Welcome to the Laboratory!
You are a test subject in an experiment involving the effect of puzzles on the feline brain.
Procedure 1: All boxes need to be relocated to their designated sensors.

Procedure 2: Portals have been placed for your convenience. Use them wisely.

Procedure 3: Portals are not always stationary; they can also exist on boxes.

Controls:
Arrow Keys - Move
C - Select
X - Undo
Enter - Pause Menu
Credits:
- Coding, art, levels:
ooooggll - Ideas and moral support:
ummmm_ok - Playtesting
ddddpplo
ummmm_ok
Aidan Southam
Zer0dragon
And more! - Sprite help
ddddpplo - Inspiration
Paraboxical - Music
ummmm_ok - Label Image Art
Zer0dragon - Guest levels
ummmm_ok
Zer0dragon
About Lab Cat
This is probably the longest amount of time I've ever put into making a game (almost 10 months, although I didn't work on it much over the summer), and even before that, I was developing the idea. I'm very passionate about this game, but I think it's finally finished. Also, Lab Cat wouldn't be the same without my amazing friends who made music, art, and pointed out each and every bug they found.
Tokens: 8188/8192
Characters: 49889/65535
Sprites: 254/255
Map: All of it
Sounds: 48/64
Music: 44/64
I hope you enjoy it!
Play it on itch.io instead: https://ooooggll.itch.io/lab-cat
Changelog:


First of all great game, and a nice base mechanic of boxes and portals.
SECOND OF ALL, achievements are cool
Lastly, HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO IT IN UNDER 9 MINUTES???
this is my best time so far:

9/10 game, can not for the life of me get under 10 minutes, let alone 9.
also, if you hold down undo for long enough, and keep it held down, you can go through walls :3
EDIT: image of it: (I'm at the bottom)



Awesome Sokoban implementation!
Is those "return to starting point" mechanic used in puzzles later or added just for fun and atmosphere?


@maleficmax For the most part, it's pretty easy to return to the starting point, but there are a couple puzzles that make it a bit trickier.


Fun game. Would recommend. Love the level design and mechanics.
Some of the levels are quite challenging and the theme, etc. is great. It's actually the first pico-8 game i've really got hooked on. I'm finding myself playing it on my Anbernic RG353V the whole time when I have a few minutes here and there to spare.
Things I appreciate too are:
- The ability to skip on levels to get back to where I was if I quit.
- The speed run achievement too. It really adds some replayability to the game.
Just finished all levels. Had to skip 26 and go back to it when finished. Overall game was fun. Easy to pick up when you have a few min here and there. Can see influence of Portal here 😁.
Thanks


Wow!! I saw a cute cat in the "new" section of splore, and I could not imagine I would find a game soooo good! My kudos, it's genius. Stray meets Portal meets Baba is you meets Superliminal in a retro environment. It should definitely appear on the "Featured" section.
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