Stray isn't innovative with puzzles or platforming, but it makes up for being pretty cut-and-dry in the gameplay department with an immense amount of charm and atmosphere. The three towns you visit are inviting and filled with characters that you’ll want to speak to, no matter how much or little they have to say. The exploration in the towns is fun and engaging enough, and the soundtrack is full of warm, lush synth pads/electric pianos, which are my jam. The levels where you do the bulk of your platforming and puzzle solving were good, but a little too simple and short. Strays narrative is also simple, but it is wonderfully beautiful, bittersweet, and heartwarming.