Meow Meow Food Truck (2023)



Video Game
Collaborator: Ella Pan, Liyanbing He
Playable Prototype on itch.io
"Meow Meow Food Truck" is an RPG game set in the bustling city streets late at night, where you play the role of a chef driving around in a food truck catering to stray cats. In this heartwarming adventure, players must fulfill the culinary needs of their feline customers while uncovering the stories of their lives as urban strays. As you travel through different neighborhoods, your goal is to provide delicious meals to the stray cats. Each successful feeding unlocks a fragment of their story, rewarding player with insights into the neighborhoods and the lives of these marginalized animals.

While the game offers a comforting experience, it also serves as a critique on human-centric attitudes towards animals. Through interactions with the stray cats, players learn about the challenges faced by these creatures in the urban landscape, such as the perilous dangers of highways where food, water, and shelter are scarce. The production team delivers in this game a message of hope for an ideal human-animal co-living utopia. By fostering empathy and understanding through gameplay, "Meow Meow Food Truck" invites players to reflect on their relationship with the world around them and envision a future where compassion and harmony prevail.