A Purrtato Tail: By the Light of the Elderstar

unreleased

Developer: Drunk Robot Games, RedVonix

Publisher: Drunk Robot Games

To be announced

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
Semi-Linear

Combat

no combat

Features

multiple characters

Themes

cat
fantasy

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy

Summary

A character collecting puzzle Metroidvania about potato cats on the Isle of Moar.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- Differences
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- Differences
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- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- non linear
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- Sci-Fi

A Purrtato Tail: By the Light of the Elderstar

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