Kurosh ValaNejad and Peter Brinson USCGames The Cat And The Coup PC Steam Playstation5 Free-To-Play Indie Video Game
- May 2
- 1 min read
" In The Cat and the Coup, you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall. As a player, you coax Mossadegh back through significant events of his life by knocking objects off shelves, scattering his papers, and scratching him. The game, situated within the traditions of Persian miniature art form and cold war foreign policy, asks players to consider their connection to Iranian history. The Cat and the Coup is both about the relationship between the Western video game player and Mossadegh and, by extension, the United States and Iran. It lays a foundation for today’s critical question - how do the people know when their democracy is threatened? " -TheCatAndTheCoup
Official Website(TheCatAndTheCoup); https://thecatandthecoup.com/ Game / Developer Info(Wikipedia); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_and_the_Coup Online Store(ItchIO); https://peterbrinson.itch.io/the-cat-and-the-coup Online Store(PlaystationStore); https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1279-CUSA10943_00-0000000000000000/ Online Store(Steam); https://store.steampowered.com/app/95700/The_Cat_and_the_Coup/ Second Opinion(PCGamer); https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cat-and-the-coup-free-fun-and-beautiful-documentary-game-about-a-cia-funded-coup/
Product Review; " I'm not going to say to much about the plotline elements of this game - I don't even necessarily agree with the message the authors were trying to send, but it was developed in the USA (according to it's wikipedia page) so I'll add it to this archive. It's essentially a short story that has some minor interaction, but really everything is scripted, and it's essentially impossible to get any sort of branching paths narratively. The price is free on most platforms, including a DRM-free download from the developers website. I'll give this one a "you decide" because all that I care about is that is was developed in the United States. " -MadeInUSAReview
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