Find The Cat: Nightmare

A complete nightmare... mostly for our expectations

I am so disappointed. As a creepy-ambience enthusiast, I thought I had found the promised land: about 10 levels of 40-50 cats each (from memory), the setup sounded fantastic, especially with environments like abandoned school grounds, an overgrown botanical house and a creepy toy store! Sadly, the dream part ended quickly and this all turned out to be Find the Cat: Nightmare.

Credit where it’s due: there are plenty of levels and cats, the art looks nice, and the transparent kitties are adorable.That’s honestly what pulled me in. Unfortunately, the hunt itself is barely a hunt. Usually only one cat per level is even slightly “hidden”, while the rest sit in plain sight like they forgot the assignment. On top of that, there are basically no QoL features: no hints, no zoom, no achievements, no save system, no level selection, no sound sliders, no fullscreen toggle... nothing. There isn’t even proper music. For a game at this price point, that feels extremely bare.

And then there’s the runtime. The whole thing lasted 13 minutes. Thirteen. Minutes. Even looping the last level until you start a new game doesn’t help much. Paying about $4 CAD, on sale, for that experience feels rough. There was potential here for Nurdi Games to step into the spooky hidden-cat space after the NukeArt Studios copyright drama, but this attempt sadly misses the mark and by a long shot. If you’re looking for a real hidden-object hunt, this one is easy to skip.

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BEAUTIFULLY creepy art in every level, I suppose a good amount of levels (I didn't care to finish), but the amount doesn't matter when it's so very easy and pointless. There is no volume control, only a LOT of languages to choose from, and there are no words that really need it. (Not against accessible languages, but I thought some cats would be saying something or there would be little lore bits on how some of them died, idk.)
The game sends you to the menu after every level, unnecessary. I would critique the lack of hints (I never use them in find it games but noticed it seemd to be missing one) but you REALLY don't need it here.
There are no other features. No secret cats, not collectables, no harder cats or more of them. I think it stays around 50 per very small art piece. They don't blend or meld with the environment so again, VERY easy to spot. There are free find-it cat games better than this. You're paying to enjoy the backgrounds, which are nice and creepy. Too mind-numbing to recommend, especially at what will be 4 dollars after the launch sale. Too expensive for nothing. I did ask for a refund.

This game by FAR the easiest, and shortest hidden cat game I have played. There are probably less than 10 unique levels and then it just replays the last level. Goes straight to the menu every time you finish a level, and you have to press continue. No level select. The levels are very small, and like mentioned incredibly easy. Not worth $3. Feels like it should not have been released in this stage. No story literally at all.