to have a taste of our madness in their mother tongue, and we trust that it'll conjure a much anticipated positive reaction. So without further ado... We're proud to announce that the French and German languages are to be localized and implemented for the official release of Cats and the Other Lives. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/11b94ca15b6c089ce771aff1832c12910ae1a64c.png Stay tuned for more news and updates! Team Cultic

To all the Cats and Other Life Forms! Yet again we’re back together for another update. Let’s see what we’ve been up to recently: The development still continues in the form of polishing and tweaking. We are still returning to even the first chapter of the game and continuing to make additional improvements to animations and graphics. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/13afec701e51ac52eac662c951577000f5f277fc.gif The localization process for the Asian languages is at %80 completion. Furthermore, as of now, the concurrence of the game text with American English and the time period in which the story is taking place is being put under scrutiny by an American proofreader. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/0c1eab748d61a35be382bfffed8aaa2f6699ab17.gif We attended Gamescom 2022 and it was amazing! It was a pleasure to have you at our booth and hear your valuable feedback on Cats and the Other Lives. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who visited us and played our game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/9a902ab809d8a86e3b1b345f25fd117ce552661c.jpg Soon you will have a new video coming your way… We’ll be back with a brand new trailer where you’ll be treated to many more story and gameplay moments than we’ve revealed so far. Stay tuned for more news and updates! Team Cultic

To all the Cats and Other Life Forms! Gamescom, Europe’s biggest annual gaming expo is just around the corner and we’ll be meeting y’all at the city of Cologne in Germany! Can’t wait to meet, greet and chat with you while we play the demo of Cats and the Other Lives at Hall 10.1 / Stand A043 between August the 24th and the 28th. Hope to see you there! Team Cultic {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/0102e1c2b7c0e047e1b487f9898e5587824b8375.png

We are so excited to return to Next Fest and talk about our game of cats, humans and unpaid debts. We’ll be having a walk through the memory-laden halls of the Mason Mansion while talking about the game’s background, development process and more. See you there!

To all the Cats and Other Life Forms! Another month has passed in the blink of an eye. Once again, we're here to share some exciting news and development notes with you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/44fe5b568a2b185e3bbf2c4a5ad03838dd22a03a.gif The demo version of “Cats and the Other Lives” will strike back at the upcoming Steam Next Fest in June. If you haven’t played the previous demo we believe this is a great chance to explore what CatOL has in store for its players thanks to the improvements in user experience, narrative sequencing and some new scenes added just for the demo. If you have played the previous demo, it might be wise to be a little bit more patient and wait for the full release because it is APPROACHING! If you play our demo please be sure to treat us with your valuable feedback. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/6f4c7485f1afc8bfaba1936cc1fea7e0a5036982.png After two years, we are finally in the development of the very last scene of Cats and the Other Lives! Soon we will be going through a rigorous polishing and QA process as a team until we are sure our game is optimized. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/edd93e0d5d5738862cc05347f8829aa8a4bd80b4.gif “Some people won’t get their hands on Aspen.” All the texts of the game are also completed and are now awaiting proofreading, after which localization batches will be sent soon to be translated into Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/0140a4cfdc609500c8cca1040e2aac9c3a0a46b3.png Oh and we've also made UI improvements for large screen resolutions and lots of major and minor UX improvements along the way. Stay tuned for more news and updates! Team Cultic

To all the Cats and Other Life Forms! This month, our team was as hardworking as usual and we made some pretty neat improvements to our game. We are excited to announce that approximately 90% of the core game content is completed and we are now also working on some improvements to our existing features and mechanics. Here’s a preview of a new game mechanic we have been working on: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/478383f65f219915ddb749203e4071dbfe2bb659.gif (Cats and RPG die don't go well together...) We are also working on a new and improved gameplay demo of Cats and the Other Lives for the upcoming Steam Fest in June. This new demo will include some new content that wasn’t included in our previous demo. There are still lots to do until we are content that CatOL will provide you with the best experience we can offer. Let’s take a look at our roadmap:

• More user experience and game pacing improvements
• Completing the lighting of the remaining scenes
• Animation refinements
• Petting and grooming our cat overlords
• QA testing and bug fixing

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/ee0a96d10f0a1bf38ecf099dcb3c39c8c2f28521.jpg That’s all for now, folks. See you in our next update! Team Cultic

