General Information
IMPORTANT
This download is for archival purposes only, and is not the newest version. For a more recent build, please download on Steam or Itch. Thank you!
This download is for archival purposes only, and is not the newest version. For a more recent build, please download on Steam or Itch. Thank you!
Website
https://shieldcat.com
https://twitter.com/shieldcatgame
Shield Cat is a game starring Lance the otter, a mail courier for the Cat Kingdom. One day, he wakes up to find that his partner Parker has gone missing. What’s worse, dark magic is appearing everywhere! The kingdom is in chaos, King King Cat the Cat is missing, and Lance’s friends seem to be responsible. Lance will need all the help he can get on his adventure to save his partner, his friends, and maybe the Cat Kingdom.
- Beautiful pixel art reminiscent of the 16 and 32bit games of old, with plenty of modern enhancements.
- Numerous upgrades and abilities to find and increase your power with, as well as gain access to new areas you couldn’t before.
- Passive abilities that grant you bonuses and new moves just for having them.
- Mysterious puzzles all across the world. You’ll need to keep your wits about you for them!
- Tons of different collectibles to find all over the Cat Kingdom.
- Several areas to explore, from the depths of the Lignum Woods, to the tallest heights of Mt. Bophades.
- A detailed map system that keeps track of your progress in each area, how many collectibles you still need to find, and more.
- Secret areas all over the Cat Kingdom to be found by only the most cunning players.
- A large cast of humorous and interesting characters to meet and interact with.
- A number of retro filters to take you back to the past.
- Plenty of accessibility options to make it easier for everyone to play.
- Full Keyboard, Mouse, and Gamepad support, as well as full action rebinding - Play however you like!
- A notes system that allows you to review recent dialogue, in case you missed something.
- Various difficulty settings for the most casual of players, to the toughest players around.
- Lots of speedrun options for the fastest of players.
- Different customization options to tune the game to the way you’d like to play it.
- Please see the Features page of the website for more information!
Thank you!
If you like the game, please feel free to wishlist it on Steam, or consider supporting on Patreon!
System Requirements
- Windows: Requires Windows 10 or above. May not work in older versions.
- Linux: Should work in most major distros
- Graphics: Requires support for Shader Model 3. Should run on a wide range of hardware, but newer graphics cards are recommended to use optional post-processing effects.
- Processor: Pretty much any modern processor should work.
If the Linux version of the game wont run, you may need to mark the AppImage file as executable.
On the topic of speed, there's an option in the accessibility menu which allows you to make the game run at half speed. Because of the way the game is programmed (and because it was made in Gamemaker) I can't really do speeds as precise as 80 or 90% like they do in Celeste, but that should help with trickier bits.
On the subject of the Minecart Minigame, yea there's quite a few bugs in that, but I had already spent a bunch of time on it and had to prioritize getting the demo done. They're all things I'm hoping to iron out later.
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