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A Castle Full of Cats: Review

Have you ever wanted to explore a haunted castle while simultaneously saving a bunch of cursed cats? If so, then do I have the game for you: A Castle Full of Cats!

A Castle Full of Cats is a short, cozy, hidden object game set in a metroidvania-esque setting, by the developer Devcats. You arrive to a haunted castle full of cursed cats and your job is to find all the cats and save them. There are multiple paths, keys to find, NPCs to speak to, and secrets to discover. The gameplay is simple point and click with some minor puzzles. The rooms are incredibly detailed. The cat designs, both when they’re cursed and when they’re saved, are fun and it’s just very wholesome.

The game took me about 2.5 hours to beat with all the Steam Achievements and finding every cat. It was a focused two and a half hours though. I sat down to unwind with a cute game and picked this one out of my library. As soon as I started playing I was hooked. The premise was cute and finding the cats was just the right amount of challenging. Additionally, I was really pleased with the fact that it had a consistent storyline with some fun cat NPCs. The secrets weren’t obvious and were a lot of fun, adding little special extra touches throughout the game.

If you’re looking for a short, fun, wholesome, cozy games, I highly recommend A Castle Full of Cats. Check out the trailer below.

Posted on by Mariah's Nerdy Notes

June 2023 musings

I can’t believe it is 2023 and even more than that it is June 2023 and the year is halfway over. A lot of things have changed so I started this blog and left it. Not that any of you need to concern yourselves with all that. I think I’m going to start this new chapter of the blog with a simple what I’m reading, watching, playing and making. Then we’ll branch off from there.

I’m Reading…

Ancient Rockets: Treasures and Train Wrecks of the Silent Screen by Kage Baker, Edited by Kathleen Bartholomew

This is a collection of reviews of silent movies written by the late Kage Baker and edited by her sister. These are delightful and candid. The good and the bad are given equal amounts of attention. Problematic issues aren’t overlooked and the way Kage writes makes me want to boot up the movies to watch. Each review is short and concise, but has a sense of humor. This is a great book for people who love old movies.

I’m watching….

Scooby-Doo

Picture of Scooby-Doo Where are You! box art.

A while ago I found this blog post Scooby Doo Official Chronological Viewing Order. Needless to say, my interest was immediately piqued and I’ve been slowly working my way through it. It is remarkably fun, anxiety free way to spend my very very limited down time and while it isn’t the most exciting or popular thing. It is my thing.

I’m Playing

This one is a bit harder. Most recently I’ve been playing Have a Nice Death by Magic Design Studios. This is a fun roguelike, platformer where death has hired some lackeys and built a corporation. Everything starts going wrong and Death has to leave the CEO office to fix it. It’s a lot of fun. I’m not very good so the runs are short, but I still adore it. This might become one of my favorites.

Picture of Have a Nice Death that portrays death in a suit surrounded by papers

I’m Making

Pac-Man

A crocheted PacMan.

I saw these kits on Instagram and I was influenced. I’ve tried crocheting before and have never succeeded, but I’m really liking these kits. Which is good because I bought the PacMan bundle and a couple other kits…*cough*

ANYWAYS, I’m also cross stitching a raven ornament which I will share another time. Mostly because it is sitting on my desk at work.

I’m in a really weird place in my life, but I’m hoping I can keep this up and I hope you all will join me for the ride.