To all the Cats and Other Life Forms! We present to you our new development update, let's take a look at what's been cooking in the kitchen this month. New Gameplay Feature Aspen can now look at the memories of the past through a new window while visiting the rooms of the mansion. This is a new feature that will greatly strengthen our narrative language by expanding our storytelling tools in addition to our existing flashback mechanics. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/99c7f7a82b3626fc7f6ce3d507e584f41e985808.gif Animation Improvements We have made some improvements to better convey the complex emotional states of the members of the Mason family to you by improving our animations and by doing so we hope to let our characters to better express their feelings through their body language and gestures. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/598456c96f8a158261cb366e8881dcb771db4dbd.gif In addition to feature improvements, we continue to work on optimization to ensure that our game offers the smoothest possible experience. See you in our next update! Team Cultic

Great news everyone! We are proud to announce that we will be partnering with the experienced publisher Maple Whispering Ltd. to localize and promote “Cats and the Other Lives” in the Asian territories. This means, in addition to English and Turkish, CatOL will also be enjoyed in 4 more languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean! Wěidà de! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/2d7ff353d105bb0555ced9b078378dbbba20f72c.png

To all the Cats and Other Life Forms! From now on we will be sharing a development update with you each month until release. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/571dac48018caa06e88416cb7e79e42727106904.png As of now, we have finished the second chapter of CatOL and started the development of the third and final chapter. Now let's take a look at what we have achieved so far and what lies ahead of us:

• All the unique features of the game are complete. All that remains now, is utilizing our current tools and systems to support our remaining content in the best possible way.
• All the essential rooms of the mansion and their related assets are complete. The lighting setups to represent different stages of the day are also 8o% complete. You can see an example of the process below:

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/4278015669069a9e4a7dad26a4c1b9b9de97266d.gif The whole story structure is complete and 75% of the script is done and proofread. The groundwork for the localization systems has been completed and is awaiting our translators. The story and gameplay content of the final chapter is still in progress. Since the third chapter consists of many of our most dramatic and intense scenes, a feverish animation work continues. Briefly, in these final months of production, all our efforts are concentrated on making the right mark in the hearts and minds of our players. Of course, you will be the judge of this when the game comes out :) Here are some of the new features that have been integrated into our game: Hint System: Developed a hint system for players who have difficulties during gameplay. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/dd2350cc47a2868d3c3c6bdf98e4cd74612e099e.gif Improved Movement System: Based on your feedback, the walking and running functions have been developed as a proximity-based movement system, so that when we click close to Aspen, it walks to the point and when we click further away, it goes there running. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/0fa31ae740c48ee783f43a37ffb680d59e260eb9.gif There is also now a movement function to climb vertically in some sequences. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/30371f477c31587108d6bdc661a7a8bd55acb941.gif Inventory System: Since the main character of our game is a cat, a single object inventory system has been developed so that Aspen can carry only one object at a time. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38229487/f3c13a19a6d5e07e33098beb43d47d3fa4172e1d.png See you in our next update! Team Cultic

Brethren! As written in the prophecy, our Steam group and developer pages have been updated. We invite all of you to follow us!

We will be streaming CatOL throughout the Steam Game Fest. All feedback and recommendations are welcome! Wishlist additions will satisfy Bastet, just so you know ;) Enjoy!

Without further ado, we present to you the very first trailer of our latest game “Cats and the Other Lives”. Other trailers that define further aspects of the game will follow! During the Steam Game Fest starting from February 3rd, you’ll be able to play a demo version of “Cats and the Other Lives” until the end of the event. We’ll also be active on the discussions page throughout the duration of the event, so it would be incredible if you could share your valuable feedback with us. Hope to see you there! Team Cultic

We will be streaming CatOL throughout the Steam Game Fest. All feedback and recommendations are welcome! Wishlist additions will satisfy Bastet, just so you know ;) Enjoy!

Greetings, dear members of the Felidae Family! We have come a long way, and today we have an important announcement to make: During the Steam Game Fest starting from February 3rd, you’ll be able to play a demo version of “Cats and the Other Lives” until the end of the event. We’ll also be active on the discussions page throughout the duration of the event, so it would be incredible if you could share your valuable feedback with us. Hope to see you there! Team Cultic