Stray

2022 - 7 - 19

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Here's where to buy Stray on PS5, PS4 and Steam (Eurogamer.net)

The exciting new adventure game, which released on the 19th July 2022, sees you play as a cat with a backpack. The main objective is to roam surroundings, ...

Alternatively, you can play Stray if you're a subscriber to one of the new PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium tiers. Just make sure you cancel the subscription tied to your bank card and make the purchase with your PS Store credit. If you're not already a member, you can currently claim a free 7-day PlayStation Plus Extra/ Premium trial to play the game at no extra cost. If you haven't managed to get a PS5 console yet you can check our PS5 stock checker page. Stray looks like a lot of fun and something very different to other games. The main objective is to roam surroundings, defend against unforeseen threats and solve mysteries in a place inhabited by curious droids and dangerous creatures.

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Stray Guide: Walkthrough, Tips, Tricks, and All Collectibles (Push Square)

Your ultimate Stray resource - Stray is a narrative adventure for PS5 and PS4 in which you play as a cute little cat. Deve...

Here, you can see any items you're holding, as well as any B-12 Memories. It's worth having a look around, because you can inspect objects to see them in a 3D view, but most importantly, any Memories in the area will show you a glitchy clue as to their whereabouts. You can't just jump around willy-nilly in Stray. If you want to jump somewhere, you'll first need to approach the edge, wait for the X button prompt to appear above your desired landing spot, and then jump. In this part of our Stray guide, we have pages telling you where to find All Collectibles throughout the game. In this section of our Stray guide, we have a breakdown of All Chapters in the game. If you're looking for help while playing Stray, this is the place to be. In this Stray guide, we will be exploring everything the game has to offer.

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Where to find all Stray Memories for B-12 (GamesRadar+)

Stray Memories locations · Inside The Wall - no memories · Dead City - no memories · The Flat - 1 memory · The Slums - 7 memories · Rooftops - 3 memories · The Slums ...

Get past these to find a pipe you can climb into on the left, and at the other end you can scan the sewer system. You can also talk to Elliot while you're here to complete a stage in the process to unlock the Stray safe code. You can also start your search for the Stray Notebooks here, if you haven't done so already, by talking to Momo. If you picked up a fourth can of energy drink, you can also purchase the Stray Sheet Music Azooz is selling. We've taken the legwork out of this search, with the full lowdown on all of the Stray Memories locations. Also, in Chapter 6 you revisit the same area of The Slums that Chapter 4 is set in, so those memories can be found during either level.

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Stray: The Slums Part 1 (Push Square)

Complete walkthrough for The Slums in Stray - The Slums is the fourth chapter in Stray, taking place after you beat The Fl...

Topple these to reveal the safe. You'll receive the keys to a safe. Jump to the balcony and go through the small gap into a library. Jump through the window. Use the bucket to get down, then turn right and get across the rooftops. To get there, walk back along the pipe to the rooftops you were on earlier. Up here, take a left and use the air conditioning unit to get up to a balcony. Talk to Momo and show him the postcard. On the rooftop, take the power unit out to stop the fan from spinning. From Guardian, turn back around and you'll see a dumpster near a sign for Super Spirit. Use this to climb up and to the left and you'll get on the roof. If you're looking for collectibles in The Slums, see our guide: Stray: All Collectibles Locations. First, show Guardian the postcard in your inventory.

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You can't pet the cat in 'Stray,' but you can meow, nap and make ... (The Washington Post)

In "Stray," the game for PlayStation 5, PS4 and PC, there are tons of catty things players can do. Some have in-game functions, most don't, but all are ...

If you poke your nose around too much, you’ll suffer the consequences, like getting your head stuck in a bag. For an added touch of realism, the PS5 DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers, which adjust the tension of the rear buttons in response to gameplay, are harder to press down during these sequences. First and most importantly: There’s a dedicated button (circle on the PlayStation controller) to “meow,” which you can mash to your heart’s content.

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Stray: 10 Totally Normal 'Cat Things' You Can Do - IGN (IGN)

Stray, the new game from BlueTwelve Studio that puts you into the paws of a cat, introduces a beautiful sci-fi world. But it's all grounded by the fact that ...

Those are just 10 of the fun ways Stray lets you be a totally normal cat in a totally new world. Well, they certainly seem to react to a cat rubbing against their legs, and some of them certainly seem to love it, if the hearts on their monitor-faces are any indication. Thankfully, BlueTwelve has placed a few distractions around its world to allow you to do just that. Sometimes you need a break from exploration, piano playing, and clawing up the furniture, right? It's ok to paws when you come across a carpet, wall, or couch that needs scratching on your adventure. But it's all grounded by the fact that, as a cat, you can do some pretty normal cat things while playing Stray.

