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


Acknowledgements

  • Early testers: Senso, Martí, Charlie.
  • Song looping: cseara.
  • Scoreboard testing: Senso, Guillem, Flors.
  • Mobile playability and input testing: Senso, Charlie, Guillem, Flors, Maria, Martí.


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!

Comments

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Fun but you don't really have to play the game. The cat survives no matter what.