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Purrgatory

A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

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Developer
Niv
Publisher
Niv
Release
August 22, 2021
4 years and 346 days ago
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Overwhelmingly Positive5,007 reviews98.8%

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About the Game

Purrgatory is a visual novel about passing time in an afterlife where nothing really matters. Explore a whimsical point-and-click world, get to know its downtrodden inhabitants, and remember — furever's not so bad!

About Purrgatory

  • There's a cat in it!

  • Largely LGBTQ+ cast!

  • 3-5 hours of cozy escapism!

  • 7 charming and realistic characters!

  • 80+ hand-drawn locations!

  • Multiple endings!

  • Too many cat puns to count!

  • They put it in a museum!!

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