Stray
Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. Roam surroundings high and low, defend against…
Stray is an adventure developed by BlueTwelve Studio, released 19 July 2022 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. It currently starts at $14.99 at Epic Games Store. The main story takes about 6.9 hrs to finish.
What Stray is
Stray is an adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio and released in 2022. It was published by Annapurna Interactive. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4. It carries an ESRB E10+ (Everyone 10+) age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Lost, alone, and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city. Along the way, the cat befriends a small flying drone, known only as B12. With the help of this newfound companion, the duo try to find a way out.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 24 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Stray holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 759 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6.9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 13 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $14.99, that works out to about $2.17 per hour of the main story, or $1.15 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-6350, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB | AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $14.99 at Epic Games Store, 50% below its usual price. Across the 9 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $29.99 — a spread of $15.00 for an identical product. Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Indonesia is the cheapest region we track at Rp 119,500 (about $6.62), while Germany pays €14.24 — 2.4 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 7 on Steam, which is about $6.99.
What it launched against
Stray launched on 19 July 2022, within three weeks of As Dusk Falls, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course and PowerWash Simulator. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: As Dusk Falls, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, PowerWash Simulator.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Stray yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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