Cats, Gamers and Gamer Cats React to Stray; Record Launch
Gamers went crazy for Stray. The cat game became Annapurna Interactive's biggest hit, and the Internet was filled with enthusiastic reviews.
Stray, the highly anticipated game in which we play as a cat, roaming a cyberpunk city, has launched yesterday. A day after the release, it can already be said that the game is a great success.
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Stray is a hit on Steam
The game is doing extremely well on Valve's service.
- On Steam, the activity record for launch day was 62,963 concurrent users.
- This is by far the highest score in the history of the publisher, Annapurna Interactive. The previous leader was Twelve Minutes with 8,000 simultaneous players.
- The game has topped the Steam bestseller list for several days.
- On Steam, 97% of user reviews are positive, which is categorized as an "overwhelmingly positive" reception.
Sample player reviews from Steam
There is no shortage of praise for the game on Steam. Here are some of the reviews:
"You can play with the tail of another cat. I definitely recommend it."
"You are a sweet kitty clear that I recommend =^.^= THERE IS DEDICATED button to make MIOW!!!"
"The game is insane, the best feline simulator in the world! I say it for everyone who hesitates to buy. Worth it! Optimization a-ok."
Player reactions
Also Reddit dedicated to the game was filled with enthusiastic opinions about Stray, as well as many funny photos and videos showing the reactions of gamers' cats to the title.
Stray's soundtrack available on Spotify, and next year also on vinyl
Finally, it's worth mentioning that the game's exquisite soundtrack is now available on Spotify.
In addition, iam8bit announced that in the first quarter of next year it will release the soundtrack for Stray on vinyl. The price will be $41.99.