- #1 Stray
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 174,733 reviews2022
Dev: BlueTwelve StudioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
Why similar: Cats 30%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Robots 12.3%, Third Person 5.3%, Cute 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience of navigating a decaying, robot-inhabited cyberpunk city as a cat.
- #2 Mrs.Cat In Mars
96% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: EVEV01
Windows
Help Mrs.Cat to complete a mission: Explore Mars and collect the energy gems.In this 2d precision platformer, you'll have to memorize and face the invisible and visible deadly objects, running, jumping and meowing!
Why similar: Cats 67.6%, Space 17.7%, Cute 11%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Directly matches the specific premise of a cat navigating a sci-fi environment on a different planet.
- #3 Deliver Us The Moon
96% matchVery Positive88% of 9,434 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future where Earth's natural resources are depleted. In an effort to solve the energy crisis, global powers created the World Space Agency and secured a promising new source of energy on the moon.
Why similar: Space 23.6%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the lonely, atmospheric sense of space exploration and sci-fi mystery found in the seed game.
- #4 The Turing Test
95% matchVery Positive88% of 8,009 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Why similar: Space 23.4%, Sci-fi 23.2%, Puzzle 19.5%, Robots 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A thought-provoking sci-fi adventure that emphasizes exploration and interaction with advanced robotics.
- #5 Copycat
94% matchVery Positive89% of 5,535 reviews2024
Dev: Spoonful Of WonderPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.
Why similar: Cats 52.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Third Person 8.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, narrative-focused adventure that highlights the unique bond and perspective of a cat protagonist.
- #6 Cradle
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,008 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Cafe for Semianimals
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.8%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 10%, Open World 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric sci-fi adventure that shares the seed game's focus on mysterious, futuristic environments.
- #7 Tacoma
93% matchVery Positive86% of 4,780 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.1%, Space 20.1%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Story Rich 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy exploration game set on a space station that mirrors the sci-fi storytelling style of the seed.
- #8 Cats and the Other Lives
92% matchVery Positive91% of 1,523 reviews2022
Dev: Cultic Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Part interactive fiction, part Felis domesticus adventure, “Cats and the Other Lives” explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen.
Why similar: Cats 53.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that centers on the perspective of a cat within a complex, story-rich environment.
- #9 The Invincible
91% matchVery Positive88% of 10,997 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Robots 37.8%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Space 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, atmospheric sci-fi narrative focused on exploration and discovery on an alien world.
- #10 Moon Mystery
91% matchMixed66% of 701 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Robots 25.4%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Realistic 8%, Exploration 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure focused on exploration and uncovering secrets in a space-based setting.
- #11 Stars In The Trash
89% matchVery Positive98% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: Valhalla Cats
Windows
Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman.
Why similar: Cats 45%, Cute 13%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 8%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven cat adventure that emphasizes exploration and world-building.
- #12 Observation
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,159 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Adventure 16.5%, Horror 14.1%, Indie 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique perspective on a space-based sci-fi mystery, focusing on environmental interaction.
- #13 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,014 reviews2024
Dev: Antifreeze Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Robots 22.8%, Space 16.4%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Realistic 9.7%, Atmospheric 9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi walking simulator that captures the lonely, exploratory feel of the seed game.
- #14 A Street Cat's Tale
89% matchVery Positive93% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: feemodevPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A Tale of a street cat left alone
Why similar: Cats 54.9%, Adventure 15.2%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 9.3%, Cute 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and exploration aspects of life from a cat's perspective.
- #15 Gato Roboto
87% matchVery Positive94% of 5,172 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Cats 54.2%, Cute 8.9%, Adventure 8%, Action 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a cat piloting a mech suit, blending the cat-protagonist theme with sci-fi action.
- #16 Cat's Request
86% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Cat's Request is a fantastic detective story about an extraterrestrial cat named Ash and his virtual assistant, living in a metropolis governed by artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.2%, Robots 28.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed adventure that features a cat protagonist in a stylized, futuristic setting.
- #17 The Last Cat in the Universe
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 914 reviews2026
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Gather the remains of a dying space station to build a cozy home for the last cat in the universe. A short, narrative-driven incremental game about finding peace in the face of darkness
Why similar: Cats 46.1%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Cute 10.5%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, story-rich experience centered on the life of a cat in a unique setting.
- #18 Recursive Ruin
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 318 reviews2022
Dev: Bit RotPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.
Why similar: Cats 32.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric exploration game that mirrors the abstract, sci-fi feel of the seed.
- #19 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
84% matchVery Positive94% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: beyondthosehills
Windows
Play as the Cat Detective Albert Wilde. Walk, talk, interrogate, joke, solve a mystery, and experience an old film noir setting with humanoid animal characters. A story of quantum theory and parallel universes served with a lot of humour.
Why similar: Cats 24.2%, Third Person 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that puts a cat in the role of an investigator.
- #20 SIGNALIS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,267 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.5%, Sci-fi 23.7%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric sci-fi game that deals with themes of androids and space-bound mystery.
