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Defend Against Cats

In Defend Against Cats, each level represents a desperate work day before a looming deadline. Waves of mischievous cats sneak in, scratch your monitor, knock your mouse around, and sprawl across your keyboard…

17 February 2026

Defend Against Cats is an indie developed by Greyhaven Craft, released 17 February 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Defend Against Cats is

Defend Against Cats is an indie game developed by Greyhaven Craft and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Defend Against Cats, each level represents a desperate work day before a looming deadline. Waves of mischievous cats sneak in, scratch your monitor, knock your mouse around, and sprawl across your keyboard, steadily destroying your productivity. To stop them, you place food bowls, feeders, and toy-based defenses around your room. Hungry cats can be fed and sent away, while satisfied cats must be distracted with toys before they start tearing your setup apart. Different cats behave differently, with faster, greedier, and larger cats appearing as the invasion escalates day by day.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Defend Against Cats launched on 17 February 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Reanimal, Marathon and Cairn.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Reanimal, Marathon, Cairn.

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When did Defend Against Cats come out?
Defend Against Cats was released on 17 February 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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