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
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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