When did HookCat come out?

HookCat was released on 13 June 2021 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

HookCat (2021) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

HookCat

A short topdown puzzle-solving game about a detective cat with a grappling hook

13 June 2021

What HookCat is

HookCat is a puzzle game developed by TranscendentGames and released in 2021. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity3D.

The premise, in the publisher's words

July 1960 - the air is warm and stuffy, and you have just found your favourite rubber duck run over and without a head right in front of your home. Your hairs begin to rise as you swiftly grab your coat, hat and trusted hookshot, and venture out to track the culprit down - and make them pay for their crimes. As you follow them, they notice you and start sprinting towards the abandoned docks! You start sprinting too, cutting corners to gain on them, desperate to catch them before they slip out of your paws. Right as you were gaining on them, you miscalculate the gap between two roofs and tumble towards the ground! Your reflexes are immaculate, so you land safely, but there is no sight of…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

What it launched against

HookCat launched on 13 June 2021, within three weeks of Biomutant, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.

Released around the same time: Biomutant, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.

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