Find Cats 喵星寻猫

Happy Fish has so far developed two HOGs and this was the first. The title after Find Cats is supposed to say Meow star looking for cats (at least according to Google Translate).

Cats are relatively easy to find but some are hidden and to make them appear you have to click on an object. For instance, on the lid of a box or a door. The game grants you achievements only for these hidden cats and one for not using the hint function, at all.

As an interesting feature each of the 3 levels have an object we can move. For instance, a small spaceship toy we find in the city and then clicking on the moon we are transported to another level with some additional cats. In total this means there are 6 levels.

This is a good HOG. Nothing we haven't really seen before but there is nothing wrong with following in the footsteps (or scratch marks?) of others.

😺THIS IS EXACTLY 💯 WHAT I WANT IN A CAT-SEARCHING GAME 👍🏻 
Turns out, the new kid on the block has some Skilz! I have played every cat-searching game that comes along, and Find Cats has everything I love and more.
 
There are three scenes with 100 Hidden Cats per scene...some of which are hidden inside various elements and can only be found by clicking on doors, windows, panels, and gadgets to expose them.
 
Each scene has a secret Sub-scene that, once found, will show you what type of vehicle you need to find to travel to that location, such as a Rocket or time-traveling Car. TIP: You have to click on the vehicle first and then click on the sub-scene hot spot to travel there, and vice versa when returning. (I discovered this by trial and error)
 
You can earn up to three Pawprints per scene, depending on whether or not you use the available Hints. You'll earn all 3 if you don't use any hints, 2 pawprints if you use one hint, and 1 Pawprint if you use more than 1 hint. There is a Delete feature that allows you to replay any scene (it only deletes the progress in that particular scene), so you can always replay the scene until you earn all 3 Pawprints.
 
I was totally expecting Find Cats to be as generic as the title itself, boy was I surprised! The cats come in all sizes and shapes, and the developer, Happy Fish did an amazing job of blending them into the scenery. Most cat-finding games are nothing more than a clickfest, but this game requires you to actually search for cats, and I, for one, appreciated the challenge. The only feature I'd like to see added would be an icon that keeps a tally of the number of "Hidden" cats to go along with the existing overall cat tally. (actually, it would be cool if they added balloons to pop 🎈 in the next game as well!)
 

Note to Happy Fish:

 
Thank you so much for the opportunity to play your first cat-finding game! I was very impressed with the game's flawless mechanics, and I really enjoyed playing Find Cats. I can't wait to see what's in store for us next!
 

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Finding cats in the stars will take you to another planet quite literally

This Hidden Object game is as entertaining as rewarding. Taking inspiration from gems already known within the genre without crossing the fine line between inspiration and plagiarism. Thank goddess for that!
The art and music department is quite pleasing, and the menu theme reminded me, in a way, of the style of the tunes which “The Sims” conveys.

The game offers 4 maps in total and each one of them has a hidden area, accessible by finding special vehicles and such.
All the maps have 100 hidden cats waiting for their pleasing meows to be heard once they are spotted.
The free DLC includes the feature of cats hiding in secret hideouts that will come out once you click on the bullseye! (Yup! Your mind probably wandered to the games of Devcats after reading that)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3262558456

Gameplay & Features:

The magnifying glass symbol in this game is not equivalent to the HINT tool, but rather to the zoom feature… Even so, you’ll still be able to zoom in with the mouse wheel, as we are used to.
While the question mark is not equivalent to the control panel nor the instructions, in fact it is the hint system (which after each use needs 60 seconds to cool down).
If there are no cats on the map, and you press the hint system, a red cross will be displayed over it indicating that the remaining cats you need to find are hidden on the secondary map or the main one, depending on your current location at the time you clicked on it... Therefore, you won’t have to wait the necessary time to use it again, as if losing a chance. Once you switch maps, the hint will still be active.

The map of the girl's room with the paintings "is quite difficult" since the camera angle plays against the player, and there is no way to see the paintings on the wall properly. You’ll need to use your cat-lover instincts to guide you through your search within the hanging portraits.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3262558481
A feature that I’d never crossed paths with is the way this game represents the score obtained with the little paws displayed below each level in the main menu. And is based on the number of clues used while completing the challenge in every map.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3262558402
Some of the special cats won’t appear even if you click on their correct hideout to make them come out of their hidden place. It happened to me twice, and I loaded back the map, clicking on the spot I thought they would be and they appeared.

Things I would like to highlight:

• An affordable game, entertaining enough to give it a try.
• Free DLC available in the store which adds more cats to find alongside more fun!
• Has either achievements and Steam Cloud available.
• Aesthetically pleasant.

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