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Tuesday5th Sep 2023
News Indie Hit Stray to Be Adapted into an Animated Movie
No bots about it
Stray, the smash hit indie adventure game (and former PlayStation console exclusive), is getting the adaptation treatment. Annapurna Animation is currently working on turning the title into an animated feature film, retelling the story of a cat in a world inhabited by robots for a new audience. To recap, Stray released on PS5 and...
Tuesday20th Sep 2022
News Stray's Physical Edition is Out Today on PS5, PS4 Coming Soon
Update: Here are the cheapest prices available
Update: The PS5 physical release for Stray is out today and available to buy at retail, with PS4 copies also launching soon. If you don't have access to the game on PS Plus Extra or have been holding out for this physical launch, now's your chance. You'll find all the best prices available below (note...
Thursday8th Sep 2022
News Your Pets Could Be Part of PlayStation's $25,000 Donation to ASPCA
#StrayReactions event gets started
Back when PS Plus Extra title Stray launched a couple of months back, it immediately soared in popularity. There was a lot of warm sentiment about the feline-friendly title, and so convincing are its animations that real-world pets were reacting to it in heart-warming fashion. This sparked a brilliant social media...
Wednesday27th Jul 2022
News Loveable Sony Suit Shuhei Yoshida Is a Legit Let's Play YouTuber Now
The Shu's on the other foot
If you’re not paying close attention to Sony’s YouTube channel, it’s well worth a look these days. The company – which can seem a bit stuffy and buttoned up at times – is really expanding its mix of content beyond just trailers, featuring regular esports tournaments and now even Let’s Plays. This – the first...
Tuesday26th Jul 2022
News The Code Behind Stray's Mysterious Language Has Been Deciphered
Our very own kitty Rosetta stone
Stray has definitely struck a chord with the audience, and it seems like everyone and their cat is playing the cute and cuddly kitty simulator. An aspect that perhaps gets slightly less focus than our furry protagonist, however, is the world in which the g
Sunday24th Jul 2022
News PS5, PS4 Sensation Stray's Voice Actor Finally Revealed
She'll surely go down in hiss-tory
The stunning adventure game Stray has slinked its way to phenomenon status, with the release going viral on social media this past week. We’re all feline pretty good about the attention the title’s getting, and now we can finally reveal its adorable voice actor: Lala! The star performer’s photo was published...
Friday22nd Jul 2022
News Stray Is a Meowsive Hit Judging By Day One Concurrent Numbers
Insert cat pun here
Stray is shaping up to be a bonafide hit, even if we were just to judge its performance from anecdotal incidents like the phenomenon that is @CatsWatchStray, or the reemergence of the Deus Ex Twitter account just to meme about kitties. Thankfully, we do have some more concrete numbers to go by. They are from the PC version of...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
Random Cats Watching Stray Is Your New Favourite Twitter Account
Purrfection
We're sure you've noticed, but Stray launched yesterday, and it's been capturing hearts across the board. It turns out playing as a common pet appeals to a lot of people, especially those who already have a cat or two at home. The love for the game has put a jolly spin on the week, and then we discovered @CatsWatchStray. This new...
Tuesday19th Jul 2022
Random Deus Ex's First Tweet in Almost a Year Is All About Stray
Asked for this
Understandably, the official Deus Ex social media has been pretty quiet for a while. After all, the last game released back in 2016, not to mention Embracer's buyout of Square Enix developers and IPs. However, the Twitter account has broken a nearly year-long silence, and it's not even to talk about Deus Ex. It's a tweet focused on...
Saturday16th Jul 2022
News PS5, PS4's Stray Is Helping to Save Cats' Lives
Good game, better cause
Stray is a promising PS5 and PS4 indie adventure that will be one of All PS Plus Games when it launches next week. But in order to promote the game, publisher Annapurna Interactive is also partnering with a number of charities to help raise money for homeless cats. In the case of the Nebraska Humane Society, donating just $5...
Sunday10th Jul 2022
News Stray's Day One Pawtch Notes Correct Naughty Cat Collisions on PS5, PS4
Feline fine
Stray is out in a little over a week – and it won’t cost PS Plus Extra or PS Plus Premium subscribers a penny. It all means that developer BlueTwelve Studios is getting ready for release, and has submitted a first batch of patches to Sony’s servers. There are two launch day updates ready and waiting, both of which ask you to “hug...
Friday8th Jul 2022
News Stray Wants You to Meow 100 Times to Unlock Its Platinum Trophy
And sleep for over an hour
Stray is embracing everything it means to be a cat with its Trophy list, tasking you to meow 100 times, sleep for over an hour, jump 500 times, and mark your territory with scratches in order to unlock the Platinum Trophy. The game's Trophy list has popped up on Exophase, confirming it does indeed have a Platinum gong to...
Friday3rd Jun 2022
News Stray Jumps Straight to PS Plus Extra, Premium on 19th July
Meow's about that?
Anticipated PS5 and PS4 cat-'em-up Stray will be added to PS Plus Extra when it launches on the 19th July. By then, Sony's new subscription tiers will have rolled out in all regions, so it's nice to see that the company is already planning ahead. Stray has looked like an intriguing title ever since it was first announced a couple...
Thursday28th Apr 2022
News Anticipated PS5, PS4 Indie Stray Seemingly Chasing Summer Release Date
Sony outs some indie windows
Stray, commonly known as that game where you play as a cat, is seemingly taking aim at a summer 2022 release window. The updated information comes from a short PlayStation social media video, which attaches the window to footage of the anticipated PS5 and PS4 title. Stray recently received a rating in South Korea,...
Thursday7th Apr 2022
News PS5, PS4 Cat-'Em-Up Stray Rated in Korea, Release Date Could Finally Be Coming Soon
Cat's more like it
The wait for Stray continues, but a new rating in South Korea suggests that release date news could finally be coming our way. The PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 cyberpunk-styled adventure game, in which you play as a cat, first caught everyone's attention when it was announced in 2020. Since then, meaningful news on Stray has...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
News PS5, PS4 Cat Sim Stray Is Still on Schedule for 2022
Purrfect
Ahead of yesterday's State of Play broadcast, everyone was trying to predict the games that Sony would show. Despite PlayStation telling everyone that the event would focus on Japanese publishers, Stray was a name that we saw being banded around social media and various forums (it even popped up amongst us editors!). The PS5 and PS4 cat...
Thursday29th Jul 2021
News Stray Is Looking Purr-fect in PS5, PS4 Gameplay Showcase
Curls up in early 2022
One of the indie titles announced during PlayStation 5's reveal was Stray, a game from Annapurna Interactive and BlueTwelve. The teaser showed a cat wandering through a mysterious world devoid of humans but inhabited by robots, and you can't not be intrigued by that. Well, we've finally had a glimpse at proper gameplay, and...
Wednesday30th Sep 2020
News PS5's Stray Shares New Story and Gameplay Details
Untangle an ancient mystery
Stray might be one of the most adorable PlayStation 5 games announced so far, meaning any new details are always going to be met with enthusiasm here at Push Square. And luckily enough, today's update to the game's official PS5 page has brought with it new story and gameplay details that help to give us a slightly better...
Thursday11th Jun 2020
News Stray Is a Cyberpunk Adventure Where You Play as a Cat, Pounces onto PS5 in 2021
Meow
Stray is a gorgeous looking adventure game set in a cyberpunk city full of robots... And you play as a cat. The title was announced during Sony's PS5 reveal event via the trailer that we've embedded above. It's got a great feeling to it, and we honestly can't wait to see more. Stray is a PS5 console exclusive, and it's arriving in 2021.
