Magic Cat Academy

Magic Cat Academy is a trilogy of short browser games created as Google Doodles for Halloween which were released every four years. The first game, Magic Cat Academy, also known as Doodle Halloween 2016, was released on October 30, 2016. The second and third games, Magic Cat Academy 2 (Doodle Halloween 2020) and Magic Cat Academy 3 (Doodle Halloween 2024), were released on October 30 of 2020 and 2024, respectively. The series follows a wizardry school student, a black cat named Momo, who uses her magic wand to fend off hostile ghosts to save others. The player controls her spell movements using their computer mouse or touchscreen by drawing shapes matching the symbols on top of the ghosts to vanquish them before they get close to her. Each game consists of five levels, all of which have different bosses and settings. The first game takes place at the wizardry school, the second occurs in the deep sea, and the third is set in the earth's atmosphere. Following a Halloween-themed Google Doodle in 2015, the Google Doodles team opted for a cat protagonist who defeats enemies using spells for the next year, coming up with various story concepts. Momo is directly based on a black cat of the same name owned by the Google Doodles artist Juliana Chen, who was responsible for the art, storyboard, and gameplay conceptions of the first game and was involved in production for the sequels. The fictional character Momo made appearances in a few other Google Doodles, namely Halloween 2017 Doodle and Doodle Champion Island Games. The Magic Cat Academy series was well-received by writers for its "addictingly" engaging and challenging gameplay along with the cute and spooky art style and creative design.