Current version:PlayStation 5
Cat Quest 3

Cat Quest 3

Cat Quest 3 is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by The Gentlebros. It centers on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.

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7.8 / 10
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About this game

Cat Quest 3 is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.8 / 10PlayStation 5

An accessible pirate adventure with modest build depth.

Cat Quest III gives its approachable action a useful new setting. Sailing between islands and switching to on-foot treasure hunting makes exploration feel active, while weapon swapping offers straightforward combat choices. The cheerful pirate fantasy suits a relaxed solo session or local partnership. Its appeal comes from that clarity of purpose rather than elaborate role-playing systems. Equipment investment becomes restrictive later, so finding another interesting item does not always translate into a practical new build. The PS5 review also identifies two usability caveats: spell effects can hide action, and cooperative players must share a ship. Both are manageable, but they matter when judging how effortless the adventure really is. Choose it for inviting exploration, not endless mechanical reinvention.

Strengths

  • Sea and land exploration complement each other.
  • Local cooperative campaign.

Weaknesses

  • Investment restricts loadout changes.
  • Effects and shared sailing need coordination.

Who it is for: Players seeking accessible action and couch cooperation.

Play notes: Evidence concerns the 2024 PS5 release; local co-op is not online co-op.

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Boss variety helps; investment costs constrain experimentation.

Reviewed7.3 / 10Not provided
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Sailing and weapon swapping add approachable variety.

Reviewed8.0 / 10Not provided
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The pirate-cat fantasy fits the treasure-hunting structure.

Reviewed8.3 / 10Not provided
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Effects and shared ship controls occasionally obstruct clarity.

Reviewed7.5 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Release date
Aug 8, 2024
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
InvestigationPuzzle SolvingWarLinear LevelsSlow BurnSolo-friendlyThird PersonStory-driven3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursExploration
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single playerMultiplayerCo-op
Perspectives
Top-down

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