Purr Force: Scratch & Rescue

Save the forest from the scary wildfires!

Purr Force: Scratch & Rescue is a grid-based strategy game about extinguishing wildfires. Control adorable cat firefighters as you cut down trees to create buffer zones, put out wildfires, and bring in the big guns with various abilities. Earn points based on the number of trees and houses saved!

Created as a part of the Indiecade Climate Jam 2025: Natural and unNatural Disasters.
Jam page here: https://itch.io/jam/climate-jam-2025

How to Play

Action	Control
Click	Left Mouse Button
Move Camera	WASD
Zoom In/Out	Mouse Scroll Wheel
Reset Camera Position	Space Bar

Game Phases

• Prep Phase: Start with a set amount of Action Points. Spawn firefighters to cut down trees, or spend a lot of Action Points to cut all trees in a single column. Cut down trees don't spread fire, so try to create buffer zones to contain the fire. You only get 30 seconds, so think fast!
• Action Phase: Two out of three smoking areas will develop into a fire, spreading fast! Use various abilities to fight the fire:
  • Spawn firefighters, Click on a burning (red-highlighted) tile to send them to extinguish the fire!
  • Activate Speed Boost, Increases the speed of all currently deployed firefighters for 10 seconds.
  • Activate Flame Retardant,  Doubles the fire extinguishing rate of all currently deployed firefighters for 10 seconds.
  • Call in the Water Tanker, Extinguish any 2x2 square area on the map after a short delay.
  • Call in the Break Line, Cut down all trees in a single column.
• Result Phase: There will be a number of houses and trees on the map you must protect. After the fire consumes everything or is successfully contained, you will earn stars and points based on the number of trees and houses you saved!

Credits

• Eric Park: Game Designer, UI Programmer
• Cooper Yang: Game Designer, Gameplay/Tools Programmer
• Yenna Zhou: Gameplay/UI Programmer
• Alex Haas: Lead Gameplay/AI Programmer
• Daniel Acevedo: Game Designer/Technical Designer
• Ariel Sol: Composer/Sound Designer
• Olivia Sooha Han: 3D Artist
• Xinyu (April) Chen: 3D/UI Artist

Parallax Sunset Mountains background by kayillustrations