Cat Path* is a relaxing "merge & idle earnings" game. Players buy and raise cute cats in a parking lot, merge identical cats to upgrade them, let cats run around the track to earn coins automatically, and unlock higher-level cats to build your very own cat fleet.
### 2. Core Gameplay
**1. Buy Cats**
- Tap the "Buy Cat" button at the bottom, or open the Cat Mall, to spend coins on a Level-1 cat.
- New cats are automatically parked in an empty parking slot (12 slots total, arranged in 3 rows and 4 columns).
- Every time you buy a cat of a certain level, the price of that level rises by 20%. Higher-level cats cost much more.
- Some advanced cats (Level 7 and above) are purchased with Diamonds (see the Mall for details).
**2. Merge & Upgrade (Core Mechanic)**
- Drag a cat and drop it onto another cat of the **same level** in a parking slot. The two cats merge and upgrade to the **next level**.
- There are 30 cat levels in total. Higher levels look fancier, earn more coins, and run faster.
- Level 29 is the maximum level; it cannot be merged further.
- Merging triggers an upgrade animation and sound effect.
**3. Run & Earn**
- Drag a cat to the starting line of the track (the area highlights when ready), and the cat will automatically start running around the loop.
- Cats run automatically; every lap completed pays out coins.
- **Up to 10 cats can run at the same time.**
- Higher-level cats earn more coins per second and take less time per lap.
- Tap a running cat to stop it and send it back to its slot.
- The top-left corner shows your current total income (coins/second).
**4. Recycle Cats**
- Drag a cat to the "Recycle" zone in the bottom-right corner to sell it for 100 coins and free up its slot.
- This is handy for clearing out spare low-level cats.
### 3. Advanced Systems
**1. Speed Boost**
- Tap the "Boost" button to enable 2x speed; all running cats earn coins twice as fast.
- Watch an ad to get 3 minutes of boost (up to 5 times per day).
- You can also buy boost time with Diamonds in the Diamond Shop.
**2. Lucky Wheel (Lottery)**
- Tap the "Lottery" button to spin the wheel for random rewards.
- You get **1 free draw** per day, plus up to **3 ad-based draws** per day.
- Possible rewards:
- 1 hour / 2 hours of offline earnings
- Diamonds ×8 / ×18 / ×88
- 3 minutes of speed boost
**3. Offline Earnings**
- Cats keep producing coins even while you are away from the game.
- When you return, an "Offline Earnings" pop-up shows the coins earned while offline (about 5% of online income).
- Watch an ad to collect **2x** offline earnings.
**4. Daily Gift**
- Claim a Diamond gift every day for 7 consecutive days; the amount grows daily (10–50 Diamonds).
- Watch an ad to double the day's gift.
**5. Falling Treasure Chests**
- A treasure chest occasionally drops from the sky during gameplay. Tap it to get a free cat.
- You can open up to 7 chests per day.
**6. Cat Unlocks**
- When you merge a new, higher-level cat, an "Unlocked" pop-up shows off the new cat's appearance.
- Cats in the Mall unlock progressively as your level rises; locked cats appear greyed out.
**7. Diamond Shop**
- Diamonds are the premium currency, earned via lottery, daily gifts, ads, and more.
- Spend Diamonds on advanced cats, offline-earnings time, or speed-boost time.
**8. Leaderboards**
- World and Friend leaderboards let you compete with other players on total coins.
**9. Running Low on Coins?**
- If you can't afford a cat, a pop-up offers to watch an ad for a one-time coin top-up (up to 5 times per day).
### 4. Tutorial
On your first entry, the tutorial guides you step by step through 7 tasks:
1. Buy your first cat
2. Drag a cat to merge and upgrade
3. Drag a cat to the starting line to run
4. Tap a running cat to stop it
5. Open the Cat Mall
6. Buy a cat in the Mall
7. Drag a cat to the recycle zone to sell it
Once the tutorial is done, you're free to play as you like!
Cat Path is a relaxing merge & idle earning game.