He needs to get up and feed Nugget, grab a coffee, and then go to work so he can continue this cycle of mundanity to keep a roof over his head. The muted patter of rain outside and the warm embrace of bed sheets hold him captive for a moment, but Dave knows it is not meant to last. Pants Quest begins with Dave in the middle of a dream involving his cat, Nugget, who then wakes him up with a gentle “murp” right before his alarm is set to go off at 5:00 a.m. While its humour doesn’t always land, and the way things wrap up isn’t overly satisfying, it’s nonetheless a cozy, clever, and well-paced experience about facing your issues like an adult, and how overcoming even the little challenges in a day can be rewarding.

It’s this grounded and familiar backdrop that ultimately makes Pants Quest so enjoyable, unique, and relatable. Rather, this game takes place in a small, ordinary house, and all you’ll be searching for is cat food, a warm cup of coffee, and of course, your pants. His adventure isn’t set in a fantastical medieval castle, a haunted mansion, or deep in the Amazon rainforest, and he won’t be looting any ancient artefacts or uncovering the plot of a grand conspiracy.

Dave, the protagonist of Ghost Cat Games’ Pants Quest, is starting a day he wishes he didn’t have to. Or perhaps we knew the day ahead was going to be a tumultuous one. Maybe we were having a particularly nice dream. We’ve all had one of those days where we just don’t want to get out of bed.

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