Stray

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 179k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

BlueTwelve Studio · Cats · Jul 19, 2022

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio0 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy Stray?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 199 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 179k player reviews · updated

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
67% of themes are praise8% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
199 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the story is not very long, it is full of memorable characters, events and locations, and the quality of those compensate for the slightly small amount of content.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Playing as a cat is unsurprisingly very fun, and the developers clearly put a lot of thought into how to build the gameplay around it.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Beautiful visuals and strong world-building keep you hooked from start to finish—honestly, nothing negative to say about it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
the soundtrack is incredible, the environments are gorgeous, and the small details make the city feel alive despite being almost empty. even something as simple as curling up on a pillow and hearing the cat purr made me stop and appreciate the moment.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are many puzzles, but they are just the right balance of difficulty.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
My second playthrough was on my Steam Deck OLED, where it ran without stutters and delivered a solid 40 FPS on Medium settings with High textures.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story199 reviews
Gameplay124 reviews
Graphics103 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Difficulty24 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
95% still recommend
Combat
85% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$14.99$29.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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