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Flat Voxel · Published by Flat Voxel
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
A combat-free metroidvania with puzzles, stealth and genetically modified kittens. Help a cat mom rescue her abducted children by doing typical, not-so-typical and definitely atypical cat things: run walls up and down, turn to liquid and rearrange parts of the alien ship like pieces of a puzzle.
Action, Adventure, Indie · 2026 · More free games
Embark on a unique adventure where stealth and genetic abilities help a cat navigate an alien ship in A Simple Expurriment. Explore puzzles, transform like liquid, and rescue your family one atypical step at a time.
About this game
A Simple Expurriment is a combat-free metroidvania where stealth is key. Exploration is done both by acquiring new powers and rearranging parts of the map, and a crucial choice later on will lead to one of two different paths.
- PUBLIC INFO -
Finding herself in space by hitching a ride with the alien who kidnapped her three kittens, a cat mom will have to use all of her feline traits in order to find them as she evades the security systems that keep looking for her.
Fortunately - or not - they're all part of an experiment that aims to understand cats' impressive influence over humans, run by the greedy Toilet Analyst of an even greedier extraterrestrial corporation. And then things start to get weird.
A Simple Expurriment is a metroidvania / puzzle hybrid where discretion and agility are more useful than sharp claws - not that any of those would be a problem for a cat, specially the three kittens that were genetically upgraded and got superfeline abilities. But that's not enough when every security system is after the elusive cat mom: that's why she also gets the ability to manipulate sections of the building like pieces of a sliding puzzle, allowing her to move through the depths of the Research Area, the perils of the Maintenance Area, the exclusive VIP Area and the most unpleasant place in the galaxy - the corporate cafeteria.
- CLASSIFIED INFO (NOT FOR TERRAN EYES) -
These things are weird.
They make strange noises. They sleep all day. They like to defy gravity.
Most importantly, they seem able to make humans do whatever they want.
Can we have this ability under control? Can we use it in our favor?
It’s in the best interest of The Company that we do.
To learn how to use their manipulation abilities as to facilitate future expansions towards their home planet and beyond.
Additionally, a small promotion for this dedicated Junior Toilet Analyst would be greatly appreciated.
Let’s see how well one of these creatures performs with finding her offspring, kidnapped and scattered all over this great place to work…
…specially after she finds out they have been genetically altered to jump higher, become undetectable and such.
Manual control of the ship’s sections must be enabled, so they can be moved around as in a sliding puzzle for further exploration.
Depending on what the creature does at a certain point, this experiment can follow one of two routes until its conclusion. Each one has its own challenges and ending. Both are chaotic.
The developer assumes full responsibility for any 6-fingered paws
that eventually slipped into this game.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows XP and up
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics: 256 MB
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Engine update: say hi to the Axmol Engine
The game's engine has been updated: the ancient Cocos2d-x is out, the new Axmol Engine is in. Steam integration and game controller support have also been upgraded to their latest versions.And what does this mean to players?The game now requires a 64-bit computer, as is the case with any Windows PC released in the last 10 or more years;It runs noticeably smoother and input is faster - gone is the lag that could be felt sometimes.Old save files aren't compatible with this version, but this is the format that the game will use from now on - meaning that players will be able to import their progress into the full game;And... that's it. It may not seem much, but the game clearly looks and feels better now, specially on older computers. This should be the last demo update until the February 2026 Steam Next Fest, when the game will receive its final demo (with more content) before the full release.Read full article on Community Announcements (ggalemb)AnnouncementsOfficial
New and expanded demo available
A new demo has just been made available, giving a much more complete idea of what's waiting for the cat mom when the full game lands on Q1 2026.Explore the alien ship until you get the first kitten back! And please leave a review if you can, it will help the game get more eyes on it.Read full article on Community Announcements (ggalemb)
