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Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.

What works

  • Affordable price with good content length
  • Unique and smooth platforming mechanics
  • Emotional and intriguing story
  • Responsive controls and polished gameplay
  • Calming music and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitive level design
  • Story can be vague or depressing
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • No character customization or creation tools
  • Some difficulty spikes and minor bugs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SHEEPO

  • Hue

  • 6180 the moon

  • Knytt Underground

  • A Walk in the Dark

  • Feed the Deep

More violent

Games that feels like Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows but with more combat and destruction

  • Lone Fungus

  • Ninja Hanrei

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

  • Break the Game

  • Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition

More expressive

Games that feels like Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows but with more self-expression and customization

  • Cats are Liquid - A Better Place

  • Blocks That Matter

  • The Greenening

  • Mimpi

  • VVVVVV

  • Airscape - The Fall of Gravity

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Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026