
A platformer about a ninja cat with a grappling hook, where you die in one hit.
You have nine lives. Make them count.
How to play
- Jump with O/Z.
- Attack with X.
- Hit enemies while they're not looking to defeat them quickly.
[8x8] - Press the jump button in the air near a grapple point to grapple to it. (Press up while grappled to reel in faster)
[8x8] - Hit targets with a star to open a nearby door.
[8x8] - Once you get the sword, you can switch weapons by pressing DOWN or UP twice. (Current weapon is shown in the bottom left corner)
[8x8] - Use the sword to dash past searchlights without being caught.
[8x8]
At the end of most levels, break the case and steal the gem to finish. But don't touch the case, it's covered in electricity.
Also available on itch.io.
Changelog
Older Versions


I like it! I just can't get past the first jump ;D
Wondering how you did audio filters, did you do stuff with peek/poke or something else?


@SmellyFishstiks
The filters in the debug menu were done using poke.
menuitem(2,"reverb filter",function()poke(0x5f41,15)end) menuitem(3,"lowpass filter",function()poke(0x5f43,15)end) |
The 15 means apply it to all channels.
Also, first jump:



This game is on speedrun.com now:
https://www.speedrun.com/ninja_cat
@cubee Would you be interested in submitting your run from February?


@cubee We're thinking of reworking the categories on src a bit, see the most recent forum post. Also, here's a pacifist run on easy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjgFyZ9RW44
Trying to work out if pacifist's possible on normal—I'm still not sure. Edit: It is possible! But I don't have a valid run yet.


I saw my old comment and got to like lvl4 (or was it 5 after the thingy?) either way still fun.


Lmao i was at the final boss at one life and then when the boss was almost dead i miscalculated my sword dash thing and died lmfao
Rage quit moment


Turns out, that wasn’t the final boss
It was just the first boss
Yeah thats enough ninja cat for me today


So good! I play this over and over, love the physics and play style. I like it enough to try the different modes, and play different ways, like getting every coin, speedrunning, and no deaths.


Great game with elements of stealth reminding me a bit of Metal Gear Solid, @cubee.
A little tricky to get the bungee cord working but adds to the challenge. Superb work. Have a gold star along with all the gold bullion your ninja cat has been collecting. :)


One of my favourite Pico-8 games to date. I liked it so much, I decided to make a video about it too!


I am currently porting/remaking Ninja Cat to Android!
And for now at least, I will be posting snippets of the progress on YouTube.
The first video is live: Here's the playlist!
I'd appreciate if any of you took a look!
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