Submission to the "VTGDC_fall_2026 Game jam". The theme was "Odd Job," and I was given 48 hours to make it.

💾 NOTE: This game saves your data.

NOTE2: Apparently there is a bug where a specific "fire" disables both turrets...

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---Instructions---

SPACE CATS! is a very fast-paced survival game where your goal is to travel as far as possible on a spaceship boarded by cats who are headed to the moon. Humans realized that sending astronaut dogs to space was very ineffective, so they sent cats instead. Unrelated to this decision, these cats are not very good at their jobs, and it is your job to tell these cats what their actual job is. However, some cats have been lost in space, and you must rescue all of them.

To assign each cat a job on the ship, you drag them to specific tiles on the ship, while simultaneously making sure no cats become exhausted by resting them in beds when possible. You automatically lose if ANY cat becomes exhausted, or your ship sustains too much damage, but not if you run out of energy. Certain jobs use energy, and they cannot be used if energy runs out (The treadmills restore energy). The tiles marked with a yellowish "X" are where fire can spawn. Fire disables nearby tiles and slowly damages the ship.

The further you travel in space, the more cats you are able to rescue. The game's difficulty scales exponentially based on total cats saved. Your main distance goal is to reach "5000" meters. This may take a several attempts and a lot of strategy, but the game feels much easier with time and practice. Good Luck, and Have Fun!

• Press "P" or "Spacebar" to pause.

(Gameplay Info/Tips: [1] Cats lose far more energy when assigned a job, but they still lose energy when not assigned to any. [2] Gameplay elements occur randomly over time, and are not related to whether or not the spaceship is moving, meaning you should try having a cat pilot the ship at all times. [3] Using a turret or "X" tile that has no current threat still uses the same amount of cat energy as if it did, so avoid leaving your cats on those tiles.)

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---Credits---

Music:

• Menu: "Space Cat" by "WaxTerK"
• Main Game: "Burning In The Sun You Created" by "zybor"
• End Screen: "Happy Harming" by "WaxTerK"

Assets:

• "Kittens Cats Pack" by "Last tick"
• "Parallax Space Scene" by "LuminousDragonGames"
• Asteroid Explosion: "Minerman Adventure" by "tumas81"

All Code and other graphics were made by me: "RandomUs3r"

First Uploaded on "7/25/2026" at "8:33 PM"

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Try to beat my current best: 6324M

Surprisingly, this game works pretty well if you play with trackpad and no mouse. I was able to get 5734M doing so.