Cat Quest 2, developer The Gentlebros' delightful feline-themed RPG sequel (also includes dogs), has just received a free new update, adding a Challenge Mode, new enemies, and more.

Released to celebrate International Cat Day - and the original Cat Quest's third birthday, fact fans - Cat Quest 2's Mew World update introduces a host of nifty new features and quality of life improvements, designed to finesse and expand the already engaging co-operative japery (and feline punnery) of the wonderfully accessible core game.

The headline Challenge Mode takes the form of eight game modifiers, unlocked once the main quest has been completed. These introduce special twists on the core experience which can be applied to a new play through - such as prohibiting levelling and upgrades, adding tougher enemies, and limiting the number of lives available - and can be stacked and combined to increase the challenge and any resulting rewards.

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Cat Quest 2, developer The Gentlebros' much-expanded casual action-RPG sequel, is out soon, and, in preparation for its 24th September PC launch, there's a fresh batch of gameplay video.

The original Cat Quest - which arrived on PC, Switch, PS4, and mobile in 2017 - was an absolutely delightful surprise, successfully distilling all the usual genre tropes down into a breezy but thoroughly entertaining feline RPG - replete with exploration, questing, dungeon crawling, and engagingly twitchy real-time combat. I loved every minute of its ridiculously charming, pun-filled adventure.

Cat Quest 2 retains the same casual-friendly core, but mixes things up with a range of new features - not least of which is playable dogs. There's also an entirely new kingdom to explore in the form of the Lupus Empire, and it promises to introduce much more environmental diversity compared to the original's rather same-y green hues - with new biomes including vast deserts, mountainous regions, and auburn meadows.

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