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Stray: How to get the poncho for Elliot and fix the tracker (PC Gamer)

Electric cable; Poncho; Tracker. In this Stray guide, we'll be looking at how to get Elliot's poncho. Turns out, even robots feel the cold ...

Head back to Azooz to get the electric cable and give it to granny, who'll knit you a sweet poncho. To start this quest, you'll need to speak to Granny, who'll tell you that she'll knit you a lovely poncho if you can get her some electric cable. In this Stray guide, we'll be looking at how to get Elliot's poncho.

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Stray | Open Seamus' secret room (GodisaGeek.com)

To open Seamus' secret room in Stray, you have to find a four-digit code. We've put together a guide which will show you exactly where it is.

To the right of the table where the keypad is, you’ll find a couple more frames that can be knocked off the wall. Once you enter the room, play around with the picture frames directly in front of you on a table. In Stray, in order to get to the transistor fixed, you need to get into Seamus’ secret room.

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Stray Takes a Cat's Eye View of Cyberpunk Dystopia (Vulture)

The new PS4, PS5, and Windows PC game from BlueTwelve Studios and Annapurna Interactive lets you play as a stray cat exploring a dystopian city filled with ...

It’s a treat to see the trilling cat and B-12 work together in a fusion of flesh and technology — a cyborg, if you will. Still, for all the refreshed perspective Stray naturally provides through its feline protagonist, this is a deeply traditionalist vision of cyberpunk that, while handsomely executed, doesn’t quite come alive with its own identity. Unlike an Uncharted game, however, Stray is non-violent, foregoing all of the murderous action to focus entirely on a quiet kind of exploration. This is a streamlined, accessible approach to platforming, less reliant on timing and dexterity than that found in the Mario or Tomb Raider franchises, but which intends to make you “feel” more like a cat. As a biological creature, your body is at odds with this cybercity and the robotic inhabitants that call it home. The specter of Kowloon Walled City looms large in the pop culture imagination.

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Is Stray on Xbox or coming to Game Pass? (GamesRadar+)

Stray isn't on Xbox or Game Pass yet but there's a chance it will as it's listed at 'console exclusive for a limited time'.

As for the Stray Xbox Game Pass release, that's a little harder to predict. That suggests it's only a timed thing and will eventually be a Xbox release as long as you don't might the wait. In our Stray review we called it a "phenomenal, if compact, feline adventure" and awarded it 4.5 out of 5.

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Stray length, how many chapters and time it takes to beat explained (Eurogamer.net)

How long it takes you to beat Stray depends on whether you want to complete all the side quests, like restoring B-12's memories, and earn the Platinum trophy if ...

The longer chapters, such as Midtown, will let you roam an open air where you’ll have to complete a number of puzzles, find specific robots and items to progress. This way you’ll know if you have the time to step into Stray’s paws. Stray length, how many chapters and time it takes to beat explainedHere’s how long it will take you to beat Stray.

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Stray Seamus' appartment code – how to solve the digicode puzzle (The Loadout)

Stray, Annapurna Interactive's fun cat-based sci-fi adventure game is full of wonderful puzzles - so, here's how you can get Seamus' apartment code in ...

All you need to do is walk up to each picture and interact with it via the button prompt. If you’re wondering how you can get Seamus’ apartment code in Stray, you’re not alone – and we’re here to help. We have all the information you need to know about when it comes to tackling this challenge below.

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Stray: How to open the safe in The Slums guide (Polygon)

Early on in Stray you'll come across a safe in The Slums. On the safe you'll find a clue to help you find its “mysterious password,” but none of the robot ...

Grab this treasure and take it over to Morusque to continue his quest. Face away from the Guardian and walk straight until you see a neon red sign, which adorns the entrance of the local watering hole. After you talk to the Guardian and they deem you safe, turn left.

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Real Cats Also Love Stray, The Cyberpunk Cat Game (Kotaku)

You probably already know that humans like Stray, informally known as “the cat game,” very much. The more pressing matter is this: How do cats feel about it ...

It’s unclear yet if this week’s buzz is a flash in the pan among the plugged-in social media set—seeing as “cat gets lost in cyberpunk city” is scientifically calibrated catnip for the Extremely Online—or if it’s indicative of a potential jump to a broader audience. (Refer to the pic at the top of this post.) Stray’s ultimate reach remains a variable. Others, unaware of their limitations, try to scale the wall a TV is mounted on.

