Trap the Cat is a block-based logic puzzle game. It offers the player the option to play Trap the Cat: Origins (The Classic Cat Chase) or Trap the Cat: Saga (An Adventure with 60+ Levels and Boosters). The player's only goal in both modes is to keep a female black cat from leaving a field made of yellow and green hexagon-shaped cells (hex stones) at the center and white cells along the outer edge.
With Origins, the player repeatedly attempts to stop the cat while playing various difficulty levels. The game starts with the easy level. The player can use the hamburger menu button at the top-right corner to access the controls to change the level to medium or hard. The cat can only wander on yellow hex stones. If the player selects one of these stones, it turns green and blocks the cat's movements. They must strategically decide the correct stones to pick to make the cat stay at the center of the field.
With Saga, the player embarks on a multi-level quest to rescue a black cat by preventing her from leaving the field of play. Unlike Origins, the player doesn't usually need to block every stone except the last one that the cat rests on. As long as the cat can't leave the field, the player wins. They receive a reward when they're successful. Eventually, they also receive boosters that enhance play in a vertical row along the left side of the screen.
