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The Cat and the Coup

93% positive of 1,108 Steam reviews

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Released
2011
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation

Made by Peter Brinson and Kurosh ValaNejad. Published by Peter Brinson and Kurosh ValaNejad, USC Games.

About the game

In The Cat and the Coup, you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall. As a player, you coax Mossadegh back through significant events of his life by knocking objects off shelves, scattering his papers, and scratching him.

Tagged by players

  • Cats
  • Historical
  • Short
  • Puzzle
  • Surreal

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Interesting use of a game to educate people on the history of the first democratically elected Prime Minister Of Iran. A short game with simple gameplay, and quite stunning visuals & music. You play as the PM's cat, who leads him through events throughout his life by solving simple puzzles. Don't take my word for it, and check out my video by clicking on the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqH8C2HfZ1U

    22 min played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    a beautifully produced game about the 1953 Iranian coup. the art (influenced by Persian art) alone warrants some of your playtime. unforunately, the gameplay itself is pretty much padding that hinders the pacing of the narrative. because of this, the game feels like a short video that occasionally wastes some of your time, which is to waste the potential of the format of a computer game. as for the history lesson,…

    13 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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