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Stars in the Trash

Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to…

86 9 December 2024

Stars in the Trash is an adventure developed by Valhalla Cats, released 9 December 2024 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Stars in the Trash is

Stars in the Trash is an adventure game developed by Valhalla Cats and released in 2024. It was published by IndieArk. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2019.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat, decides to run away and seek adventure. His journey takes an unexpected turn when the kennelman threatens the streets. Moka needs to learn how to survive, and appreciate what he left behind, before he's going to lose his best friend and everything he had.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 29 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Stars in the Trash holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Stars in the Trash launched on 9 December 2024, within three weeks of Delta Force, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Marvel Rivals and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Delta Force, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Marvel Rivals, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Stars in the Trash — frequently asked questions

When did Stars in the Trash come out?
Stars in the Trash was released on 9 December 2024 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Stars in the Trash?
At minimum, Stars in the Trash needs Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370 graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Stars in the Trash?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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