What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Idle Cat Fish Pond (Android)

August 8th, 2025

Yesterday, in kart racing, I tried Garfield Kart on Steam. It's kind of boring, but was pretty amazing compared to the Wii games I was playing the day before. It was a little less fun because it was working predictably, but it was still kind of a relief that this game worked. I cleared the first cup in 50cc and felt great ambivalnce about continuing.

After that, I tried Griffin, a PC port of a Game Gear tank shooter I had stashed away, before kart racing totally cracked me. I expected a typical shmup, but this was slow paced and deliberate, which isn't a bad thing at all. It has some nice pop-art-y style to it, too, which is charming. The second stage boss's patterns are mysterious to me, but it'll be fun to figure this all out.

To finish this post off, I finished one of my silly numbers-go-up mobile games yesterday, called Idle Cat Fish Pond. I haven't been posting about these things much because they feel more like fidget toys than games, making them boring to write about. In this one, I just clicked on stuff and sometimes ignored an ad that it showed me. Still, even though it was low effort and no skill, it was kind of satisfying to collect every fish. I have some more games from this company on my phone and tablet, too, and they all seem pretty similar. Another one will probably pop up soon.