Stray
Shares rank 34 of 78 video games by recommenders
Praised for its art direction, atmospheric setting and a cat's story in a city of robots, with a tight, fairly minimal story and playtime. The one caveat is that it reportedly only holds 60 frames per second at 1080p medium.
Praised for its art direction, atmospheric setting and a cat's story in a city of robots, with a tight, fairly minimal story and playtime. The one caveat is that it reportedly only holds 60 frames per second at 1080p medium.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong art direction and atmosphere
“I was wowed by the art direction and tight if fairly minimal story and playtime.”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “Videogame stocks slide after Google's Project Genie AI model release” “For a great Kowloon-influenced atmospheric game, check out Stray”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic” Unique cat protagonist in robot city
“It's about a cat that lives in a city of robots long after humans are extinct.”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Cat Gap” “The cat is very cat. It's great.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Only 60 frames per second
“Stray only runs at 60 frames per second If you play it on 1080p medium.”
Comment from 18 Jul 2026 in “Steam Machine: Between 12k and 15k Units Sold per week”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| StrayThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Stray only runs at 60 frames per second If you play it on 1080p medium.”
“The cat is very cat. It's great.”
“For a great Kowloon-influenced atmospheric game, check out Stray”
“Indy companies producing games like Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, and Stray are good”
“I was wowed by the art direction and tight if fairly minimal story and playtime.”
“It's about a cat that lives in a city of robots long after humans are extinct.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.