If you’re reading this review there’s a good chance that, like me, you’re a fan of the ‘cats’ games and play almost all of them.
Since discovering the feline hunting ‘cozies’ back in 2023 I’ve completed all pf the ‘Hidden Cats in [Insert city]’ games, as well as spin off titles including Cats and Seek. Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats is the latest from publisher Silesia Games and takes players to a medieval setting to hunt a few hundred more kitties.
Gameplay
The formula of hunting cats is the same as it’s always been. Though for those not familiar, the game tasks players with looking around various small zones to find cats that could be hidden in any nook and cranny, often just a little bit of each cat is poking out for you to find. We have used the similarity to ‘Where’s Waldo’ for the ‘cats’ games here at GSC in other reviews. There are the cats on show for all to see, as well as many hidden in buckets, bushes or behind knights of the realm’s battle items. The ‘cats’ games are very easy to sit back and play, you only need your analogue sticks and an A / X button.
This time there’s a medieval kingdom-themed overworld with the largest number of cats to find in the game, with smaller thematic zones entered via the overworld. The Kingdom zone can be completed in around 10-15 minutes for experienced cat hunters; whereas the smaller zones – Throne Room, Kingdom’s Tavern, Castle Courtyard and the Royal Kitchen – can be completed in around 5 minutes. Hints have a short cooldown but are limitless and don’t affect any achievements/trophies like they do in some other cat hunting titles. The game took me just shy of 30 minutes to complete including all 1,000G on Xbox. Like all these games, they’re a great couch co-op game that you and a loved one can finish in an evening.
Audio and sound
Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats audio is very similar to many of the other ‘cats’ games including a cutesy and relaxed soundtrack that adds to the zen of play. Then there’s the different meows of the cats that you find will never tire of hearing. What’s new for this entry is that different non-cat items clicked on make their own noises, such as dragons roaring, frogs croaking and pigs snorting. Though if you don’t listen to the game’ s audio you won’t be missing too much. I mentioned in my Cats and Seek: Dino Park review that these games are purrrrfect to unwind with to your own music, a podcast (such as GSC’s Weekly News Show!) or a simple couch conversation.
Graphics
Cat hunting games are not aiming for any pinnacle of graphical fidelity, instead they have their own adorable art direction which. Be it the cats you’re searching for or the lands in which you’re looking for them, they’re always a visual delight.
Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats adds new character models that we’ve not seen in the series before including big headed humans, new animals and the Kingdom itself. Sadly, Hidden Kittens lacks the full visual delight of the Hidden Cats in… games, in that they don’t fill with colour once complete. Nor do they have the cameo character models like Hollywood stars, or even Santa and Krampua from Hidden Cats in Santa’s Realm. It would have been nice for the screen to fill with colour to reward me for completing each zone to 100%.
Conclusion
If you’re a cat hunter then I’m pretty sure you’ll be picking up Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats, they’re some of the most satisfying games that you can always be sure are as cheap as a coffee. Kingdom of Cats is another very short, but sweet entry to the genre that offers a pleasant and attractive setting.
Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats launches on Xbox One and Series X/S on 14 May; and PlayStation 4/5 and Nintendo Switch on 15 May. Thank you to publisher Silesia Games for providing a code for the purpose of this review.
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