These cats worked behind the scenes on the hit gaming game Stray

The cat adventure Stray has finally celebrated its release on PS5, PS4 and PC. Sony is now showing the real cats behind the development of the game.

Montpellier – The new cat adventure Stray has finally been released for PS5, PS4 and PC and is already enjoying enormous popularity with critics and gamers. However, it took a lot of work for the eponymous stray to be able to sneak through the game. But the hairy members of the team worked most diligently on Stray: the three cats Murtaugh, Oscar and Jun.

Stray: Stray Murtaugh is the model for the cat in the video game

This is the model cat for Stray: Allow me, Murtaugh. The four-legged friend is considered a role model for the nameless cat, which players have been able to control themselves through Stray since July 19. Just like in the game, Murtaugh has been a stray in real life. The two Blue Twelve Studio co-founders Viv and Koola found the likeable kitty under a car in Montpellier.

Above all, Murtaugh is having a good time in his new home. The four-legged friend is under the name of the developer “The Boss” Known for closely overseeing the studio’s video game development. While the cat in Stray isn’t an exact replica of Murtaugh, according to the developers, the former stray is considered the team’s greatest inspiration.

What other cats worked on Stray? In addition to Murtaugh, Sphynx cat Oscar in particular had an important role in the development of Stray. In order for the four-legged friend to appear particularly realistic in the game, real cats were needed behind the scenes. After all, jumping, purring and sleeping don’t animate themselves. So Oscar kept visiting the development studio to ensure that every movement in Stray was particularly lifelike. This worked particularly well, since Oscar is naturally a hairless cat.

The last meow, alongside Murtaugh and Oscar, goes to studio cat Jun. In the blog post on the busy cats behind Stray, he’s portrayed as none other than Executive Chief General President Commander Director Officer announced. His tasks in the production of the PS5 game: keeping an eye on everything, quality control and a good mood in the team. Since July 19, you can find out for yourself in Stray whether he succeeded.

By the way, PS Plus subscribers play Stray for free when they pay for PS Plus Extra or Premium. If you don’t have a subscription yet, you can still play Stray for free via a small detour.