- #21 Lucid Cycle
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.
Why similar: Cats 47.7%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Exploration 15.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy walking simulator that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and mystery.
- #22 The Talos Principle
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,901 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Robots 24.9%, Puzzle 21.6%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical sci-fi game that explores the nature of robots and consciousness through exploration.
- #23 Outer Wilds
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 104,545 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Why similar: Space 19.4%, Exploration 13.6%, Open World 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for space exploration and uncovering the mysteries of a sci-fi universe.
- #24 A Street Cat's Tale 2: Outside is Dangerous
83% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: PPIYO STUDIOPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
[Adventures of House Cat Cinnamon]*A street cat's tale 2 is a narrative-led puzzle adventure game about the struggles of stray cats.
Why similar: Cats 53.9%, Cute 13.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Puzzle 7.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the cat-focused exploration theme with an emphasis on narrative and cute aesthetics.
- #25 Detroit: Become Human
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 251,725 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Robots 28.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, Cyberpunk 16.2%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Third Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep dive into the relationship between humans and robots within a narrative-driven, futuristic setting.
- #26 Cat Simulator: Meow
80% matchMixed61% of 233 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Studio
Windows
To be a cat, to be a free cat.
Why similar: Cats 47.8%, Open World 16.9%, Cute 12.2%, Realistic 10.2%, Third Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual exploration game that allows players to experience the world from a cat's perspective.
- #27 Nyan Cat: Lost In Space
81% matchVery Positive93% of 2,020 reviews2015
Dev: isTom Games Kft.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play with the most celebrated flying cat in human history. Drink milk, eat ice-cream, collect coins, buy gorgeous boosts, fly like a superhero (sorry... supercat), jump onto platforms made of cake, avoid angry dogs, and discover the infinite space.
Why similar: Cats 41.3%, Cyberpunk 21.3%, Space 13.4%, Cute 9.9%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, space-themed cat game that leans into the sci-fi exploration premise.
- #28 What Remains of Edith Finch
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,503 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 26%, Atmospheric 25.4%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative-driven exploration that captures the emotional weight of the seed game.
- #29 Firewatch
78% matchVery Positive91% of 98,260 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Atmospheric 21.5%, Open World 17.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Adventure 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration game that excels at building a sense of place.
- #30 Cat Island Petrichor
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: LuminousNotePub: Mango Party
Windows
As a cat, explore a nostalgic Japanese summer island filled with strays. Solve puzzles, uncover mysteries, and share an intimate, unhurried adventure with the heroine.
Why similar: Cats 33.1%, Third Person 14.9%, Cute 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #31 Kona
78% matchVery Positive83% of 3,639 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Open World 22%, Horror 17%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven exploration game that shares the atmospheric, isolated feel of the seed.
- #32 Cat-aclysm
77% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 3D isometric action-adventure game where the player must use different abilities throughout the game to defeat enemies and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Cats 38%, Third Person 20.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 7.8%
- #33 MOONROT
75% matchNo user reviews82% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Bee Braun
Windows · Linux
MOONROT is a short horror game about piloting a rover across a distant alien moon. Take grainy photos, record crackly signals, keep your battery charged, and uncover the source of the anomaly that led you here.
Why similar: Space 19.8%, Horror 19.3%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Exploration 12.8%, Robots 11.9%
- #34 Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel
73% matchVery Positive96% of 426 reviews2026
Dev: SalsaShark Studios
Windows
You're hungry. For a schnitzel. The problem is: you have to get it!
Why similar: Cats 36.8%, Third Person 12.2%, Cute 11.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 11%
- #35 Kitten Burst
73% matchVery Positive98% of 412 reviews2024
Dev: Jam2goPub: Lithodelphis
Windows
Kitten Burst is an Adventure/Racing Game about a Flying Cat set in the year 200X. Explore Sites on the Web, Race through Circuits, & Battle Bullet Hell Bosses to Save Cyberspace.
Why similar: Cats 48.6%, Cyberpunk 26%, Exploration 11.3%, Story Rich 7.1%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #36 The Cat! Porfirio's Adventure
76% matchVery Positive81% of 409 reviews2016
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The best sim game about adventures of an urban cat in the village.
Why similar: Cats 46.8%, Third Person 12.3%, Cute 11.4%, Adventure 6%, Simulation 5.1%
- #37 SIMBA THE CAT
76% matchMixed61% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: SLM PRODUCTION
Windows
Discover all the different worlds with Simba The Cat. Find all the things that Simba the cat likes, you will unlock extra levels.
Why similar: Cats 48.7%, Third Person 10.3%, Open World 9.1%, Adventure 9%, Exploration 7%
- #38 Etched Memories Demo
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: From Scratch Studios
Windows
Waking up in the midst of a stormy night, a tabby cat named Biscuit finds his mom nowhere in sight. Search for her through the eyes of Biscuit, while discovering his past as a research subject in a heartfelt story full of horror and adventure.
