A second trailer for Catly–a cat-raising sport that debuted at 2024’s The Game Awards however has since been met with accusations of AI use–has appeared on the game’s Steam page.
The trailer (which isn’t presently on YouTube) exhibits numerous options that present a barely clearer image of what the sport itself is about. In it, cats with each lifelike coats and unusually coloured fur prance the road, earlier than the sport’s cat creator is revealed, which permits gamers to customise their cat’s look.
Whether or not gamers need a realistic-looking calico coat or a dye job that makes their cat look extra like a Pokemon, the cat maker seems to supply customization for each cats’ bodily appearances and their garments. In truth, the sport comes with a complete wardrobe of clothes and accessories for gamers to placed on their digital felines.
The trailer additionally exhibits off the sport’s worldbuilder, which seems to permit gamers to construct oddly charming, alien-looking locales to accommodate their furry associates in. Regardless of how visually odd some gamers have discovered the sport, a consultant for Catly developer SuperAuthenti says it finds the accusations of AI use stunning, and claims that generative AI has played no part in the game’s development. Nonetheless, some have discovered the sport’s promotional photographs to be suspicious, claiming there’s evidence of the artifacting usually seen when a picture is AI-generated. In response to the sport’s builders, nonetheless, that is not the case.
SuperAuthenti has not but introduced a launch date for Catly, however it’s presently accessible to wishlist on Steam.