Stray's Most Unexpectedly Scary Moments

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Many people may play Stray expecting a game about a cute cat going on an adventure, and while that's not an inaccurate description, there are some unexpectedly scary moments throughout the game. These moments keep the gameplay and story interesting, but they could take some players by surprise, especially when expecting Stray to be about a cute kitty trying to get home and making friends with robots along the way.

Stray is a third-person puzzle adventure game featuring a cat exploring an underground city with a drone companion called B-12. Together, the two are trying to escape the city and help other robots escape, too. As the cat protagonist tries to reach the surface with his drone companion, many cute cat things can be done in Stray, but they're paired with a story that has more than a few moments of darkness and danger someone would typically associate with a horror game.

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Stray takes place in a dystopian underground cyberpunk city that is devoid of humans, but the problems caused by humans are still in effect. So, it turns out that many bad things still happen in the game's world, and with the protagonist being a cat, there's not much that can be done to fix them. Instead, Stray's lead feline needs to find creative ways to deal with its harrowing experiences.

The first unexpectedly scary moment in Stray occurs at the beginning of the game. When Stray begins, players first encounter a gorgeous green world and four cat friends. This is the typical introductory chapter with tutorials, showing players such tricks as scratching to mark territory on Stray's various objects. But then, suddenly, things take a darker turn. At one point, the cats jump a gap and land on a pipe,