Why similar: Cats 30.6%, Third Person 13.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Realistic 10.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #39 Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows
74% matchVery Positive93% of 705 reviews2016
Dev: Last Quarter Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.
Why similar: Cats 53.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Cute 12.5%, Indie 11.1%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #40 Schrodinger's Cat Burglar
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 583 reviews2026
Dev: Abandoned Sheep
Windows · Linux
Portal with cats - Become entangled in a quantum puzzle adventure! Mittens gains the incredible power to be in two places at once. Explore twisted test chambers, make mischief and evade capture by a whisker! 🐈🐈⬛
Why similar: Cats 40.4%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Cute 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #41 100 Space Cats
72% matchMixed70% of 1,293 reviews2024
Dev: 100 Cozy Games
Windows
👨🚀🌌Join the cutest space adventure with Cats in Space! 🪐🚀 Explore charming hand-drawn space locations and adorable cosmo-cats on a quest to find 100 hidden kitties. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
Why similar: Cats 53.5%, Space 20.6%, Cute 10.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 2.1%
- #42 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
71% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: 半星BanXing
Windows · Linux
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Open World 25.6%, Exploration 20.2%, Puzzle 18%, Cute 14.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #43 Salvage Protocol
70% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: IAmDirt
Windows
A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.
Why similar: Space 23.6%, Horror 17.3%, Sci-fi 17%, Atmospheric 14%, Exploration 11.6%
- #44 STRAY KITTEN
72% matchVery Positive85% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: LTZinc
Windows
STRAY KITTEN - is a short 2D platformer with surviving and hardcore elements where it is described a story about one lost kitten Silver.
Why similar: Adventure 27%, Exploration 20.6%, Atmospheric 19%, Simulation 13.1%, Indie 13%
- #45 cat notebook
73% matchVery Positive80% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: nairPub: the curator
Windows · Mac · Linux
explore a cat notebook
Why similar: Cats 49.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 12%, Cute 11.5%, Atmospheric 11%
- #46 Shortest Trip to Earth
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,435 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Space 33.3%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Exploration 18.3%, Simulation 8.9%, Adventure 8%
- #47 ALONE IN SPACE
74% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Space 21.9%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Horror 9.4%
- #48 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,159 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 22.8%, Open World 14.8%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 7.8%
- #49 Impostor Factory
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,724 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Cute 18.9%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 12.2%
- #50 Cats
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,692 reviews2024
Dev: 100 Cozy Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Cats — and that says it all. Interactive cat clicker. Click on cats for new cats. That's all, really.
Why similar: Cats 36.5%, Horror 18.4%, Open World 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Simulation 7%
- #51 Cat Named Mojave
67% matchVery Positive96% of 314 reviews2025
Dev: Stargazers Studios
Windows
Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Exploration 11.4%
- #52 Cat Burglar: A Tail of Purrsuit
69% matchVery Positive92% of 401 reviews2019
Dev: Gamers for Good
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Cat Burglar is a short, light-hearted, stealth, puzzle platformer with a pet charity awareness campaign. Help Kat find her way into the Dogo Corps base to discover Major Bulls' master plan.
Why similar: Cats 66.9%, Adventure 15%, Indie 9.3%, Cute 5.3%, Action 3.4%
- #53 Kitty's Last Adventure
66% matchVery Positive98% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Woum
Windows · Mac
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
Why similar: Cats 64.5%, Cute 27.7%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #54 Sentience: The Android's Tale
70% matchVery Positive83% of 387 reviews2017
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.
Why similar: Robots 26.7%, Cyberpunk 21.3%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Space 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #55 Cat Fred Evil Pet
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: WildGamesNet
Windows
Care for a cute cat Fred. If the pet is displeased, a horror game will start!
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Adventure 23%, Exploration 14%, Puzzle 13.8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #56 ASTRO AQUA KITTY
69% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: TIKIPOD
Windows
The Aqua Kitty cats have launched into space in an all new action RPG shoot-em-up adventure! Pick your crew, blast off to investigate mysterious water filled asteroids and watch out for marauding pirate rabbits!
Why similar: Cats 49.5%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Space 14.2%, Cute 11.4%, Action 4.8%
- #57 Space Cats Tactics
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Mitzi Games
Windows
Fight nerve-wracking spaceship battles in this turn-based tactical space opera RPG! Manage your crew of feline warriors to adapt to every strategic situation and dive into a thrilling space opera story where your choices will determine your path.
Why similar: Cats 26.4%, Cyberpunk 25.8%, Space 14.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Cute 9%
- #58 Follow the Black Kitten
68% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Total
Windows
You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?
Why similar: Adventure 22.6%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #59 Night in the Woods
66% matchVery Positive95% of 20,046 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Cats 50.2%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 8.5%
- #60 Moon Runner
66% matchVery Positive86% of 291 reviews2022
Dev: Fractal Interactive
Windows
You are tasked with urgent maintenance on a small moon. Find the monoliths and manage your survival to complete your mysterious assignment.
Why similar: Robots 16.4%, Third Person 14.7%, Open World 13.1%, Space 12%, Horror 11.9%