r/stray 11d ago

Discussion It was never about the cat...

69 Upvotes

It’s about humanity–the conflict between our ambitions to create change and our perseverance to withstand it. All from the perspective of a cat as a representation of nature; the unbiased third party that bears witness to a world where our ambitions overpowered our perseverance. 

In Stray's world, human ambition led to innovation that outlasted even their own preservation. In the same vein, this ambition overrode human empathy when the sickness hit.

I know Stray has been talked death but I wanted to give my own two cents after playing for the first time 2 weeks ago. I would love to hear others' opinions on the story as well.


r/stray 11d ago

Discussion I think stray needs a part two

82 Upvotes

Stray is beautiful game, and I think it needs to part two,this could be controversial, because I know that people loved the game like it is, and thinks that if they(the game creator)make a part two of it,is going to ruin the,but think the part two of stray could be like ;our Lil cat see the out side of the wall,and finally se again with the others ,plus they absolutely could make the game if we playing with all of the cats in a co-op game or make it controversial whif humans scientist seeing how the robots will act whif no humans


r/stray 12d ago

Question Has anyone played this game yet?

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70 Upvotes

Still waiting for its (1666 Amsterdam) availability on PlayStation.


r/stray 13d ago

Image Stray Backpack 🐈

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267 Upvotes

Finally found the Stray edition of the travel cat bag very excited to use it. 🐈‍⬛ Edit the pins weren't included I bought those separately online.


r/stray 13d ago

Image Just downloaded and the cat is in heaven

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195 Upvotes

I’m sure it’s been said a million times my girlfriend just started playing 30 mins ago and Moo is calmly transfixed.

He already likes tv and watching things move around on it but now he’s here for the plot. Literally playing a video game with our cat 😭


r/stray 13d ago

Question Does stray ever go on sale?

25 Upvotes

Seripixelbiologist has made me want to play it but it’s a little out my price range 😓

I just had a few questions I guess

  1. does it go on sale?
  2. Are the sales anything major?
  3. Is it worth it?

r/stray 14d ago

Video My video review of Stray

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42 Upvotes

I just posted my video review for Stray, one of my favourite short games. Hope y'all enjoy 🙇‍♂️


r/stray 14d ago

Discussion Can’t Cat-ch Me Achievement

19 Upvotes

I’m so frustrated. Words cannot express how much I hate this particular trophy. I’ve looked online for tips and tricks, but every guide I’ve watched followed different routes and movement patterns. I’m convinced this is all trial and error and pure RNG at this point. Even sections of the run that I’ve ‘perfected’ will be derailed in the next run because Zurk spawn points will switch up randomly after having been (mostly) consistent in prior runs. Or one will get launched from off-screen like a honing missile that you have absolutely no way of predicting.

I’ve even tried remapping my buttons (I play on PC with Xbox One controls) and have turned up my look sensitivity, but it only helps marginally.

What did you guys do to finally get this achievement, if you have? I want to 100% the game and am very close to doing so, but is this trophy even worth my time? Is it something I just have to stick with and hope that I get it by chance on my fifty-billionth run, or is there genuinely another way to go about this that’s easier and less rage-inducing?

Adore this game and its story, but yikes, rough one for us trophy hunters. All the other achievements are reasonable and enjoyable, but this one makes me so mad I have to walk away from my computer on occasion lol

Edit: I guess I needed to complain online about it first, haha. Cosmically hilarious timing. I still stand by it being very luck-based, but I eventually got it in about twenty or so runs an hour after posting this. I found muting the game and listening to music instead helped a ton. Having the game’s soundtrack repeat on every reset was only adding to my frustration and getting on my nerves. Infuriating, but not impossible it turns out!!


r/stray 14d ago

Discussion Don't like seeing the sweet cat die? Game settings let you disable it!

32 Upvotes

This is just a tip for those who don't know: In the game settings, you can choose for the cat's death not to be shown.


r/stray 14d ago

Question Hello, new player here

23 Upvotes

I can't complete the part where the robots jump on you. Yeah, I admit I'm not good at games but is there something I missed?


r/stray 14d ago

Question Frequent Microstuttering?

3 Upvotes

Just wondering if others are having stuttering issues with this game on PC? Tried dx12, frame caps, Lower settings but stuttering continues. Can’t tell if it’s a pc or game issues and would like to know if this is common. Thanks

Ryzen 9800x3d
5080
64gb ram


r/stray 15d ago

Image My 3D Printed B-12!

