COWCAT Games explained

COWCAT Games
Type:Private
Traded As:EIRL
Industry:Video games
Hq Location City:Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hq Location Country:France
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:Fabrice Breton
Owner:Fabrice Breton

COWCAT Games is an independent French video game company headquartered in the Andrézieux-Bouthéon commune of the Loire department in central France of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, founded and owned by Fabrice Breton. The company self-publishes and develops video games. They also ported games by other developers.[1] Shortly after the release of BROK the InvestiGator on PC, the developer demonstrated a scam operation performed by Steam Curators,[2] racketing keys from devs to resell for profits.[3]

Games developed

Title Year Platform(s)
Demetrios [4] 2016 Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
BROK the InvestiGator [5] 2022 Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Games published

Title Year Platform(s) Developer
Xenon Valkyrie+ [6] [7] 2017 Diabolical Mind
Riddled Corpses EX 2018 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Demon's Tier+ [8] 2020 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cowcat Games IGN . IGN.com . 2021-10-16 . 2021-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016145116/https://www.ign.com/games/publisher/cowcat . live .
  2. Web site: Indie dev mounts successful sting operation against scammy Steam curators . msn.com . 2022-09-17 . 2022-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170505/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/indie-investigator-game-developers-show-true-detective-powers-by-outsmarting-steam-scammers/ar-AA11k1uG . live .
  3. Web site: Indie 'InvestiGator' Game Developers Show True Detective Powers By Outsmarting Steam Scammers . arstechnica.com . 31 August 2022 . 2022-09-17 . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914005217/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/08/indie-dev-mounts-successful-sting-operation-against-scammy-steam-curators/ . live .
  4. Web site: Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure Review (PS4) Push Square . pushsquare.com . 2017-07-27 . 2021-10-16 . 2021-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016145116/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/demetrios_-_the_big_cynical_adventure . live .
  5. Web site: Brok the InvestiGator blends point-and-click with beat-'em-up . shindig.nz . 2020-12-03 . 2021-10-16 . 2021-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210224060542/https://www.shindig.nz/videogames/game-news/brok-the-investigator-blends-point-and-click-with-beat-em-up/ . live .
  6. Web site: COWCAT Games Interview - Demetrios, Xenon Valkyrie+, and Future Projects . vgchartz.com . 2017-11-08 . 2021-10-16 . 2021-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016150620/https://www.vgchartz.com/article/270116/cowcat-games-interview-demetrios-xenon-valkyrie-and-future-projects/ . live .
  7. Web site: Interview de Fabrice Breton (Cowcat Games), le développeur français qui aime la PS Vita ! - Planète Vita . planetevita.fr . 2018-04-28 . 2021-10-16 . 2021-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016145118/https://planetevita.fr/interview-fabrice-breton-cowcat-games-psvita/ . live .
  8. Web site: Demon's Tier+ Review (Switch eShop) Nintendo Life . nintendolife.com . 2020-06-17 . 2021-10-16 . 2021-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016145116/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/demons_tierplus . live .