Cat Gunner: Super Zombie Shoot — Play Free Online

Cat Gunner: Super Zombie Shoot is a top-down-style action shooter where you play a armed cat holding off zombies. The core loop is the one every zombie shooter shares: stay mobile, keep your aim on whatever is closest, and avoid getting boxed in. It runs in the browser with nothing to install, so you can open it and be shooting within a few seconds.

It is a long way from the vertical hopping of Doodle Jump, but it fits the same kind of visit. Sessions are short and self-contained, and a failed run costs you a minute rather than an evening. If you came for the headline game and want a change of pace from jumping, a shooter that asks you to move and aim at the same time is a decent contrast.

How to play

Move with the arrow keys or WASD, and use the mouse to aim and to pick options in menus. On a phone or tablet, you tap and swipe instead, so there is no keyboard needed.

A round comes down to positioning. Moving with one hand while the other steers the cursor takes a few minutes to feel natural, so expect the first attempts to be clumsy.

Tips

• Keep moving. Standing still while you aim is the easiest way to get surrounded.
• Back toward open space rather than a corner, so you always have a way out.
• Deal with the nearest threat first, then turn to the ones further away.
• If aiming with the mouse feels awkward, try shorter, deliberate adjustments instead of big sweeps.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For another action-leaning pick on this site, Bloons Tower Defense 2 swaps reflexes for planning, since you place defences and watch them work. Fireboy and Watergirl is a puzzle platformer built around two characters, and Ovo 2 is a fast precision platformer where movement is everything. Helix Jump is the quickest to pick up if you want something one-handed.

Cat Gunner suits a short break on a computer with a mouse, though touch controls mean it also works on a phone.