Little Seeds Music and Tall Story Games have teamed up to create an interactive musical video game for families.
Starring Olivier award winner Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, Broadchurch, Legends of Tomorrow) as the ship’s computer, players can solve puzzles and explore the galaxy to unlock songs and find their way back to Earth in this cosy point & click adventure, purrrfect for all ages.
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Steam/iOS/Switch demo release date: 24th February 2025
The Galaxy is about to get a whole lot fluffier with the arrival of a new interactive musical game for families entitled Adventures Of A Cat In Space. Designed for players of all ages, but especially aimed at families, this cosy point-and-click game combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and original songs and music to create an exciting adventure that will have families singing along while they journey through the galaxy.
Commissioned by The Space, Adventures Of A Cat In Space is a collaboration between family music specialists Little Seeds Music, and narrative game developers Tall Story Games. Together, they’ve created an exciting new gaming experience where music and story come together in harmony, providing families with a hilarious interactive experience
Players take on the role of a cat stranded in space after an unexpected mishap. To make their way back to Earth, they must explore a vast and colourful array of planets, solve puzzles, and unlock songs that will help guide them home. They are aided in their quest by the ship’s computer, voiced by Olivier award winning actor and musician Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, Broadchurch, Legends of Tomorrow), who also performs the game’s main theme song.
The game features 11 original songs, all composed by critically acclaimed musician and children’s author David Gibb. The songs take in a wide array of genres as Gibb himself explains: “I wanted this game to be full of musical surprises and be something really joyful that parents and children can experience together. As they travel through the galaxy exploring planets they’ll get to hear rock, pop, drum and bass, jazz, funk, soul and a whole lot more. We’ve also recruited some incredible vocalists and performers for the soundtrack and I’m so excited to be able to share these songs in this unique and exciting format. Also the cat is hella cute.“
Award-winning studio, Tall Story Games, have a reputation for developing humorous narrative-driven adventure games, with an impressive number of global awards and nominations under their belt. Supported by a whole album of original songs, Adventures of a Cat in Space promises to be a uniquely fun, engaging experience which combines the magic of musical theatre and interactive storytelling for players of all ages.
Adventures Of A Cat In Space has been commissioned and funded by The Space, who were established in 2013 to fund the creation of new digital cultural content and provide free training, mentoring and online resources for organisations, artists and creative practitioners. Harmeet Chagger-Khan, Head of Digital Innovation for The Space says: “Adventures of a Cat in Space is a charming and funny, interactive game filled with catchy tunes that you’ll be singing for days. The Space is delighted to support the project which sees Little Seeds venture from traditional music and storytelling into the gaming world to excite and engage younger audiences and families in new ways.’
Funded by The Space and Arts Council England, Adventures of a Cat in Space will be launching in 2025 on PC, mobile and consoles. A free demo will be publicly available on Steam, Nintendo Switch and in the Apple App Store from 24th February to coincide with Steam’s NextFext event.
About Little Seeds Music
Little Seeds Music was established in 2015 with the mission to provide children and families with unforgettable, high quality musical experiences for all generations to enjoy and share together. Their work is supported and recognised by Arts Council England and they have created work in association with Half Moon Theatre, Z-arts, The Story Museum, and The Met, Bury. As well as producing theatrical touring work, they also coordinate engagement projects across the country with a focus on providing opportunities for young people to develop songwriting and composition skills. Their 2020 digital production ‘Rolling Down The Road’ was named by the Guardian as one of the best pieces of theatre to stream that year, and their work has toured extensively across the UK to venues including Sage Gateshead, HOME, Warwick Arts Centre, Nottingham Theatre Royal, and The Marlowe.
About Tall Story Games
Tall Story Games Ltd was founded by husband & wife team Tom and Emma Hardwidge in 2021 and has already enjoyed awards and acclaim for their first point & click adventure game, Lucy Dreaming. With a long career in advertising and digital marketing, Tom is now applying his design, copywriting and development skills to narrative video games, with hyper-organised Emma not only overseeing the production and managerial aspects of the studio, but also making the most of her previous experience as Assistant Art Director on children’s television classics Bob the Builder and Pingu to enhance the visual style and animation of Adventures of a Cat in Space.
About David Gibb
David Gibb is a theatre maker, composer, writer and musical director. As a performer and recording artist for families, he has gained a loyal fanbase of thousands of children and parents alike from across the UK. As a composer and songwriter his theatrical credits include Three Bears, Jingle’s Magic Sleigh, WISH, Suddenly A Star (The Story Museum), Rolling Down The Road (Half Moon Theatre), and JACK! (The Met), Luna Loves Library Day The Musical (Z-arts) and Hansel & Gretel (Nottingham Playhouse). David has been commissioned to write songs and run projects by organisations including Andersen Press, Birmingham Hippodrome, Egmont, the Eden Project and countless museums, libraries, and schools. His first book for children, Too Many Bubbles, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2020. His most recent book, Two Wheels, was published by Walker Book in 2024.
About The Space
The Space exists to enable the arts, culture and heritage sectors to engage audiences using digital and broadcast content and platforms.
Founded in 2013 by Arts Council England and the BBC, we are now an independent not-for-profit organisation. Our role is to fund the creation of new digital cultural content and provide free training, mentoring and online resources for organisations, artists and creative practitioners.
We believe embracing digital is essential to the future of cultural activity. Digital technologies have the power to open up new ways for people to access, participate in, and share, the rich diversity of UK culture. Applying these strategically enables new artistic forms, attracts new audiences and makes cultural experiences democratic and available to all.
The Space prioritises creating new engagement opportunities for people who are currently under-represented in cultural content and across broadcast and digital media.