Hello friends. This is a Let’s Play video of “Cats With Standards”. Horror Visual Novel where Cats claw through filth for bones and whisper lies to mirrors. Find the Hidden-Objects, obey, smile, and repeat until the lines between rule and ruin blur, and you’re left meowing into the void.
Cats With Standards delivers psychological horror through an unlikely vessel – a visual novel about feline society bound by twisted rules that gnaw at sanity. Solo developer Jestercraft has crafted a hand-drawn descent into dystopian madness where cats claw through filth for bones and whisper lies to mirrors, following standards so warped that obedience becomes destruction. The hidden object gameplay tasks you with finding bones – fragments that don’t belong to the cats but are obeyed anyway – each discovery adding to the grotesque mosaic of your crumbling reality. Multiple endings branch from fractured choices, with rebellion and obedience both carrying consequences in a world where laughter feels wrong and silence feels worse. The original soundtrack intensifies the psychological unease, dragging you deeper into a society where even appetites aren’t your own. Jestercraft emphasizes that all artwork and development is hand-made with no AI involvement, offering an authentic solo developer vision. At a 1-2 hour playtime, this positions itself as a cup-of-tea experience – sit back and let the disturbing story wash over you.
Developer: Jestercraft
Publisher: Jestercraft
Genre: Adventure, Hidden Object, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Casual, Indie
Release Date: 31 Oct, 2025
Reviewed on: PC/Windows
Available on: PC/Windows, Playstation 5
Link: Steam
Review copy was provided.
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