The Cat and the Coup (2011)
- Developer
- Peter Brinson and Kurosh ValaNejad
- Publisher
- Peter Brinson and Kurosh ValaNejad, USC Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Free To Play, Indie
- Rating
- 4.7 of 5, 1,097 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 17 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
You coax a historical figure through memory by causing small, deliberate acts of disruption in a quiet, surreal world.
shortpuzzlesurrealhistoricalatmosphericslow-pacedreflectivedeliberate
What players say
Players describe it as a 15-minute interactive art piece rather than a game, with simple puzzle-platforming where you tilt rooms as Mossadegh's cat. The collage-style artwork is widely praised, though opinions split on whether its brief treatment of a complex historical event is an effective introduction or too shallow.
Screenshots
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