Orange CAT!

You hit your screen time… and suddenly a chubby orange cat takes over your entire screen 🐱💀 It’s called Cat Gatekeeper, a free Chrome extension made by a Japanese indie developer known as ZOKUZOKU. Here’s the twist: you set a daily limit for apps like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit, and more—and once your time’s up, the cat appears and locks you out for a few minutes. It doesn’t yell at you. It doesn’t guilt-trip you. It just sits there… and refuses to leave. The demo went viral because people realized something hilarious: this might actually be the only thing strong enough to stop doomscrolling. Follow Project Nightfall for more oddly brilliant ideas.