How to make a mess.
Choose your cat, dodge the kitchen chaos, and survive as long as you can. Knock out household objects to earn chaos points.
✦How do I shoot? Your cat does it for you.
Claws fire automatically at the nearest enemy. You don’t need to aim, click, or press a fire button. Focus on moving and dodging. Clicking the counter moves your cat; it doesn’t shoot.
01 / The controls
- W A S D / ↑ ← ↓ →
- Move in any direction. Hold two keys to move diagonally.
- Click or touch the counter
- Move to that spot. Drag to change direction. Keyboard movement cancels the destination.
- SPACE / tap the dash meter
- Dash in your movement direction, toward your clicked destination, or in the direction you last faced. Briefly avoid damage and smash through objects. Wait for the meter to refill. Right-click also dashes toward the pointer.
- ESC / P
- Pause or resume. Use the pause menu to start a new run with another cat.
- H / How to play
- Open this guide. Your run pauses while you read. Close the guide, then choose “Back to the mess” to resume.
- M / Sound button
- Turn sound on or off.
02 / Stay in the fight
- Five hearts. Touching enemies or flying toast costs a heart. At zero hearts, the run ends. “One more life” restarts with your chosen cat.
- ♥ Heart pickup: restores one heart, up to five.
- ✦ Catnip pickup: boosts movement and firing speed for six seconds. Get close to pull pickups toward you.
- Sharper claws: every 20 knockouts upgrades your attack. Every 40 also restores one heart.
- It gets busier: waves advance every 20 seconds, with more enemies and new types. Keep moving and save a dash for tight spots.
- Your best score stays: completed runs save a personal best in this browser when storage is available.
03 / Meet your counter crew
04 / Know your enemies
Mugs chase you. Sponges split into two fast mini-sponges. Knives show a warning line before charging—step sideways. Toasters fire a spread of toast. Robot vacuums weave toward you and take more hits.
First-run tip: circle the counter, let the claws work, and dash through danger when you’re cornered.