Magic Cat Academy 3 is the trilogy finale, released on October 31, 2024 to complete one of Google Doodle’s most celebrated series. After haunting a school in 2016 and plunging underwater in 2020, Momo the cat wizard has suited up in a spacesuit and blasted off to battle ghosts across five planetary environments. It’s the most visually ambitious entry in the series, trading earthly settings for a glittering galaxy of asteroid fields, alien planets, and nebulae.
The gesture-based spellcasting system that defined the first two games returns in full — draw the symbols above each ghost’s head to defeat them, clear waves to progress, and manage five lives across five escalating levels. What changes is the scale and spectacle. Ghost designs now draw on science-fiction and cosmic horror archetypes: translucent nebula wraiths, geometric crystalline entities, and bioluminescent deep-space creatures replace the underwater and school-themed enemies of the earlier instalments.
Each of the five levels is set in a distinct planetary environment — from a low-gravity asteroid outpost in the opening stage to the black hole observatory that serves as the game’s dramatic finale. The symbol vocabulary expands compared to the earlier games, introducing new shapes that appear in later levels and demanding greater precision under time pressure. The lightning bolt ultimate ability returns, still capable of clearing all on-screen enemies simultaneously and still one of the most satisfying moments in Doodle game history.
Developed eight years after the original Magic Cat Academy premiered, the third instalment reflects how far Google’s Doodle engineering has evolved. The animation quality, particle effects, and responsive gesture recognition are markedly more polished. For fans who played the original on a 2016 Google search page, returning to Momo for this space conclusion is a genuinely nostalgic experience — and a worthy send-off for one of gaming’s most charming casual characters.
How To Play Magic Cat Academy 3
Use your mouse or touchscreen to draw symbols matching those shown above each ghost. Click and drag (or swipe) anywhere on the screen to cast spells.
Core symbols include horizontal and vertical lines, V shapes in both directions, and the lightning bolt — which clears all visible ghosts at once. Later levels introduce additional shapes, so read each symbol carefully before drawing.
Watch for the heart symbol to restore a lost life. You have five lives per run, so prioritise ghosts closest to Momo before dealing with distant ones.
In the final levels, ghosts may carry chains of two or three symbols. Draw each in sequence without pausing — the game registers multi-symbol spells as a single continuous gesture chain.
The black hole finale boss has multiple phases and attacks faster than anything earlier in the game. Focus on accuracy over speed, and use the lightning bolt as soon as the screen fills to avoid being overwhelmed.
