BODY: A small, bittersweet tale about chasing a cat through a building full of memories is heading to mobile this summer โ and it won't cost a yen.
Odencat announced that the iOS and Android versions of its short adventure game Neko no Negai ga Kanau Nara ("If a Cat's Wish Came True") will launch as a free download on July 23, 2026. The date is no accident: it marks the seventh anniversary of the Tokyo-based indie studio, and the release is positioned as a thank-you gift to fans who have followed the developer's quietly devoted output over the years.
The game is set in an apartment building where the worlds of Odencat's previous titles quietly converge. Players chase the studio's mascot, Oden Cat, through interconnected rooms, encountering characters and references drawn from the developer's back catalogue. The tone, per the announcement, lands somewhere between gently melancholic and warmly nostalgic โ a register Odencat has refined across years of small-scale narrative work.
Although the title is short โ designed to be finished in a single sitting โ it functions as a celebration piece for longtime players, weaving in callbacks to earlier games rather than launching a new standalone universe. The free price point and mobile-first release suggest Odencat is using the anniversary to pull in newcomers who may have missed the studio's earlier PC and console releases.
The insider take
Odencat occupies an unusual niche in the Tokyo indie scene: a tiny team led by developer Daigo, best known for Bear's Restaurant and Mr. Saitou, both quietly beloved for their unhurried emotional storytelling. The studio has cultivated a loyal following abroad through English-localized releases on Steam and consoles, but a free mobile drop on the anniversary itself is a telling move โ it prioritizes accessibility and community goodwill over commercial return, which tracks with how Daigo has long talked about the studio's mission. For fans who discovered Odencat through Bear's Restaurant, this is essentially a love letter wrapped as a game.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net โ ๆๆฐ่จไบ (Japanese).