Copycat Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published October 3, 2024 · Updated October 3, 2024

Copycat Review, A narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging, and the true meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat who becomes the victim of an elaborate plan when a jealous, stray copycat steals her place in the household.

Copycat Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
16.67GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – resolution, window mode, quality, and v-sync.
Controller settings – Invert axis sensitivity sliders, and vibration.
Full keyboard and mouse support.
You can remap the controls for the keyboard.
Game settings – subtitles, and closed caption choices.
In-game cutscenes and interactions.
Fantastic voice work.
Adventure gameplay.
A full 3D game world with 360-degree camera control.
You choose to adopt one of six cats each a different colour.
Button prompts appear as needed.
You have to watch Oliver (your new owner) read aloud and sign the cat adoption agreement.
Fast loading times.
Multiple choice encounters and decisions throughout as you shape your cat’s character.
You get to see life from a cat’s perspective.
There is a handy line that appears from time to time to help with navigation.
You are drip-fed objectives.
Knock over items.
Tutorial signs show as needed.
Text and story show up on the walls and fences of the game as you move around which looks good.
Find Interactive points to trigger story info dumps.
It has a very good story, an emotional one but it is good.
Possible to jump onto items and do a bit of climbing.
You can customize your collar color and bell type.
Mini-game type encounters and sequences for things like playing or hunting.
It’s a good world to explore.
Has a lot of dark turns and is not your average story.

Copycat Review Cons:

You cannot remap the controls for the controller.
Very slow starter, and the pacing is very middling.
There is not a huge amount of graphic options.
Loading times are fast but they are also plentiful and frequent.
I don’t like that I have to choose from the two options as it forces me to make choices I wouldn’t want to make.
Everything goes at a snail’s pace, animations, story, etc.
The game is very rigid with its cutscenes as anything substantial is a cutscene, all you do is move close enough to something for it to trigger.
The general performance of the game is up and down with screen tearing and stuttering a common issue.
For prompts or interactions to work you have to be really precise with positioning.
You cannot skip or fast-forward interactions and cutscenes.