Put a cat in a giant stompy mech swimsuit and what do you get? Really large scratches within the curtains, in all probability, but additionally a neat trying monochrome Metroid-alike. Gato Roboto, developed by Doinksoft, is out right this moment and looking out lovely regardless of its excessive explosion quotient. As properly as a giant multi-functional robotic swimsuit, the cat can hop out of their armour so as to remedy puzzles, crawl via small areas, pilot different machines, and even simply use the barrel of the swimsuit’s gun as an impromptu platform. It’s all fairly intelligent. Below, a launch trailer with an annoyingly catchy beat.
The trailer makes it clear that Doinksoft have squeezed numerous character out of the game’s black and white pixels. More restrictive than even the Game Boy’s 4 shades of gray, it’s laborious binary artwork, and jogs my memory a little bit of the wonderful free Hero Core by Dan Remar or (extra lately) the charming Minit. The hazardous, robot-filled world of Gato Roboto appears to have loads of different mechanized animals, together with a pleasant frog and a villainous rat. Here’s hoping that – as this can be a Metroid-like game in spite of everything – there’s the possibility to save lots of all of the animals, not simply the lovable ones.
While no one within the treehouse has (to my information) performed Gato Roboto but, the oldsters I do know who’ve are saying usually good issues in regards to the game. It’s brief however candy, possibly 3-Four hours lengthy for many gamers and undoubtedly a lot shorter in case you’re speedrunning it. There’s even an achievement for clearing it in beneath one hour, though it’ll in all probability take longer in case you’re taking pictures for 100% completion price. Interestingly, there’s even an achievement for what feels like an intentional sequence break, though unintentional ones are typically extra entertaining.
Gato Roboto is out now on Steam for £4.92/€5.60/$6.79, and revealed by Devolver Digital.
