Hand-drawn video game Short Trip lets players drive a tram for cats

Alexander Perrin spent five years hand-drawing all graphics in pencil and graphite for the video game Short Trip. The game, published by 2pt Interactive, is available for PC and Linux. Players control an anthropomorphic cat working as a tram driver in a peaceful mountain town. A single session lasts 5-10 minutes. The full version includes a new mode requiring players to stop precisely at platforms and adhere to schedules, earning points. The game superficially resembles the 'nongame' movement by Tale of Tales (Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn), which rejects competition and goals, but Short Trip introduces implicit challenges through work tasks.