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\nStray has been out for almost a week, and inevitably the internet is modding the game’s playable cat-racter. Here’s some PC mods we’ve spotted that will give you paws for thought.\n<\/p>\n

\nIf you’re a dog person, you can play as a cute French bulldog puppy<\/a> thanks to modder crubino. The Happy Puppy mod even changes most of the meows into woofs, and crubino hopes to add more to it, including customisation of the puppy’s fur. As a cat person, I think that’s barking mad…\n<\/p>\n

\nModder hibrietas provides a modern staple for mods, the Jason<\/a> mod. Taken from the infamous mall scene in Heavy Rain, meowing is replaced with “a pleading call to find your lost son, you terrible father”. <\/p>\n

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Stray has been out for almost a week, and inevitably the internet is modding the game’s playable cat-racter. Here’s some PC mods we’ve spotted that will give you paws for thought. If you’re a dog person, you can play as a cute French bulldog puppy thanks to modder crubino. The Happy Puppy mod even changes most of the meows into woofs, and crubino hopes to add more to it, including customisation of the puppy’s fur. As a cat person, I think that’s barking mad… Modder hibrietas provides a modern staple for mods, the Jason mod. Taken from the infamous mall scene in Heavy Rain, meowing is replaced with “a pleading call to find your lost son, you terrible father”. 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