Forget Platinum trophies. Gamers on Steam are now tryharding just to fill their Achievement Showcase with cat icons. Here is the list of games and a lesson for devs.
Picture this: it’s 3 AM, your eyes are burning, and you're sweating bullets trying to beat a soulslike boss just for that shiny Platinum trophy. Sounds hardcore, right? But somewhere on Steam, an absolute madlad is embarking on a much more chaotic quest: building an Achievement Showcase completely filled with... cat icons.
It all started when a Reddit user (the OP) posted a highly specific request. They didn't care about breaking speedrun records or achieving a 100% completion rate on a massive RPG. Their sole mission in life right now is to populate their Steam Achievement Showcase exclusively with cats.
OP flexed that they already bagged the feline goods in Stray (obviously), Viewfinder, Powerwash Sim 2, and Fran Bow. They're currently grinding through Supermarket Together and complaining that the cat achievement in Cat Goes Fishing is too tryhard and RNG-heavy.
If you've ever spent 5 hours debugging a single shader just to make water look slightly more wet, you understand this level of obsessive-compulsive gaming behavior.
The gaming community never misses a chance to drop their encyclopedic knowledge. The comment section quickly turned into a goldmine of recommendations:
What can we, as developers, learn from this Reddit rabbit hole?
You can pour millions into ray-tracing, spend weeks fixing collision bugs, and code the most complex NPC AI... but sometimes, gamers don't give a sh*t. Sometimes, all they want is a prompt that says "Press F to pet the cat" and a cute little popup in the corner of their screen.
It’s the ultimate low-effort, high-reward engagement meta. Adding a pettable animal with an achievement attached is basically free marketing. It boosts completion rates and generates positive Steam reviews from the army of feline simps.
Stop overthinking your next patch note. Just put a cat in the game. GG.
Source: Reddit
