Now thatStrayis officially out, it has become one of the more popular releases this month. Getting to play as a cat that roams a post-apocalyptic city is quite fun for a lot of video game fans. In fact, people who finish the story inStraymight want to move onto something similar.
While there is already demand for aStraysequelto come from BlueTwelve Studio, it doesn’t appear that will happen anytime soon given how fresh this indie title is on the market. Luckily there are some games out that can give players a similar feeling asStray,while also potentially offering different ways to play and new stories to explore.
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Night In The Woods
LikeStray,Night in the Woodsallows players to take on the role of a cat who goes on quite the adventure. There are some big differences between the two games, from their art style to the anthropomorphic nature of characters like Mae.Night in the Woodsalso has a completely different setting, so Mae and other characters will not be hanging out with some sort of alien race in a cyberpunk city. But if people are looking for something that allows them to play as cute animals, this game will certainly scratch that itch.
Untitled Goose Game
WhileNight in the Woodsgives a cute cat more human characteristics,Untitled Goose Gameis basicallyStrayif the main character was a goose whose main purpose was to annoy every single person they run across. That’s one of the reasonsUntitled Goose Gamehas gotten as popular as it has over the years, because the point is to act as most people would assume a real goose does in everyday life. The title does a great job giving users the catharsis of being a big jerk.
Goat Simulator
Speaking of being as big a jerk as possible,Goat Simulatortakes that conceit to a whole new level. LikeStray, this title allows players to step into the skin of a real-life animal - though there’s certainly unrealistic aspects in the sandbox world ofGoat Simulator,such as headbutting trucks until they explode. Parts of the franchise take “being a goat” in strange and hilarious directions, and this series has gotten so popular that there’sgoing to be a sequel calledGoat Simulator 3in the near future.
BioMutant
BioMutanttakes whatStrayhas to offer as far as portraying the role of an animal and takes things one step further. Instead of being a kitty trying to solve complex problems with just its four paws,BioMutantgives players all kinds of different weaponsto solve puzzles and beat combat encounters put in front of them. It also allows users to change up the kind of animal or animals they use. Its far-future, post-apocalyptic setting and the lack of human beings also tie this game toStrayin a very real way.
Tokyo Jungle
Tokyo Jungleis a cult-classic game that has quite a few similarities toStray, taking place in a city where humans have disappeared and players embody the role of different animals. The two games are also similar in that they don’t use anthropomorphized animals or mutants, but ordinary animals in an unusual setting.Tokyo Jungleis also popular enough that a sequel has been called for.Straymight even help show that aTokyo Junglesequelwould be welcomed on modern consoles.
Strayis available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.
