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# There’s an upcoming game about exploring a dystopian city as a cat
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/theres-an-upcoming-game-about-exploring-a-dystopian-city-as-a-cat/
- Published: 2016-04-22T14:00:50.000Z
- Updated: 2016-04-22T09:06:02.000Z
- Description: In October of 2015, French duo Koola and Viv released a screenshot of a cat sitting in a dark alley, silhouetted by a hazy red light as the sun filtered in from some unknown opening above. This scene is the first glimpse of the as yet untitled “HK project,” an experiment in third-person exploration
- Author: Maddi Chilton
- Tags: News, cats, exploration, hk project, hong kong, kowloon walled city, robots, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

In October of 2015, French duo Koola and Viv released a screenshot of a cat sitting in a dark alley, silhouetted by a hazy red light as the sun filtered in from some unknown opening above. This scene is the first glimpse of the as yet untitled “HK project,” an experiment in third-person exploration that promises to be a pioneering influence on the genre of “cat adventure videogame.” Early glimpses of gameplay send our feline protagonist across pipes and up [air conditioner stairs](https://hk-devblog.com/2016/01/10/some-gameplay-work-in-progress/?ref=killscreen.com), to its end goal of talking to a bunch of robots, probably.

Though the creators haven’t said much about the setting (“dystopian city”) or the time period (“indefinite”), early art shows robots lounging around the cramped hallways and a small flashing harness on the back of the cat. HK blends the legendary ominous aesthetic of the [Kowloon Walled City](http://www.greggirard.com/work/kowloon-walled-city--13?ref=killscreen.com) with characters that seem more in line with the cute dog-bot that [romped through the *Recore* trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2xgu4QnYA0&ref=killscreen.com) last year, complete with blinking blue eyes. In [a piece of artwork released as a thank you to early supporters](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/2016/03/thank%5Fscreen%5F011.jpg?ref=killscreen.com), one android reaches out tentatively to pet our furry friend. The robots scattered around the concept art don’t appear ominous at all—they actually seem pretty nice.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/2016/04/int_hallway_0000_2.gif)

HK is by no means the first game to tackle Kowloon as an environment. Its density and crime rate made it an ideal backdrop for films about seedy activities like *Bloodsport* (1988) and *Crime Story* (1993), inspiring dystopian images of cramped cities in all sorts of media. You can explore the Walled City in both *Call of Duty: Black Ops* (2010) and *Shadowrun: Hong Kong* (2015), but neither of them feature a protagonist as charming as this one. It’ll be up to the HK project to prove to us that their Kowloon will be something other than a refuge for gangsters and villains, but if what they’ve given us so far is any indication, that won’t be a problem.

The HK project is still pretty vague in its description, and the only hint at a release date is “not soon,” but Koola and Viv are hard at work making HK’s kitty as cuddly as possible. They ask only for [comments and virtual hugs](https://hk-devblog.com/2016/03/13/thank-meow-all/?ref=killscreen.com) as they continue their journey.

![HK project thank you](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/previously/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/thank_screen_011.jpg)

*Follow the “HK project” on* [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/HKdevblog/)*,* [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/HKdevblog/?ref=killscreen.com)*, and its* [*devblog*](https://hk-devblog.com/?ref=killscreen.com)*.*