The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game that’s inspired by Fatal Frame, as you take pictures with a Polaroid camera to hunt ghosts. But one unique feature is how you calm down after supernatural encounters–by petting your feline companion in the game.
On X, Steelkrill Studio shared a video of the inspiration for the in-game kitty. The short clip shows players encountering the cat in The 18th Attic, with a picture-in-picture video of the developer’s own cat getting some friendly rubs in real life. Steelkrill added that the in-game feline can be customized.
After almost 1 year of solo development, my horror game launches next month 👻
You hunt ghosts with a Polaroid camera and Instead of sanity pills… you pet your cat to heal 🐈
Bonus cat actor behind the scenes inside 👇 pic.twitter.com/iuBjmooAKV— Steelkrill 🔪🦐 | Horror Game Dev (@steelkrill) January 7, 2026
Along with keeping you sane in The 18th Attic, the cat companion will alert you of dangers, too. The first-person horror game sees players trying to break out of a nightmarish loop by discovering anomalies and evading hostile spirits.
