Cat Quest
A top-down action RPG with a feline hero.
Cat Quest is an action role-playing game from the Singapore-based studio The Gentlebros, with PQube handling publication. It launched in 2017 to generally favorable reviews. The gameplay uses a top-down camera, real-time combat, dungeon exploration, and equipment upgrades, all set in an open world called Felingard. Players control an anthropomorphic cat on a mission to rescue his kidnapped sister.
The story begins with a cutscene showing the hero and his sister on a boat. A white cat abducts the sister, destroys the boat, and vanishes. The hero washes ashore in Felingard, a cat-ruled island kingdom, where a guardian spirit named Spirry wakes him. A mage reveals a purple mark on the hero’s head marks him as a Dragonblood—a warrior from a group that once defeated Felingard’s dragons but later disappeared. The white cat, Drakoth, is another Dragonblood. He offers to return the hero’s sister if the hero defeats the dragons, and the hero agrees.
Later, the hero learns the Dragonblood were created by a dead race called the Old Masters, primarily by one named Aelius. Exploring ruins, the hero discovers the Old Masters imprisoned Aelius in the Zero Dimension. Drakoth then led the Dragonblood in a rebellion that wiped out both races. After the hero defeats the dragons, he follows Drakoth into the Zero Dimension. There, Drakoth reveals the hero never had a sister—the opening cutscene was a false memory. Spirry admits Drakoth is his master and that the hero was trained to become strong enough to die in the Zero Dimension, freeing Aelius. Drakoth fights the hero but is killed. The hero and Spirry reconcile and escape the collapsing dimension, witnessing Aelius leaving ahead of them.
Cat Quest released for macOS and Windows on August 8, 2017, and for iOS on August 10. The Android version came on September 15, 2017. The Nintendo Switch version launched on November 10, 2017, with a PlayStation 4 release in Europe the same day and in North America on November 14. A physical Switch edition arrived in September 2018 for Europe and North America. In 2020, Tesla added Cat Quest to its in-vehicle infotainment systems via the Holiday update.
The game won "Best Adventure/Role Playing Game" and "Best Art Design" at Intel Level Up 2017.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Cat Quest
- Developer
- The Gentlebros
- Publisher
- PQube
- Engine
- Unity
- Platforms
- macOS / Windows / iOS / Android / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4
- Genre
- Action role-playing
- Modes
- Single-player
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Later, the hero learns the Dragonblood were created by a long-dead race called the Old Masters, with the primary creator being Aelius. After exploring ruins, the hero discovers the Old Masters imprisoned Aelius in the Zero Dimension. Drakoth led the Dragonblood in a rebellion, wiping out both races. The hero defeats the dragons but follows Drakoth into the Zero Dimension, where Drakoth reveals the hero has no sister—the opening cutscene was a false memory. Spirry admits Drakoth is his master and that the hero was trained to become strong enough to be lured into the Zero Dimension, where his death would free Aelius. Drakoth fights the hero, loses, and is slain. The hero and Spirry flee the collapsing Zero Dimension, witnessing Aelius leaving before them.
Reader's Guide
Cat Quest was developed by Singapore-based team The Gentlebros and published by PQube. It was released for macOS and Windows on 8 August 2017, for iOS on 10 August 2017, for Android on 15 September 2017, and for Nintendo Switch on 10 November 2017. The PlayStation 4 version launched on 10 November 2017 in Europe and 14 November in North America. A physical Nintendo Switch release followed in September 2018 for Europe and North America. Tesla made Cat Quest available in its in-vehicle infotainment systems via the 2020 Holiday update. The game won awards for Best Adventure/Role Playing Game and Best Art Design at Intel Level Up 2017, and Excellence in Visual Art and Design at the 2nd SEA International Mobile Gaming Awards 2017. It was nominated for Mobile Game of the Year at the AIAS' 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. A sequel, Cat Quest II: The Lupus Empire, was announced in May 2018 and released on 24 October 2019 for Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. Cat Quest III, also known as Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean, was released on August 8, 2024.
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