Copycat is an emotional rollercoaster while playing as this cute cat who gets adopted and moves into a new home. The game has an achievement for completing it in one sitting and a bunch of other missable achievements. ~3h to complete the game.
Approximate amount of time to 100%: ~3 hours
Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10
Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
Is there a good guide available: Yes, Tasselfoot wrote this guide
Multiplayer achievements: No
Missable achievements: Yes, since there is no chapter selection. Gladly the save file is very clean and easy to change to get back to an earlier save point
Grinding Achievements: No
DLC-Only achievements: No
Speedrun achievements: No
Time-gated achievements: Yes, as there is an achievement to complete the game in one sitting
RNG-achievements: No
Does difficulty affect achievements: No difficulty option
Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No
Before jumping into Copycat I knew it would be an emotional ride, I’m not sure if I was prepared for how emotional it would get! You play as a get who gets adopted by an old lady and you will have to adjust to your new life. The developers did so well with telling such an emotional story and that from the point of view of a cat. It is just so impressive and well done.
While playing copycat I got a renewed sense of guilt toward my cats. I can’t imagine how stressful getting to a new home with a new owner is, but thinking back about moving houses a year ago.. that must have been so stressful as well. I was so happy that I could cuddle my cats while playing this game.
So, in this game, you play as Dawn. A cat who just got adopted. (You could even choose your colors and a little later you get to customize your collar.) At first, it is all about getting to know your new owner, and their house, while also doing a little mischief. However, very soon things will get serious and your life will get turned upside down. I will not go deeper into the story in my review as I think the game is best when playing blind (or with the achievement guide linked above, which doesn’t contain many spoilers).
Copycat is a short game around 2,5/3 hours. It has a bunch of missable achievements. For example to meow to birds, play with the balls you can find, meow at every neighbor’s door and others like that. The most important achievement to keep in mind is the one for completing the whole game in one sitting. All the others are possible to still unlock by going back to a specific checkpoint in the game.
Gladly the save file is very clean and clear. So by changing the part about game finished to false and then changing the number for both checkpoints to the right one will help you get back to an earlier section. You might have to hop around a bunch to find which checkpoint number you need. (the ones I konw: 21 = pool section, 30 = stealing food)
I highly recommend Copycat for every cat lover, but be ready for an emotional rollercoaster! I give Copycat 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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This review for Copycat was written on 19 September 2024, based on the current Steam version of the game which has 22 achievements at the time of writing this review. This information can be outdated, for example, when the developer adds or removes achievements or releases (new) DLC.
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