What to Do Once You've Beat Stray

What to Do When You Win the Game
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Every once in a while, a game comes out that gets everyone's attention for a month or more, and sometimes even longer. At one point or another, "Among Us," "Fortnite," "Minecraft," and even "Wordle" have all been the center of attention. They are all phenomena that have made it out of the gaming world and into the zeitgeist. Stray is becoming one of those games very quickly.
Stray has taken the world by storm since it came out two weeks ago. It has broken a number of records that most people didn't think were possible. Stray is an indie game with a small budget, and it was the first game made by BlueTwelve. However, the game has done better than anyone expected, both in terms of critical reception and sales, breaking a number of Steam records. Stray has gotten the world's fleeting attention with its cute main character, a cat, and its beautiful art style. Gamers of all types are giving it a try. But Stray is a short game. The average playthrough takes only about 5 hours, so fans of the game may want to know what to do next.

What to Do Once You've Beat Stray

After finishing Stray, the last cutscene will play, and the player will be taken back to the main menu screen. At this point, your only real choice is to start the game over, but getting the Platinum Trophy is a lot of fun. Platinum Trophies are usually pretty hard to get and take a lot of time, but in Stray, the whole process is made to be fun and encourage exploration. Even people who don't usually try to get trophies in video games might give Stray's a shot just to see the game's colorful world and characters again.

By the end of a player's first playthrough of Stray, they probably have most of the Trophies, or Achievements if they're playing on PC via Steam. This is especially true if the player's really taken their time to explore each environment fully. There are a good few Trophies, however, that even the most thorough players will have missed. For a start, the "Sneakitty" Trophy is a pretty tricky one to acquire, requiring the player to never alert any of the drones during Chapter 10. Similarly, the "Can't Cat-Ch Me" Trophy requires the player to never once be caught by a single Zurk throughout the second chapter, which can be a tad frustrating but shouldn't be too bad if the player strategizes well and keeps trying.

Of course, getting the Platinum Trophy for Stray is still a fairly time-consuming task, but for those desperate to have another go-round, this is the perfect excuse to do so. To top it all off at the end, likely the last Trophy the player will unlock is the "I Am Speed" Trophy, which requires the player to complete the game in under 2 hours. By that point, this will probably be the player's third runthrough, and this Trophy acts as a nice way to see the game through a new, more challenging lens.
Alternatively, if players don't fancy going for the Platinum, they could always turn their attention to another animal-based game. 2019's Untitled Goose Game, for instance, has similar gameplay vibes to Stray, with the player taking on the role of a mischievous goose whose sole purpose is to ruin the day of the villagers he meets. On the other hand, The Last Guardian doesn't let the player directly control an animal, but the whole game is based around their relationship with a large cat/dog-like creature, so that element of animal companionship is there.

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