Purrsuit of Happiness
Developed as a student project, actively sporadically maintained with 💜
Purrsuit of Happiness is a stark joyride through the cruel joke we call life. As a cat chasing happiness over an endless cityscape, you'll feel the sting of reality. The high-score system? It's there to remind you of others stuck in the same futile race. It's a darkly humorous mirror of our everyday grind, dressed up as a cat's rooftop run.
Controls
Jump on PC
- Space Bar or
- Left Mouse Click (click inside the game!)
- Hold them down to jump longer
Jump on touchscreen
- Tap (tap inside the game!)
- Hold the tap down to jump longer
Tips
- You'll be able to hold the jump longer as you win velocity.
- Don't be too reactive! The more you jump, the harder the game gets.
- Let it flow! You might get further than you think without jumping.
- Enjoy the ride! The game is about reaching happiness, but ✨you should never obsess over your goals✨.
Changelog
[26 JUL 2023] FIXED: – A bug that made the game break on load after a backend server update [19 JUN 2023] ADDED: – NEW scoreboards feature! – Touchscreen controls – BG Music [14 MAY 2023] FIRST DEMO RELEASE.
Credits
- Cats Pixel Asset Pack by POP SHOP PACKS.
- Portal by RUXAR.
- Parallax Far City Background by LUCKY LOOPS.
- City Pixel Art Background by DAKHAN.
- Modern City Backgrounds Pixel Art by CRAFTPIX.
- City Parallax Yopta by FRONTEND PASHTET.
- Pixel art styled UI pack by JAKUB VARGA.
- Karmatic Arcade font by VIC FIEGER.
- Windows Command Prompt font by MCFOOD.
- SweetHope palette by ANUBI.
- Sprite Shader with GreyScale by RUDOLF CHRISPENS.
- Better Minimal WebGL Template by SEAN S. LEBLANC.
- Gold Bug Island by THE 126ERS.
Acknowledgements
- Early testers: Senso, MartÃ, Charlie.
- Song looping: cseara.
- Scoreboard testing: Senso, Guillem, Flors.
- Mobile playability and input testing: Senso, Charlie, Guillem, Flors, Maria, MartÃ.
Bug Report & Feedback
- You can report any bug you might find either via comment below or using this form.
- Let me know how the game made you feel via comments below!
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Author | AL0DIA |
Genre | Platformer |
Made with | Unity |
Tags | artgame, Atmospheric, Cats, Dark Humor, Endless Runner, Meme, Mental Health, Pixel Art, Side Scroller, Singleplayer |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen, Smartphone |
Comments
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Fun but you don't really have to play the game. The cat survives no matter what.