Cat Chaos Simulator

I built Cat Chaos Simulator, a fast-paced, retro-style arcade game where you play as an orange cat navigating a falling sky of pizzas, stars, and… pianos. It’s built entirely with Vanilla JavaScript and the HTML5 Canvas API, featuring a custom physics engine and a combo-based scoring system.

What was challenging?
The biggest hurdle was the audio. Instead of using MP3 files, I challenged myself to use the Web Audio API to synthesize every sound effect (the “meows,” explosions, and pickup blips) procedurally in real-time. Fine-tuning the frequency oscillators to sound like a “meow” took some serious trial and error!

What are you proud of?
I’m proud of the fact that this is a zero-dependency project. No game engines, no external libraries—just pure code. I’m also stoked with how the “Chaos” feels; balancing the spawn rates to make the game difficult but “just one more try” addictive was a great lesson in game design and player psychology.