Gato Roboto

If you can get over the fact that Gato Roboto doesn't revolutionize the Metroidvania genre, you're in for a fun time. With an incredibly charming art style and genuinely fun gameplay, you won't regret aiding Kiki on this action-packed adventure.

Added together, the checkpointing and easy fights make Gato Roboto feel like it never really gets going. In an ideal world I would have seen more interesting puzzles and challenging enemies, but as it is, and because there are only a handful of sectors to explore, your couple of hours with Kiki are likely to feel a bit empty.

I’m someone who finds it hard to care about retro homages, and Gato Roboto is the exception to that rule. It’s fun, its challenge isn’t overwhelming, and Kiki is now part of the pantheon of gaming’s cutest cats. The short length might be a source of contention in the future, but I’ll gladly take something that lasts as long as it needs to over something that meanders a couple extra hours. This gam...

Gato Roboto‘s briefness is about the only thing that lets it down. But its low price means that it’s not too much of an issue. It’s three hours of thrilling Metroidvania action for less than the cost of a cinema ticket; you can’t really grumble with that. What matters is that taking control of Kiki the cat is an absolute joy, and the sheer amount of variety packed into the game’s short running tim...

A nostalgia filled throwback to the Game Boy and awesome 2D platformers featuring super cute characters and a great soundtrack! If you love classic games or pixel graphics this is a must play!

Overall, Gato Roboto is one of my favorite indie games I’ve had a chance to play this year.  The only downside is that the short playtime of only four-five hours (it took me five and a half because of some issues with one of the bosses), means the game never really feels like it finds its own identity. If you can look past this, though, you’ll find a fantastically crafted platformer that mimics th...

As soon as you start playing Gato Roboto, you know what kind of game you’re in for. From the moment you have control of Kiki (the “gato” from title), the action is clearly inspired by Metroid. The soundtrack, enemies, map, and even the visuals of the world are all drawn from that classic well. And in drawing from that well it manages to hit some of Metroid’s high points, but also struggles to find...

Gato Roboto is a 2D metroidvania-style platformer, developed by Doinksoft and published by Devolver Digital. Although to be fair, there is only one thing that you truly need to know about Gato Roboto: you play as a cat piloting a mech. Need I say more?

While the rewards in hidden areas aren't as satisfying as you might expect from a game like this, Gato Roboto's tense, creative boss battles with a talking rodent are an absolute delight.

Gato Roboto is far from purrfect. The boss fights are a delight, challenging me every step of the way and rewarding me for patience and determination. Everything else, though, is just a bit too safe and unoriginal. From familiar environments to basic upgrades and uninventive gameplay, Gato Roboto is an okay, standard Metroid-style game. In a world where so many titles fall into that genre, though,...

Gato Roboto has some wonderful aesthetic choices and innovative boss fights, but the awfully short length and generic enemy design hamper an otherwise quirky title.

The Metroidvania genre has given us many iconic lead protagonists. From Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, to Samus Aran from the Metroid series, to Juan from the Guacamelee games. Gato Roboto, developed by doinksoft, brings us our newest hero, Kiki the cat in futuristic power armour.  This 2D exploration game sees a plucky cat suit up in power armour to explore an abandoned lab and so...