Right about now, there are video games for pretty much every mood and interest. If you feel like working out some aggression and shooting stuff, there are more than enough games out there to suit your needs. If you want to test your brain and solve a bunch of puzzles instead, the game industry has you covered on that front, too.
And if you want to play something more atmospheric and relaxing, you can likely find solace in stuff like Animal Crossing , Stardew Valley , or the Harvest Moon series.
And now, even those who want to immerse themselves in a mystery and play as a cat can have the perfect game as well. And it seems to fit squarely in the chill section.
Peace Island is an open world game where you explore the titular island from the perspective of nine different cats.
On the game’s Kickstarter page , creator Eric Blumrich called it a mix of mystery, science fiction and alternative history.
As the game has raised over $13,000 on Kickstarter, it will not only be developed for PC, but will also be available for Macs.
The game puts you on a remote island in Maine where all the humans have disappeared.
As you might have guessed, the mystery that the cats will set out to solve concerns exactly what happened to their vanishing human companions.
Although the game is story-driven with that mystery at the forefront, players are also encouraged to explore the island at their leisure.
As they do, they will discover four former communities, woodlands, scenic coasts, farmlands, and abandoned World War II installations.
Not only that, but they’ll encounter a wide variety of animals on the island.
Some can be eaten, but others are larger than the cats and aren’t initially trusting of them.
In order to access certain areas of the island and unlock various side-quests, players will need to find a way to get on these animals’ good side.
Also mice and insects do inhabit Peace Island, players shouldn’t expect to use them as their cats’ primary source of food.
Instead, they munch on a mysterious invasive species that is also full of mysteries and plays an important role in the game’s story.
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The cats will also need to find their way inside various buildings and the key to this infiltration varies in difficulty, depending on where you’re trying to go.
Since there’s so much to do, some of the gameplay boils down to choosing the right cat for the job.
For instance, the fiercely independent Anin may not be as effective at smoothing over relationships with other animals as the older, wiser Zach or the once-ferry greeter Sushi.
It’s also easy to see how the tiny and agile cat Ronan would come in handy while sneaking into buildings.
These cats all have distinct personalities, but they’ll have to work together to uncover the mystery of what happened to the humans.
The island is home to a wealth of clues to determine that as it had both its own newspaper and its own radio station before whatever happened took place.
Each building the cats will need to infiltrate will likely contain their own clues, as well.
Although the game branches off into multiple possible storylines, there’s ultimately one big question at the heart of it.
And that question isn’t what happened to the humans or even whether they can be brought back to the island.
Apparently, that will become clear as you play. Instead, the question is much more pointed: Are the humans worth bringing back?
h/t: Kickstarter
