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Once A Stray

A brave cat named Auguen, indebted to the spirit Bennet, undertakes a series of quests in order to save their city from a plague cast upon by the necromancer Lazarus.

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Developer
Ross Winters, Austin Pinzon, Adrian Lannon, Ana Beltran, David Almaguer, Ryan Rosado, Chris Perry, Emily Bannister, Nicolas Kemball-Cook, Doug Fialko, Joel Arroyo
Publisher
Fire Fighter Games
Release
January 28, 2019
7 years and 188 days ago
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Positive12 reviews83.3%

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About the Game

A brave cat named Auguen, indebted to the spirit Bennet, undertakes a series of quests in order to save their city from a plague cast upon it by the necromancer Lazarus. Auguen must make their way through the city, blazing fighting through hordes of rats. Auguen works to exterminate the vermin in hopes of luring Lazarus out of hiding.

Once A Stray is an Action RPG built for the PC, supports the Xbox One Controller.

Features:

Third-Person 3D Action Platformer
Four environments with unique challenges and goals
Three dangerous enemy types
An engaging final boss encounter
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