21 Feelings You've Had Playing Neko Atsume

Updated on 4/10/2016 at 4:30 PM

Even if you haven't heard of Neko Atsume, chances are you have about 15 friends playing it. The addictive cat app is taking over iPhones and Androids everywhere. There's something indescribably addictive about it, and unless you've downloaded it yourself, you might find the appeal hard to understand. If you are in the legion of fans, you've probably done at least one of the following: woken up in the night to see if Ramses the Great has visited you, considered adopting a dozen cats because it really doesn't seem like that much work, or searched online for Tubbs paraphernalia to wear in your home. You're in a safe space. Check out the following to see if you relate to any of these feelings, as you may be clinically obsessed with Neko Atsume.

When your friend tells you about this weird cat app.

And you're like, "It's a game?"

But hey, you have nothing else going on so you start to play.

So, you download it and at first, it seems kind of dumb.

Then, you realize you're checking it more than your text messages.

When you buy your kitties a new toy and feel like a great pet owner.

When Tubbs eats all the food you put out and you're left confused.

But then, he leaves you a ton of fishes so it's all good.

When you are ignoring your actual cat in favor of Neko Atsume and feel a bit bad.

When you finally save up enough for a yard expansion.

So, you remodel in celebration.

And you try to coordinate all your toys with your new decor.

And it's like a whole new game.

When you catch Mr. Meowgi and nothing in your life feels as special as that moment.

When you try to refill the food bowl but you're out of Frisky Bitz.

When someone catches you cruising sites about how to attract more rare cats.

When Xeres IX shows up and you send the screenshot to your friends but no one cares.

When you realize you have every toy.

So, you get another remodel.

But then a software update comes out and suddenly there's a ton of new toys.

When your friend tells you they just heard about this cool new game called Neko Atsume.