Look, it feels like indie darling Stray has only been out for a hot minute, but already people are creating mods to tweak the experience more to their liking.
While the titular kitty within the title has no option to be customised, many talented people have taken the initiative to insert their very own real-life purring pal into the game – wholesome through and through. Download an Adobe Photoshop template from Nexus Mods and you can paint up your very own custom purr-tagonist!
People modding their own cats into STRAY is the sweetest thing pic.twitter.com/13APJ5MAaP
— Kyle Hill (@Sci_Phile) July 24, 2022
Heck, if you are artistically challenged there is a whole range of preset cat textures by way of the Pick of the Litter mod – boasting a range of hand painted alternate textures to float your furry boat.
Or, what if you don’t want a cat at all? Because that is a thing. People have actually managed to replace the cat – with a dog.
There we go pic.twitter.com/m2yJ2Dqvuu
— Jesse (@ItsHoje) July 23, 2022
I mean, fair enough. The term ‘Stray’ is not specifically unique to cats – a dog can absolutely be a stray also.
But then there is a much darker, much more disturbing side to Stray modding. And like so many other things in life, it was inevitable.
Introducing The CJ Mod.
I could have lived a long, enjoyable life without seeing the odd companion CJ’s with their missing textures. Thankfully, far less disturbing replacement mods are also available by way of the Garfield Mod by Chris Rubino:
Obviously these mods are sadly limited to the PC, but they are a constant reminder of how fun the gaming community can be. Cats and the internet are a fixture of our modern world, and a game like Stray serves to be the ultimate marriage of the two – so of course people want to put their spin on it.
Are you playing Stray? Have you checked out our review where we gave it a 9 out of 10? Or perhaps you are hunting that furry Can’t Cat-ch Me achievement? Let us know in the comments or on our social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
