Catoscope
Released 25 September 2026 · PC · Casual
A cat has been bent out of shape. You have a drawer of lenses that bend things back. Fifty specimens, twelve kinds of glass, one rule: make him match the cat who is correct. Somewhere around the thirtieth cat you find out the correct one can lie too.
Story
Two cats sit side by side. The left one is correct. The one on the right is not. His head is swollen. His ears went somewhere and did not come back. He swears his paws were longer this morning, and he has been stretched along a line nobody remembers drawing. The file simply calls him the specimen, and now he is your problem. You fix him with glass. Under the panels lies a tray of lenses — magnify, shrink, widen, flatten, swirl, bulge, pinch, shear, ripple, and a void that quietly cancels whatever it covers. You pick one up and lay it on the cat. Slide it. Grow it. Turn it. The cat bends under it, live, as you move your hand. Somewhere in that small space is the exact spot where the swelling meets its opposite and simply stops existing, and when you find it the two cats snap into agreement and the level is over. You will know before the game tells you. Nothing here can be failed. The clock in the corner counts up, but it is not counting down to anything, and nobody is going to take the cat away from you. Your stars come from moves, not minutes: solve him in par and you get all three, take longer and you still get the cat. The only thing this game ever asks is that you look...
Gameplay
Two cats sit side by side. The left one is correct. The one on the right is not. His head is swollen. His ears went somewhere and did not come back. He swears his paws were longer this morning, and he has been stretched along a line nobody remembers drawing. The file simply calls him the specimen, and now he is your problem. You fix him with glass. Under the panels lies a tray of lenses — magnify, shrink, widen, flatten, swirl, bulge, pinch, shear, ripple, and a void that quietly cancels whatever it covers. You pick one up and lay it on the cat. Slide it. Grow it. Turn it. The cat bends under it, live, as you move your hand. Somewhere in that small space is the exact spot where the swelling meets its opposite and simply stops existing, and when you find it the two cats snap into agreement and the level is over. You will know before the game tells you. Nothing here can be failed. The clock in the corner counts up, but it is not counting down to anything, and nobody is going to take the cat away from you. Your stars come from moves, not minutes: solve him in par and you get all three, take longer and you still get the cat. The only thing this game ever asks is that you look at him long enough to see what happened. FIFTY CATS, IN FIVE CABINETS The first cabinet teaches you to look. The second starts tilting things, and suddenly a lens has to be turned as well as placed....
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Workshop
- Adjustable Text Size
- Custom Volume Controls
- Mouse Only Option
- #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
Release details
Catoscope is a Casual game by DIG Games. Catoscope came out on Friday, 25 September 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 25 September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Catoscope come out?
Catoscope came out on 25 September 2026.
Which platforms is Catoscope on?
Catoscope is on PC.
Who makes Catoscope?
Catoscope is developed by DIG Games.
What kind of game is Catoscope?
Catoscope is a game of these genres: Casual.