Update: 2020-06-03
2020-06-03• Adjusted font size (Japanese version only) • Miscellaneous translation fixes (Japanese version only)
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Gustav / May 1, 2020 / Adventure, Indie
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
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• Adjusted font size (Japanese version only) • Miscellaneous translation fixes (Japanese version only)
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92% positive, 408 reviews
Cat in the Box is a psychological horror experience that begins with a familiar premise but gradually transforms into something far more unsettling and introspective. Developed by Gustav, it places you in the role of a young content creator investigating an abandoned mansion tied to a mysterious cult, but what unfolds is less about uncovering external threats and more about navigating a fractured, looping reality...
8 found this helpful, 2026-03-22
A great short horror RPG Maker game with good story with a theme of Schrödinger's cat. + Good story + Good horror element + Great plot twist + Some hidden secrets that's hard to find but made me excited more to the game - Limited save time - Some area are so dark even when you already have a flashlight, making finding the videotapes harder - No option to lower the game volume (but I can still lower the volume from...
3 found this helpful, 2026-07-05
A decent horror game with the classic cliché of a YouTuber entering an abandoned mansion. The game has some pretty creepy moments and I enjoyed the overall atmosphere, but the controls felt a bit clunky at times. This was especially noticeable during some of the chase sequences, where the timing felt pretty tight and I ended up dying a few times because of it
2 found this helpful, 2026-08-31
I've always had a soft spot for RPG Maker games, especially horror-based ones that know how to pace themselves with a limited runtime that doesn't overly frustrate the player with an egregious amount of jank and unnecessary mechanics and puzzles that have absolutely no logic behind them due to a lack of testing and an overinflated ego. That said, as one can imagine, this filters out a good portion of the general...
2 found this helpful, 2026-07-14
Hours of fun
Reviewers played it for 4 hours (the median). At $6.99, that's $1.75 an hour. A cinema ticket is about $6 an hour.
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