Syobon Action (しょぼんのアクション Syobon no Akushon, Cat MeOUCHio) is a 2D Japanese platform freeware indie video game released in December 2007. It is known for its levels designed to cause extreme frustration due to innocuous-looking objects that suddenly kill the character. The player controls a kitten-like character who must venture through side-scrolling platform levels. The game consists of four levels (six in the online version) riddled with traps designed to trick the player, gameplay, including normal-looking ground tiles that fall away into pits, blocks that sprout spikes when touched, enemies that spawn nearly on top of the character, deadly background scenery, and a flagpole that kills the character in two different ways. Despite the surprise factor of these traps, the levels do not change between plays, allowing the player to memorize their locations and eventually make progress. Some designers have commented on how the game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.