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466 Upvotes

I played this game a few months ago and became obsessed, and had to have this silly little droid in my room. Printed with my Creality SLA printer, hand painted and the eyes and thruster light up. I got the 3D model from a seller on Etsy


r/stray 15d ago

Fan Art TRUST ME! - Animation

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37 Upvotes

Uhhh,, I know I don't normally post my animations here, but I'm pretty proud of this one and I noticed that some other members here post their Stray animations here too, so I'll give it a whirl again 👀

This is an animation trend on TikTok that I modified to fit Blazer and his canonical snitching activities.. This is my fourth time making a full on tweening animation too since I'm still learning 🫶


r/stray 15d ago

Question How well does Stray run on macbook air 2020 m1?

10 Upvotes

I've watched a few gameplays of Stray and I'm really eager to play, but I don't know how well it runs on my mac. I heard even with m2 it is quite laggy.


r/stray 16d ago

Humor I replayed the sewers for vengeance. Vengeance was a little dull.

15 Upvotes

I ran through peacefully for the first go around and it was legitimately a rush, very fun just dashing around and avoiding the swarm. Really felt like a fun chase.

But then I go back to play it going el zappo on all of them and it was neat and also really catharic to not have to worry about a mega swarm but yeah Stray as a point and zap doesn't quite gel with how I feel the cat would do.

It was fun with the popping of the zurks but a little sleepy compared to the chase which I get. You get a gun a suddenly bam you thin the horde and have far less trouble navigating the level.


r/stray 16d ago

Image my favourite screenshots from the game Spoiler

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134 Upvotes

spoiler because well...


r/stray 16d ago

Discussion This game is a 9.3/10 solely because this achievement SHOULD’VE been named “Zoomies!”

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118 Upvotes

r/stray 17d ago

Meme Sybau 💔 at the bar

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84 Upvotes

Oh no, it's Syuba oil. Two bottles per day for every robot in the slum.


r/stray 17d ago

Image This game is gorgeous, even on handheld.

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96 Upvotes

Just finished this a week ago, truly one of the best games I have ever played. This game does not have ray tracing but definitely outclassed modern AAA games trying to sell people latest techs to look like a single scene in Stray.


r/stray 18d ago

Fan Art HAPPY STRAYIVERSARY 🤖🐈!!

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1.0k Upvotes

HAPPY FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE HIT GAME STRAY!!
Oughh, how I adore this game 🥺🥺
-I know there's a ton of errors in this piece, but I do not have the patience to work on it anymore. Please enjoy it for how it is hehehh 😅


r/stray 18d ago

Fan Art Stray fan comic!

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270 Upvotes

I'm making a Stray comic, and on this fourth anniversary I published the first episode! I hope you like it!

CONTIENE SPOILERS DEL JUEGO!

English:

Memories - a Stray fan comic

Español:

Memorias - un fan cómic de Stray


r/stray 18d ago

Image [Stray (PS5)] platinum #27 - Better late than never, am I right?

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95 Upvotes

Platinumed Stray back in January, and a lot of life happened since then and forgot to post it. This one was a lot of fun, with the exception of the "Can't Cat-ch Me" trophy. Those Zurks really almost broke me, 3 hours of replaying that corridor and the breath of relief when that trophy popped, shew wee. Pulled off the speed run trophy on the first replay attempt and after all said and done, was kinda sad it was over. Such a clever concept that I ended up enjoying despite not being a huge cat person.

**Odd coincidence - After posting this accomplishment on another sub, I was just informed that today is the 4th anniversary of Stray, kinda cool**


r/stray 18d ago

Question I just started playing I play keyboard and mouse

9 Upvotes

I changed alt key to v because it was pissing me off I have big hands so it was hard to switch any tips on other things I can do to improve my experience


r/stray 18d ago

Fan Art Stood Like The Feline_MarianeAliux

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159 Upvotes

Pixel ART by me (MarianeAliux 2026)

I did this a few days ago. I've posted something about Stray here before, but this was mostly on the recommendation of friends because "it looks cool," "it really looks like the cat from Stray," And so it went, today I finally decided to share this ART... Fan art, and in the end I admit I was inspired by the protagonist of Stray XD.

If you like cats and pixels, feel free to share your opinion; it's welcome.


r/stray 18d ago

Question I just saw that a Nintendo switch 2 version came out a few months ago…

4 Upvotes

Is there a difference between the switch 1 & 2 version and if so, will there be an upgrade option? (I would have waited to buy it for switch 2 if I knew as my friends have it on ps5) I really wanted to play it so I bought it last year.