Catlateral Damage

{{Infobox video game

| title = Catlateral Damage

| collapsible =

| state =

| image = Catlateral Damage v1.0.8 PC Title Screen.png

| caption = Title screen of v1.0.8 release

| developer = Manekoware, Fire Hose Games

| publisher =

| series =

| engine = Unity

| platforms = Windows, OS X, Linux, Ouya, Razer Forge TV, PlayStation 4, HTC Vive, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S

| released = Web (Prototype){{Video game release|WW|10 August 2013}}Windows, OS X, Linux{{Video game release|WW|27 May 2015}}OUYA{{Video game release|NA|11 June 2015}}Razer Forge TV{{Video game release|NA|18 February 2016}}PlayStation 4{{Video game release|NA|22 March 2016|EU|13 June 2016|JP|13 October 2016}}HTC Vive{{Video game release|WW|27 May 2016}}PlayStation VR{{Video game release|WW|13 October 2016}}

| genre = Action

| modes = Single-player

}}

Catlateral Damage is a first-person video game in which the player plays as a cat. The goal of the game is to knock as many of the player character's owner's belongings onto the floor as possible.[http://www.catlateraldamage.com] The Official Catlateral Damage website. There are game modes in which the player can either race against the clock and get a certain number of items onto the floor as fast as they can, score as many points in a 2-minute time-frame, or a free play mode where there is no clock and there are no points.

Development

The original version of Catlateral Damage was created for the August 2013 7DFPS game jam.{{cite web|author=Chris Chung|url=http://chrischung.com/press/sheet.php?p=catlateral_damage|title=Catlateral Damage - Press Kit|publisher=CloudFlare|date=|accessdate=2013-06-19|archive-date=2014-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115221742/http://chrischung.com/press/sheet.php?p=catlateral_damage|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author=Chrixeleon|url=http://7dfps.com/?action=games&id=300|title=7DFPS|publisher=7DFPS|date=|accessdate=2014-01-17}} Development for a full release began in September 2013.

On 13 January 2014, Catlateral Damage was released on Steam's "Steam Greenlight" service.{{cite web|author=|url=http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=216373443|title=Steam Greenlight :: CATLATERAL DAMAGE|publisher=Steam|date=13 January 2014|accessdate=2014-01-17}} There was a Kickstarter campaign for the game that ran between 16 June 2014 and 11 July 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chrixeleon/catlateral-damage|title=Catlateral Damage|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-29}} The full version of the game was released on Steam on 27 May 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/329860/|title=Catlateral Damage on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com|access-date=2016-04-29}} A "Remeowstered" version was released in September 2021 for platforms including Xbox One and the Series consoles.{{cite web |title=Catlateral Damage |url=https://www.thexboxhub.com/catlateral-damage-remeowstered-digs-its-claws-into-xbox-one-and-series-xs/ |website=Xbox Hub |date=15 September 2021 |access-date=3 September 2024}}

Release and Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = PS4: 57/100{{cite web |title=Catlateral Damage |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/catlateral-damage/ |website=Metacritic |access-date=3 September 2024}}}}

= Original release =

Catlateral Damage received mixed to positive reviews upon release.

Image:Catlateral Damage (original release) screenshot.png.]]

BuzzFeed's Joseph Bernstein reviewed the original Catlateral Damage favorably citing "If you have ever wanted to know what it is like to be a little feline menace, this is your chance."{{cite web|author=Joseph Bernstein|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/play-this-destructive-housecat-simulator/|title=Play This Destructive Housecat Simulator|publisher=BuzzFeed|date=26 August 2013|accessdate=2014-01-17}}

Kotaku's Luke Plunkett reviewed the original Catlateral Damage as "as accurate a cat simulator as you'll ever play."{{cite web|author=Luke Plunkett|url=http://kotaku.com/the-perfect-cat-simulator-has-you-smash-nintendos-1204365481|title=The Perfect Cat Simulator Has You Smash Nintendos|publisher=Kotaku|date=27 August 2013|accessdate=2014-01-17}}

Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Nathan Grayson reviewed the original Catlateral Damage as "basic and inconsequential as can be, and that's exactly what I wanted from it. Be a cat. Do total jerkstore asshole cat things. The end."{{cite web|author=Nathan Grayson|url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/08/26/jerkwad-cat-simulator-catlateral-damage/|title=Jerkwad Cat Simulator: Catlateral Damage|publisher=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=26 August 2013|accessdate=2014-01-17}}

= Alpha release =

CNET's Michelle Starr reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "kind of really fun."{{cite web|author=Michelle Starr|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57617225-1/channel-your-inner-feline-mischief-with-catlateral-damage/|title=Channel your inner feline mischief with Catlateral Damage|publisher=CNET|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=2014-01-17}}

Indie Statik's Chris Priestman reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "a fun little game about making a mess. What's not to love?"{{cite web|author=Chris Priestman|url=http://indiestatik.com/2014/01/13/catlateral-damage/|title=You're A Cat. Make A Mess. Two Minutes: Catlateral Damage - Indie Statik|publisher=Indie Statik|date=13 January 2014|accessdate=2014-01-17}}

Joystiq's Danny Cowan reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage favorably with "For anyone who has never owned cats, this is a fairly accurate simulation of what their day-to-day life entails."{{cite web|author=Danny Cowan|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/13/catlateral-damage-chronicles-the-life-of-a-destructive-kitty/|title=Catlateral Damage chronicles the life of a destructive kitty|publisher=Joystiq|date=13 January 2014|accessdate=2014-01-17}}

VG247's Mike Irving reviewed the alpha release of Catlateral Damage as "small and rough at the moment" but found the game "entertaining."{{cite web|author=Mike Irving|url=http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/14/catlateral-damage-lets-you-trash-a-room-as-only-a-cat-can/|title=Catlateral Damage lets you trash a room as only a cat can|publisher=VG247|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=2014-01-17}}