{"rewrite":{"id":"r_48e8219b15afb35bf738e86f","clusterId":"c_32f660cbd7488753dd4815a3","slug":"horror-game-cat-named-mojave-free-on-epic-games-store-until-august-15","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Horror Game Cat Named Mojave Free on Epic Games Store Until August 15","summary":"Stargazers Studios is giving away its horror game Cat Named Mojave for free on the Epic Games Store until August 15 at 12:00. The first-person, low-polygon title has a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam. Players stranded in a desert deal with a mentally unstable cat man who asks them to hunt animal-humanoids.","whyItMatters":"The giveaway gives wide access to a hidden popular indie horror title that avoids jump scares and instead builds dread through grotesque dismemberment, with the free period running through August 15.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eStargazers Studios began the free distribution of Cat Named Mojave on the Epic Games Store on August 9. The giveaway runs until August 15 at 12:00, and anyone who adds the game to their library keeps it after the period ends. The game supports Japanese display.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the game, the player\u0026#39;s car battery dies in a desert, and a bipedal cat man named Mojave offers a spare battery in exchange for hunting creatures for his taxidermy collection. Those creatures turn out to be animal-humanoids who can talk, and the player kills, dismembers, and stuffs them. The game has no jump scares; its horror comes from the numbing grotesqueness of the acts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat Named Mojave released for PC on December 8, 2025, with a PS5 version overseas in May 2026. On Steam, about 95% of roughly 300 reviews are positive. This is Stargazers Studios\u0026#39; first title, and the studio is based in New Jersey, USA.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cat Named Mojave, the low-poly horror game about a mentally lost cat man, is free on the Epic Games Store until August 15. Add it to your library and keep it. No jump scares, just taxidermy of talking animal-humanoids.","twitterPost":"Cat Named Mojave is free on the Epic Games Store until Aug 15. The low-poly horror game has you hunting talking animal-humanoids for a cat man's taxidermy. No jump scares. Add it to keep it.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Stargazers Studios is giving away Cat Named Mojave on the Epic Games Store until August 15. The low-poly horror game, rated 'Very Positive' on Steam, has players hunting talking animal-humanoids for a mentally unstable cat man. Add it to your library to keep it.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260810-459455/\",\"title\":\"Horror Game 'Cat Named Mojave' About a 'Mentally Lost Cat Man' Free for Limited Time on Epic Games Store; 'Very Positive' Quirky Game Now Free\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4455,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786334309,"createdAt":"2026-08-10T03:52:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T03:56:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T03:52:52.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_32f660cbd7488753dd4815a3","canonicalTitle":"“メンタル迷子ネコ男”ホラー『Cat Named Mojave』期間限定で無料配布中、Epic Gamesストアにて。「非常に好評」な奇ゲーが今ならタダ","representativeArticleId":"a_abbf45b4b57a319e782d9934","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cat Named Mojave\"],\"studios\":[\"Stargazers Studios\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-10T02:17:37.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-10T02:17:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T03:56:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260810-459455/","title":"“メンタル迷子ネコ男”ホラー『Cat Named Mojave』期間限定で無料配布中、Epic Gamesストアにて。「非常に好評」な奇ゲーが今ならタダ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cat Named Mojave"],"studios":["Stargazers Studios"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}