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Stray: How to find all four plugs, unlock B-12, and leave The Flat (VG247)

Stray is a true catventure, which means sometimes getting lost. In this guide, we explain how to find all four plugs in The Flat, unlock B-12, and leave.

By the computers that you just powered, there is a yellow illuminated surface to place the bot on. Once the computer has moved, a plug at the bottom of it is revealed. The fourth and final plug is here. Sure enough, whoever is on the other side of the computer screen responds. Jump atop the keyboard that sits in front of the screen, and in typical cat fashion, start hammering away at the keys with your paws. Once you make your way into The Flat, the next action to take may not seem so obvious.

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Stray: The Sewers (Push Square)

Note: For this chapter, there is the Pacifist Trophy, awarded for not using the Defluxor weapon to kill any Zurks. For more info, see our guide: Stray Trophy ...

Descend the stairs and use a series of pipes to get down to the lower floor. Once the door is open, proceed into the next horrifying room and watch the cutscene. Climb the barrels to a higher platform to cross over to the left-hand side of the room. Hop off to the right and through the gate. He'll open it just enough for you to get through using the floating barrels in the water. When you're ready, hop on and the chapter will begin.

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Stray trophy guide, from how earn every achievement and hidden ... (Eurogamer.net)

Below we've listed all of the trophies, including how to earn the hidden trophies and how long it may take you to unlock the Platinum trophy for Stray. If you' ...

The ‘I am Speed’ trophy is by far one of the hardest trophies to earn in Stray, because it challenges not just your cat mastery but your memory. You may discover, however, that it will take longer than our estimate to earn the Platinum Stray trophy. If you’re playing on PC, then you won’t be able to earn it. Scratch the vinyl in the club. Thankfully, you’ll earn the majority of these trophies naturally as you progress on your cat adventure. On PlayStation 4 and 5, Stray, aside from hidden trophies, has 14 trophies to unlock.

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Stray | Doc's Notebook Location (GodisaGeek.com)

The location of Doc's notebook in Stray is perhaps the hardest to find, so we've put together a guide that shows you exactly how to find it.

In one of the corners of the city, there’s a face that sits next to a small gap in a wall. Look down the rows in the shops until you find the books categorised by the letters ‘K, L, M, and N.’ Stacked up in the centre is a ton of books. Most are lying right in front of you, however, one is a bit trickier to find.

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Stray is the best argument for the PS5 controller's flashy tricks (Polygon)

Stray is a joy to play on the PlayStation 5 controller. The haptic feedback makes being a cat immersive thanks to a mix of rumble types, adaptive triggers, ...

So much of the game succeeds thanks to its faithful renditions of feline movement and behavior — the catting of it all, you might say. The haptic feedback’s varying intensities, as you get up to cat antics, read as practically invisible and delightfully immersive. The adaptive triggers come into play when you scratch surfaces like mossy poles, sofa arms, and rugs (is the latter actually “doing biscuits”? I’ll count it). To scratch, I alternate the left and right triggers, which take a satisfying amount of pressure to push down, before yielding with a little controller rumble as the cat peels away from the surface with his claws.

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Is 'Stray' available on Xbox consoles and Game Pass? (NME.com)

Stray is a puzzle platformer where you play as a cat in a futuristic city. Here's whether it's on Xbox consoles.

On PlayStation consoles, Stray is actually included in PS Plus for July. It’s certainly a unique take on the genre, and has won the hearts of gamers and cat-lovers with its feline protagonist. It combines stealth-based action with puzzles and environmental storytelling to tell the story of a robotic civilisation, in a world filled with anguish.

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Stray: Where to Find All B12 Memories and Locations (GameSkinny)

The next memory, this time a mural of a companion, is to the left of the Guardian in The Slums (the robot carrying the staff you meet when you first arrive).

Memory 24/27: Now, go across the street to the barbershop, the building to the left of the hat shop. Turn right as you go through the gate, and pass the yellow barrels by the gate. There will be a table with bottles on it in the center of the basement when you arrive. Memory 22/27:After picking up the battery in the Neco factory, return to the central square with the large hologram in the middle. Interact with the memory in the back left corner. Go through the gap in the fence at the top, and turn right. Memory 20/27: Follow the stairs up from the subway tracks. Memory 18/27: From there, take the ladder up, and pass the two robots playing a board game. Go downstairs, and interact with the mannequin behind the Companion you meet. Follow the pipe left, and jump over to a smaller pipe along the left wall. Memory 12/27: After Seamus opens the gate for you, go straight until the path breaks left and right. Memory 7/27: In Momo's apartment, go past Momo into the bedroom behind the beads.

