'Take My Money Now' — Fans Can't Wait to Play This Viral Indie Game Where Your Pet Cat Becomes Massive to Help You Fight Enemies

An indie game where players share heartbeats with their pet cat, which can transform into a giant kitty big enough to ride on and defeat enemies, is going viral — and it’s not hard to see why. The game, titled Ylem’s Cat, is the debut offering of a small, independent studio based in Guangzhou, China. It was first revealed at gamescom this year, and it’s already sweeping across social media. Per its listing on Steam, the game’s official logline is as follows: “Ylem’s Cat is an action-adventure game driven by the bond between a girl and her cat. Led by curiosity and knowledge, Molly sets out on a journey to find her missing mother across a dying planet, exploring ruins and uncovering the truth buried within the giants.” While the game’s graphics are truly stunning and its gameplay loop seems immersive enough, the cat is the real selling point here. It can join you in combat and bop enemies on the head, and you can even use the reflection from your bow to play with it like a laser pointer. The feline’s realistic behavior will no doubt be a selling point for cat lovers (but we have to warn you that it does seem like it falls into mortal peril at one point in the trailer). The game foll