a cat & his boy
The only Gameboy game with a dedicated Meow button!
STORY!
Can you as the mischievous cat named Midnight help your hooman friend Leif through a traumatizing time in his life? Use all your cat like reflexes to help lift Leif's mood and find value in himself again!
INFO!
- This game was created in GBSTUDIO and is intended to be played on a gameboy, Analog Pocket or GB emulator.
- Originally this game was made for the MINI JAM 80: CATS.
The restriction was to make a game in 72 hours with the theme "cats" and the restriction of 8x8 tiles. However I saw more potential in the game and wanted to create a more engaging and immersive game so I spent around 3 months on and off doing so for this version of the game. I hope you enjoy the finished project.
How 2 Play!
- Download "A Cat & His Boy"
- Download Sameboy or play on your Gameboy, GBC, GBA or SGB with a flashcart.
Credits!
Produced by: Howdy Riceball
Story, Art, Programming: Z. Garland
Music & ASMR by: Beatscribe
Download the original soundtrack
SFX by: Coffee Bat
Spanish Translation by: Miguel Anaya
HOWDY RICEBALL © 2023
Purchase
Get this game and 1 more for $5.38 USD
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $2.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- We did a Game Con, did it help our Game?!9 days ago
- No April Fools joke here, Steam wish list is open23 days ago
- a cat & his boy is COMPLETE (2.1 update)61 days ago
- pixel fan art contest!Jan 13, 2024
- "a cat & his boy" Physical Cartridge Release Sneak PeekJan 09, 2024
- Going Physical! PREORDERS are open!Jan 04, 2024
- How did you play "a cat & his boy?"Nov 22, 2023
- "A Cat & His Boy" Is going to be featured in GB Studio Magazine!Sep 22, 2023
Comments
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this game is really too short for this price
I know every part of the world has different currency but I have priced the game at the price of a cup of coffee where I live, as I felt that was a fair margin.
That being said if you are unhappy with it and have proof you have purchased the game I can workout a refund for you?
C'est noté, merci!
J'essaierai de venir voir de temps en temps si les ventes ont repris :)
Merci beaucoup! Je vous enverrai une note quand il sera réapprovisionné si cela peut aider :D
Bonjour! Votre jeu à l'air adorable et le packaging magnifique, c'est impressionant! J'ai malheureusement raté les précommandes, est-il possible de vous commander un exemplaire du jeu autrement? J'aimerai beaucoup le découvrir et le faire découvrir directement sur la vieille Gameboy de mon grand père :)
Hello Howdy! Are you interested in adding a Brazilian Portuguese language option to your game? I translated all the game's dialogue. If you are interested, let me know. I will not charge you for the translation. :D
hey there!! 🤠 so kind of you, please send me an email at howdyriceball@gmail.com and we can talk about it a little more 🤠
I can't find tho tenth rat. Could it be in the rabbit? How can i pass through the rabbit? Is there any clues?
There is a mouse that is impossible to get after a certain amount of story progression has been made. I hope that helps. There is a little more expanded in some of the other comments below also :D Thanks for playing
I'm stuck looking for the tenth rat. Any tips? Maybe something related to the rabbit...
Hopefully this helps without giving away too much:
If it's already nighttime in the side yard, it's impossible to get the 10th rat.
Wow. I found the tenth rat. Thanks for the help!
I'm so glad you found it ^_^ And thanks for helping @ERIC_MACK :D
Thank you for the gift, have written a little something
https://fusionrgamer.com/2023/05/23/a-cat-his-boy-stroke-that-game-boy-until-its...
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it! ^_^
is there a key to unlock the garden fence?
just asking
thank's 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠
no prob 🤠👍👍
how i install the game?
oh the download file is a rom to be played on a Gameboy Color or a platform that supports GBC games otherwise the only way to play it is in the browser 🤠 hope this helps!
Wow this is amazing keep up the good work and thank you for the game!
thank you so much!! I’m so happy you played it! I also just released a demo for the main game I am working on called Fetch Quest! Please check it out also 🤠
Help I'm stuck. The boy is listining to the raidio and the roomba is destractid (Soory for my poor spelling. I have disgraphia)
have you done any gardening? :D
Oh wait i got it. great game!
I'm so glad!!! thanks for playing! we made the game in 72 hours, so it's not without it's flaws but I'm glad you liked it! If you have time I just posted the demo for our full length game "Fetch Quest" It's a lot more developed than this game was :D
I got a bit stuck but really enjoyed where the game was going! The music was AWESOME as well!!
thanks for playing! a lot of people get stuck in the spot where they need to garden.
the hitboxes are bad and sometimes the game detects me passing somewhere when i'm not
Thanks for your feedback! The game was made literally in 72 hours for a game jam that required you to use 8x8 sprites. I made the game for the gameboy which has 16 x 16. That is one of the the reasons the hitboxes may feel bad is I had to fit an 8x8 sprite and center it into a 16 x 16 sprite. Hopefully this will give you some insight into developing games and you can try it yourself one day! If you make a game let me know, I'd love to try your game.
thank you to for the good reception and for clarify the sprite and time limitations. i already made a game, u can play my first (and only) game here: https://hotbox.cosc.repl.co/ there is no instructions, sorry for that, i think the rules are pretty deductible.
oh awesome!!! I’ll check it out 🤠 I’m always down to try a new game!
I'm at level 10 so far! I like the puzzle designs!! It reminds me of amazing tater for the gameboy, have you ever played it?
not yet, but after some search i found it pretty interesting, and really looks like my game, i will try it after the gtmk jam, you know :v
i love this game!!!!!!!!! it's so fricking cute
wow thank you so much!!! 🤠🤠🤠
np!!!
In rungame I found a certain easter egg ... when we approach the vaccum after destroying the vaccum, the inscription `` its save to pass '' will appear and then we can go outside the map. Please fix it.
thank you! we did know about this originally cause we made the game from start to finish in only 72 hours as a challenge for ourselves. But we just released an update today that should fix that problem and adds a spanish translation!
np :>