Cats Are Liquid: A Light In The Shadows

"The story is about a cat whose owner locked her in a set of rooms. She desperately wants to get out, but the rooms just keep continuing. Along the way the cat meets a new "friend" and gains new abilities."

- Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows on Steam

Cats are Liquid: A Light In The Shadows is a 2D platformer game developed by Last Quater Studios, and the first game of the Cats Are Liquid franchise. The game was first released on the December 7th, 2015 for itch.io and the Google Play Store and later released on July 25th, 2016 for the Steam platform.

Characters
The game contains few characters, these include Lumi as the main protagonist and the cat which the player controls, the Companion (unlockable in World 4 and inside the Companion level pack) and the Purple Cat, of whom appears regularly in rooms, but does not contribute to the storyline.

Main Worlds
The game is structured with 9 Worlds, each containing 10 distinct rooms. The rooms contain damaging items (indicated as orange) and a concluding Room Door (indicated as a white arc shape). The last room for each world (excluding the last one) is a Neon Room. In said rooms, the cat's vision is significantly decreased, and must instead use the cat's glowing characteristic to light up the area.

Level Packs
After the player has completed these 9 Worlds, an additional two Level Packs, namely Companion and The Reset are unlocked. The Companion level pack allows the player to play as the companion. This level pack is split into 3 worlds: the boost phase, the jump phase, and the ghost phase. The boost phase allows the companion to boost across large areas, usually to avoid death into the void. The jump phase allows the companion to jump. The ghost phase allows the companion to turn into a ghost-like figure, in this state, the companion is unable to move and is invunerable to any incoming damage. These levels end once the companion reaches Lumi. The Reset level pack consists of one world, and has similar gameplay to the main worlds. The first room of this level pack is called "Void".

Controls
The character is controlled with simple controls, alterable within the game's control settings. During the Main Worlds and Level Packs the cat may take damage from damaging items (indicated as orange) which each remove one hitpoint (excluding lava, which removes all three). If the cat loses all of these hitpoints, the cat is taken to the start of the room, or the last checkpoint of which the player reached.