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5 ways 'Stray' nails playing as a cat (Mashable)

'Stray' gets the most out of its cat protagonist, as this new PS5 game fully understands everything we love about our feline friends.

The camera actually pulls out a bit to frame the shot so you can see everything this mischievous cat is pumping into its text prompts. It’s kind of their whole "thing." Any given cat will spend as many as 18 hours a day catching Z’s because they need to store up energy to knock things off shelves, scratch at doors, and generally be weird menaces in the middle of the night. Another universal truth about cats is that they hate any door that’s closed and will do anything it takes to let you know that. I’m pleased to report that this game makes the most out of its material by fully grasping what it is that makes these enigmatic creatures so beloved as pets and internet icons. That stuff is all fine and good, but it’s secondary to the part where yo this game is about a cat. This type of gravitational ambition is fully on display in Stray, which occasionally asks its nameless protagonist cat to gently paw at objects until they fall off high surfaces for the sake of solving puzzles.

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Stray Day One Player Numbers Break the Record for Annapurna ... (PlayStation LifeStyle)

Stray breaks publisher Annapurna Interactive's record for concurrent player numbers on Steam and is still in the top 15 games.

This makes Stray the most popular of Annapurna Interactive’s releases on PC platform Steam according to Benji-Sales on Twitter (thanks VGC). The game in second place, Twelve Minutes, managed to rack up just over 8,000 concurrent players in comparison. While player numbers aren’t provided on PS5 or PS4, the game is sure to have been a hit there too as it was included in PlayStation Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium on day one. Stray has seemingly been a resounding success for developer BlueTwelve Studio and publisher Annapurna Interactive as it has broken the publisher’s record for concurrent player numbers on Steam by quite a margin.

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'Stray''s Post-Apocalyptic World Evokes the Walled City of Kowloon (WIRED)

This now-lost city on the outskirts of Hong Kong is perhaps the most influential gaming location you've never heard of.

As he decompressed on his flight back home, he revealed a vain hope: to catch a second glimpse of an ongoing obsession “before the future comes to tear it down.” This obsession was the Walled City of Kowloon. He wrote: “Hive of dream. On your daily strut through the ruins of industrial civilization, you slip down a crevice, into the darkness, landing hard in a moldering sewer. How they seemed to absorb all the frantic activity of Kai Tak airport, sucking in energy like a black hole. But I’m going to focus on something else: namely, the seemingly limitless influence of the now-lost Walled City of Kowloon. Thanks to a partnership with Travel Cat, there’s even a Stray-themed collection of harnesses and backpacks capable of carrying “25 lbs of cat in its sturdy, well-ventilated chassis.” You hammer L and R to scratch trees (and furniture). You purr from nooks and lounge in crannies.

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Stray: How to Find All 4 Notebooks in Chapter 4 (Game Rant)

In order to complete Stray's fourth chapter, players will need to get their paws on four notebooks, each of which contains details about the outside.

After entering the window and squeezing through a gap in the glass-paneled sliding door, players will be able to find Clementine's Notebook on the desk near her computer. They can then head back out into the main part of the flat and into a row of bookshelves with a ladder at the end of it. Momo will give players his notebook after they speak with him, before going on to reveal that he's now done with dreams of the outside world.

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Stray: How to Open the Safe in the Slums (Game Rant)

Before they'll be able to open the safe in the slums, Stray players are first going to have to follow a few cryptic clues to find its four-digit code.

To use it, players can head back around the corner and give it to Morusque, who'll then proceed to play it. Players can then return to the safe and open it up by typing 1283 into the keypad. A trip to Elliot Programming is therefore in order, which players can find around the corner from the bar.

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'Stray''s Post-Apocalyptic World Evokes the Walled City of Kowloon (Wired.co.uk)

This now-lost city on the outskirts of Hong Kong is perhaps the most influential gaming location you've never heard of.

As he decompressed on his flight back home, he revealed a vain hope: to catch a second glimpse of an ongoing obsession “before the future comes to tear it down.” This obsession was the Walled City of Kowloon. He wrote: “Hive of dream. On your daily strut through the ruins of industrial civilization, you slip down a crevice, into the darkness, landing hard in a moldering sewer. How they seemed to absorb all the frantic activity of Kai Tak airport, sucking in energy like a black hole. But I’m going to focus on something else: namely, the seemingly limitless influence of the now-lost Walled City of Kowloon. Thanks to a partnership with Travel Cat, there’s even a Stray-themed collection of harnesses and backpacks capable of carrying “25 lbs of cat in its sturdy, well-ventilated chassis.” You hammer L and R to scratch trees (and furniture). You purr from nooks and lounge in crannies.

