If you've somehow not played Stray yet (where have you been?!), you can bag it right now for less than £17 for the Playstation 5

Be honest: when you made your predictions for where gaming might go over the next few years, you didn't predict that a game about a cat idly making its way through a dystopian city would be a smash hit, right? Released last year to relatively modest fanfare, BlueTwelve Studio's Stray soon become one of the biggest word-of-mouth hits of the modern gaming era, eventually being awarded Playstation Game Of The Year at the Golden Joystick awards and prompting a film adaptation to be put into production. If you missed the hype or were, quite frankly, unsure about spending upwards of £30 on a game about a cat, you can now pick up the Playstation 5 edition of Stray for less than half price - £16.95, down from £34.99, thanks to this Amazon Black Friday deal that's still rolling.

Set in a dystopian future where robots, mutant critters and nefarious forces run amok, Stray lets players explore this fascinating, dangerous and strange new world through the eyes of an adorable, four-legged feline. Released on July 19 2022 on PS4, PS5 and Windows (Xbox and Mac editions would follow the following year), Stray won awards for its innovative gameplay and excellent soundtrack, not to mention beating out some stiff competition to land the coveted Playstation Game Of The Year award at the 2022 Golden Joysticks.

The first game produced by BlueTwelve Studio, it enamoured hardcore gamers, casuals and cat-lovers alike thanks to its beautiful design, clever gameplay and simple but compelling story. Plus, y'know...you get to play as a cat! What's not to love about that?

If this deal isn't for you but you're still looking to make some savings heading into Cyber Monday, make sure you have a proper browse through our best Cyber Monday music deals. Where it's vinyl, audio equipment, collectables or merch, we've got you covered.

Merlin was promoted to Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has written for Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.