Catnip Cosmos

Catnip Cosmos is a side-scrolling space shooter with cats in the cockpits. Every mission runs on a Zoomies timer. While it counts down you shoot meteors and enemies for coins, and when it hits zero you go back to the upgrade screen. Coins buy steady upgrades to weapons, defenses, engines and the length of the timer itself, so each run lasts longer and hits harder than the last. You also unlock different cat pilots, each with their own ability, such as piercing lasers, rapid fire, area attacks or moving in any direction. Later on, copilots let you pair two pilots and combine their abilities. Robot vacuum cleaners show up to suck up resources before you can grab them. Bosses pay out Dogtags, a separate currency for big permanent upgrades and new parts of a skill tree. Beating bosses with different pilots matters here. Zones get harder as you go, and there are long-term systems including prestige. It's made by Shattering Pie and is planned for Steam in Q4 2026. Good for fans of shooters who like the run, upgrade, run again rhythm.