If you’re not familiar with Stray, it’s a PS4/PS5 game where you play as a cat. It’s a very short game; the main story can be beaten in an afternoon. However, it’s available on PS+ (although going away soon), and can be purchased outright for <$30.
It’s the first time in a long time where I felt totally delighted by how innovative and different a video game was. First of all, playing as a cat isn’t just a cute gimmick. The level designs are all about navigating around slums using your size and acrobatic abilities of a cat.
Second, the world that the devs have created is so cool. It’s like some sort of cyberpunk version of Kowloon Walled City.
This game is not Elden Ring. But for an afternoon, it’s absolutely worth your time. I can’t recommend it enough. Especially if you are finding yourself burned out by the usual types of games. I hope the devs follow up with something else adjacent to this game!
It’s certainly not for everyone. Wow, I didn’t know you could get a refund after playing the game, that’s pretty nice.
On PC this is only the case if you buy through steam. They have refunds because an EU court forced the issue a while back iirc.
Basically, any steam game can be automatically refunded if you put in a request with less than 2 hours of playtime in the game and within 14 days of purchase. You can sometimes refund past that point too but then it gets reviewed by a human and may not be approved if the reason is just “I don’t like it”.
Within 2 weeks of purchase and under 2 hours played, you can request a refund on Steam.