Cat in the Box

Cat in the Box

Steam Deck · unrated

Gustav · Horror · May 1, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $3.49.

94%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It operates within the recognizable framework of RPG Maker horror, yet distinguishes itself through its tone, narrative structure, and willingness to embrace ambiguity.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Good game, really sell the horror ambience very well, the glitches (i'm guessing) used to hide the loading screen is really fun and can catch you off guard sometime, graphics both for the overworld and cutscenes are really good even for rpgmaker standard, there are some fun gameplay mechanics while short-lived is still very fun and interesting and a bit of a nitpick the interact button doesn't work at times during the chase scene. story was kinda meh for me but still interesting however i do really like the characters,
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This game effectively uses sound design and its mechanics to create an isolated, foreboding atmosphere, and even up into the endgame, it continually pulled out new surprises and twists that never let me start to feel comfortable.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Additionally, many times when you opt to save, the protagonist speaks new lines of dialogue before opening the save menu.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters125 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay29 reviews
76%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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