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Stray gets off to a pawsome start on Steam (Eurogamer.net)

Stray, the adorable game that sees you take on the role of a lovable cat in a cyberpunk world, has been doing very, ver…

Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. "Stray creates a journey filled with such a sense of exploration, on top of the chance to indulge in as much cat-truction as you like. In fact, it has become the biggest PC launch ever for publisher Annapurna Interactive (which I feel should rename itself Anna-purr-na for the occassion).

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Stray has smashed Annapurna's record for concurrent Steam players (Video Games Chronicle)

Over 60000 PC users are currently playing the publisher's latest indie hit on its release day…

Like its protagonist it’s a little on the short side, but what’s here will stay with you for a long time. It concludes: “Stray is a masterclass in environmental design, with one of the most engrossingly detailed game worlds we’ve explored. The game is priced at £24.99/$29.99 on the PlayStation Store and at £23.99/$29.99 on Steam.

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Stray energy drink locations and where to find the all vending ... (Eurogamer.net)

There are four energy drinks to find in The Slums of Stray and each one is collected by interacting with the vending machines hidden within the maze of ...

Usefully, it’s located next to one of the memories for The Slums. Looking left from this spot, you’ll see a crate and, by jumping atop it, you’ll be able to reach a balcony where the vending machine stands. The vending machine for the third energy drink can be found by going down the alleyway you entered The Slums by and taking the first alleyway you find on the right-hand side.

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Cats are watching 'Stray'. There's a whole Twitter account about it. (Mashable)

An animated scene from a game showing a cat sitting at a dystopian bar with two. Credit: Annapurna Interactive. > ...

This clearly adorable reaction is down to Stray's attention to feline detail, how specifically it gets cat things right. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) And it's the game's appreciation of classic cat behaviour which has gamers finding their screens blocked by unlikely enthusiasts: their real cats.

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Real cats are obsessed with Stray and this Twitter account proves it (The Verge)

A Twitter account is capturing adorable moments when house cats are becoming interested in Annapurna Interactive's Stray, which features a cat as a playable ...

Compared to almost everything else happening around the globe, this is so wholesome. Annapurna Interactive’s Stray, the fantastic adventure game where you navigate through a cyberpunk-inspired world as a cat, is winning over more than just players. So, someone smarter than I am made the Twitter account @CatsWatchStray to bundle up all of that joy in one place.

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The animal kingdom is giving Stray multiple paws up (Eurogamer.net)

Stray has gotten off to an incredible start on Twitch and Steam, with player numbers skyrocketing since the game's laun…

Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. Saying that, he has also been known to muster up the speed of Mo Farrah as soon as my neighbour's cat sets one paw across our threshold. This is priceless @A_i @AnnapurnaPics pic.twitter.com/ws3zFpELtD July 20, 2022 So, to conclude, yes, tonight I will indeed be downloading Stray for myself and then seeing how The Captain reacts to it all. Lastly, we have this little one, with the pertest tail wag I have ever seen. We want to make Eurogamer better, and that means better for our readers - not for algorithms. Do they love it as much, given that they famously do not always see eye to eye with cats? Well, our own Matt Reynolds has informed me that Fenway gives Stray a canine out ten. Fenway is a big fan of Stray.— Matthew Reynolds (@Crazyreyn) pic.twitter.com/Uz2bUE49JT July 19, 2022 My cat wont let me play this game 😭😹— Retr0🦋// #StraySweep🐈 (@vanishinggracee) #Stray @A_i @CatsWatchStray pic.twitter.com/X7tyFSL2v7 July 19, 2022 Playing Stray and my cat Luna is absolutely riveted— Johnny Chiodini (@johnneh) pic.twitter.com/5R4Ev2wbXF July 19, 2022 — SaucySione (@sionesausau)— SaucySione (@sionesausau) #Strayis a 100/10 game.

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Stray: All the safe unlock codes (PC Gamer)

If you want to break into some of the safes in Stray, then you'll need to unravel a few mysteries to get the unlock codes.

Head back to the safe, input the code and the safe will open. If you haven't already, head to see Elliot, the robot you give the poncho to. There are clues for each, though, so here's how to solve them and open the safes.

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