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IF YOU SEE A CAT
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IF YOU SEE A CAT

by Kodansha VR Lab · Released April 3, 2026
★★★★★5.01 reviews
Quest 3S · Quest 3 · Quest Pro · Quest 2

About this game

In Japan, it is said that one in twenty people receives treatment for some form of mental illness.

Japan’s mental healthcare system faces various problems stemming from historical context, the inherent challenges of mental healthcare itself, and distortions arising from its structural framework. These issues carry the potential to hinder the recovery of people living with mental illness. In this work, a boy who sees his deceased beloved cat as a hallucination is diagnosed with a mental illness solely because he “sees a cat,” leading to his hospitalization and treatment. Within the VR experience, the player assumes the perspective of the hallucinatory cat, observing the boy’s experiences within the hospital. Precisely because it allows for such close witnessing, this VR-specific work offers a vividly real sense of the problems within mental healthcare, the mother-son relationship, and what constitutes salvation for the boy.

It has earned high praise at film festivals worldwide, including a nomination for the VR section at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival and an official screening at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. In addition to Japanese and English audio, subtitles are available in Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Details

Developer
KodanshaVRlab
Publisher
Kodansha VR Lab
Release date
April 3, 2026
Genre
Media
Category
APPS
Modes
Single User
Play area
Standing, Room-scale, Sitting
Comfort
Comfortable for most
Age rating
Everyone
Headsets
Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest Pro, Quest 2
Controllers
Hand Tracking
Hand tracking
✓ Supported
Languages
English, Chinese (China), Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Taiwan), Japanese
Internet
Not required
Ratings
★ 5.0 (1 reviews)
Download size
1.3 GB
Version
1.9
In-app purchases
No
In-app ads
No
Giftable
✓ Yes