Whisker Watch

Did you ever notice how little bugs on a piece of paper won't cross lines you draw in front of them? That's what you do in Whisker Watch!

As a squad of cats, cover yourself in paint to draw lines to direct bugs from their boxes towards a single goal location. Jump in the paint bucket to cover yourself and jump out again to start drawing. Bucket too far away from where you need it? Pick it up and bring it somewhere else.

Bugs avoid paint of the same color, so a green bug will be guided by green paint. Use another color of paint to draw over and make an opening in the green line.

Made such a mess you and the bugs can't tell what from what? Bring over the sponge and jump on it to wash away the paint, or call in a drone to lift the tile you're standing on to reveal a clean tile underneath.

Use masking tape to clear a piece of the ground of paint so bugs will cross it again. Paint over it again if you want. Tired of a piece of tape? Tear it off at either side, as long as it's not covered by another piece of tape!

Controls

• Dpad / WASD: move
• bottom face/Space: Jump (Join in Lobby)
• Left face/Enter: Pick up / drop
• Upper face/Shift: Meow to call drone
• Right face/Backspace : Dropout in Lobby

Credits

Part of the Global Game Jam Groningen 2026 with the theme 'Mask'.

• #2 in the Creative Throughline category
• #3 in the Game of Show category

• Scribble Deluxe & Input from Juju Adams
• Adorable meow SFX from my cat Kumo