Copycat is the debut game created by tiny Australian indie studio, ‘Spoonful of Wonder’. Copycat has been in development for three years. In the first two years, the game was made on weekends and evenings while working full time in advertising as a senior creative team. Over the last 12 months, we transitioned completely to game development.

Copycat uses the medium of a narrative-led video game to make a sincere comment on pet abandonment and animal surrender in 2023. This game can be described as ‘Stray’ (BlueTwelve Studio, 2022) meets ‘Life Is Strange’ (Square Enix, 2015) in ‘The Stanley Parable’ (Galactic Cafe, 2013) universe. Copycat is a 2023 SXSW Sydney Game of the Year Finalist and PAX Australia Indie Showcase Winner. The project has been funded by Screen Australia, and has been selected to be in the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

Copycat is fully voice-acted, featuring hours of dialogue and a talented voice cast. Be guided by your moral compass and explore a complex, three-act story told effortlessly through three hours of video game narrative. Celebrate the moments of bringing a pet home for the first time, and learn how cats can improve the mental health of their owners. Copycat has an accessible surface story while delivering profound philosophical lessons to catch audiences off-guard.

See the world through cat eyes. Climb trees, fight dogs, and explore the neighbourhood with intuitive, smooth cat-like controls. Make mischief, knock things on the ground, hide in boxes, run through the long grass, and meow at everything that moves. With over 10 years of experience in art direction, design and motion graphics, Copycat team achieves a level of polish that would punch above the weight of a typical indie game, and creates a cinematic experience for everyone to enjoy.