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Our take on Pet the Cat

The cute cat premise and hand-drawn presentation foreground the novelty, while the core structure is an endless-wave bullet-hell shooter. Repeated combat, between-wave choices, and run progression define the experience beyond the petting interaction.

What is Pet the Cat?

Pet the Cat combines cat-petting with bullet-hell combat: stroking the cat activates attacks against continuing enemy waves.

Players evade threats and fire through battles, selecting food, items, and weapons between waves to define each run. Weapons improve over time, while a talent tree provides progression between runs. Hand-drawn artwork shapes the game’s visual style, and a worldwide leaderboard lets players compare their results.

How Pet the Cat plays

01Petting Attacks

Petting the cat with the mouse activates powerful attacks during combat.

02Wave-Based Combat

Players dodge and shoot while surviving endless waves of enemies.

03Run Build Choices

Food, items, and weapons can be selected between waves to shape each run.

04Weapon Progression

Weapons can be upgraded, and a talent tree adds progression across runs.

05Global Leaderboard

Results can be compared with players worldwide.

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