Garfield: Escape from Monday sneaks out 10mins of gameplay

Coming up this fall, America’s favorite fat-cat is set to star in an all-new 3D platformer dubbed Garfield: Escape from Monday.

For Garfield, it’s always Monday

After a drought that lasted decades, the last few years have seen a pair of karting games starring Garfield. The longtime comic strip and cartoon star is expanding though, and we don’t just mean his waistline. Nope, there’s actually a fresh platformer coming up from Microids.

In the game, the famed cat is trapped in a series of nightmares that were brought on by eating some spinach lasagne. Crazy? Maybe, but this is Garfield remember, and he’s got a very sensitive palate. And by that, we mean his diet is pretty much all junk food and calorically rich Italian dishes. That spinach just kind of goes against him, hence the bad dreams.

That’s where players come in, as they’ll be guiding the orange tabby through said dreamscape. The goal there being to snatch up as much grub as possible, while snapping him out of his sleepy stupor. And if you’ve been wondering what gameplay might look like, wonder no more.

To cap off this past weekend’s San Diego Comic Con, Microids unleashed a lengthy gameplay deep dive. In that, prospective players will get a peek at an entire level, complete with mutant tomatoes and more cheese to eat than… well, than something.

For Garfield, spending most of his time sleeping is part of the routine. But spiraling into a bizarre nightmare full of vegetables, sugar-free candies and other unimaginable horrors, even the world’s laziest cat knows something is wrong! 

After Jon feeds him spinach lasagna inspired by Chef Monday’s recipe, Garfield falls into a deep sleep. In order for Garfield to wake up from the nightmare and reactivate his taste buds, he must embark on a deliciously chaotic adventure, where players will explore worlds packed with enemies, challenges and lasagna.

Thankfully, Garfield can rely on Jon and his friends Odie, Arlene and Pookie, as well as a collection of special costumes, including turkey, surfer and cowboy – each with its own unique skill – to overcome the dangers lurking within Garfield’s dreams.

Microids press release

If you liked what you saw there, get ready for much more. Microids says that Garfield: Escape from Mondays will stock a total of 40 levels, spread out across a trio of worlds. Helping the title cat out will be three costumes to wear, each granting special abilities. Those’ll come in handy too, while making his way across the maze of veggie-induced nightmares and battling the game’s bosses.

Garfield: Escape from Mondays will be clawing its way to the Switch, PS5, XBOX Series X|S, and PC on September 24th, 2026.