# Cozy Cat-Inspired Animated Games Double Dagger Studio Presents the Little Kitty, Big City Game By Amy Duong | Published 2023-08-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-kitty-big-city References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/the-cozy-cat-game-that-escaped-from-valve-180052174.html)  Matt T. Wood was a former [Valve](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Cross-device-game-verification) designer and now heads his own game development company dubbed [Double Dagger Studio](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-kitty-big-city-game), which is also the brain behind the Little Kitty, Big City game. It is a cartoon-like game that stars Kitty, who goes on a mission to find its way home to an apartment complex in the busy city. It is an open-world game that sees the character making friends along the way, pestering people, and going on quests. Designer Matt T. Wood explains that “It really is more about [cozy exploration](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heartopia). he game has aspects of platforming, but it's very light platforming. It's more about exploring vertically, and exploring nooks and crannies. I've done a lot of things throughout my career, but one of the things I spent a lot of time doing was level design in video games, so I have a lot of personal interest in creating spaces that feel fun to explore, to sort of poke around in.” Image Credit: Double Dagger Studio ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 17% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Cartoon-like Games:** The popularity of cartoon-like games is rising, presenting opportunities for developers to create immersive and visually appealing gaming experiences. - **Open-world Games:** The demand for open-world games is increasing, providing game developers with the chance to create expansive and interactive virtual worlds. - **Cozy Exploration:** Cozy exploration games are gaining traction, offering developers the potential to create relaxing and immersive gaming experiences centered around exploration. ### Who This Affects Most - **Game Development:** The game development industry can leverage the popularity of cartoon-like and open-world games to create innovative and captivating gaming experiences for players. - **Virtual Reality:** The virtual reality industry can explore the concept of cozy exploration games to develop immersive and relaxing virtual reality experiences for users. - **Level Design:** The level design industry can focus on creating intricate and visually appealing spaces in cartoon-like and open-world games to enhance the overall gaming experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Feline-Centric Animated Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-kitty-big-city-game.md) - [Small-Town Indie Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minekos-night-market.md) - [Quilt-Making Cat Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cats-of-calico.md) - [Casual Animal Game Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitty-catcher.md) - [Feline Adventure Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adventures-in-friskies-world.md) - [Japanese Kitty Mobile Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neko-atsume-2.md) - [Mascot Settlement-Building Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hello-kitty-island-adventure-switch.md) - [Cozy Talking Animal Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-talking-tom-friends-2.md) - [Feline Delivery Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-neko-delivery.md)