- #1 Stray
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 171,810 reviews2022
Dev: BlueTwelve StudioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 15.0 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: This is the definitive cat-focused cyberpunk adventure that perfectly mirrors the feline exploration and futuristic atmosphere of the seed game.
- #2 Little Kitty, Big City
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,413 reviews2024
Dev: Double Dagger Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
Why similar: Cats 51.5%, Cute 13.2%, Open World 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Simulation 5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the playful, curious nature of being a cat in a detailed, interactive environment.
- #3 Gato Roboto
96% matchVery Positive94% of 5,104 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 53.9%, Cute 9%, Adventure 8%, Action 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines the cat protagonist theme with classic sci-fi exploration and metroidvania mechanics.
- #4 Copycat
95% matchVery Positive89% of 5,303 reviews2024
Dev: Spoonful Of WonderPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 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 52.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Third Person 8.4%, Story Rich 7.2%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional narrative game that centers on the perspective of a cat and its journey through a human world.
- #5 Deliver Us The Moon
94% matchVery Positive88% of 9,301 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Space 23.5%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grounded sci-fi adventure that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and a compelling narrative set in space.
- #6 Moon Mystery
94% matchMixed66% of 696 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person sci-fi adventure that captures the isolation and wonder of exploring lunar environments.
- #7 Cats and the Other Lives
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,505 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 17.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-rich game explores family dynamics through the unique, observant perspective of a house cat.
- #8 Stars In The Trash
92% matchVery Positive98% of 368 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 45.1%, Cute 13%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 8%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that follows a cat's journey, focusing on storytelling and a distinct hand-drawn aesthetic.
- #9 The Invincible
91% matchVery Positive89% of 9,487 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 38.1%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Space 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hard sci-fi narrative experience that focuses on atmospheric exploration and uncovering mysteries on an alien planet.
- #10 A Street Cat's Tale
91% matchVery Positive93% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: feemodevPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A Tale of a street cat left alone
Why similar: Cats 55%, Adventure 15.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 9.3%, Cute 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and poignant simulation game that focuses on the daily survival and exploration of a stray cat.
- #11 State of Mind
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,277 reviews2018
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.8%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Robots 11.3%, Story Rich 7.2%, Third Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, futuristic adventure that delves into themes of transhumanism and digital reality.
- #12 Tacoma
89% matchVery Positive86% of 4,754 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 13.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Story Rich 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven exploration game excels at environmental storytelling within a futuristic space station setting.
- #13 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive93% of 983 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 24.7%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi thriller that focuses on slow-paced exploration and environmental storytelling.
- #14 The Turing Test
89% matchVery Positive88% of 7,996 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 23.3%, Sci-fi 23.2%, Puzzle 19.6%, Robots 10%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game that explores themes of artificial intelligence and human consciousness through exploration.
- #15 Outer Wilds
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 102,192 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.8 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 13.7%, Open World 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate exploration game that rewards curiosity and discovery within a beautifully realized, mysterious solar system.
- #16 Observation
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,112 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 16.6%, Horror 14.3%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI, offering a unique, non-human perspective on a sci-fi mystery unfolding in space.
- #17 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
86% matchVery Positive94% of 162 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 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic third-person adventure that puts you in the role of a cat solving mysteries in a detailed world.
- #18 Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows
85% matchVery Positive93% of 701 reviews2016
Dev: Last Quarter Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.
Why similar: Cats 53.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Cute 12.4%, Indie 11.1%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A creative platformer that uses the fluid nature of a cat to navigate through abstract, atmospheric levels.
- #19 The Talos Principle
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,778 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 21.5%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical sci-fi game that uses exploration and puzzle-solving to question the nature of existence and robotics.
- #20 Shortest Trip to Earth
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,430 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 9%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: A complex space exploration game that emphasizes survival and the harsh realities of life in the cosmos.
- #21 Detroit: Become Human
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 244,033 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 18.7 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 16.3%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Third Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy experience that explores the relationship between humans and androids in a futuristic setting.
- #22 SOMA
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Puzzle 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric sci-fi horror that forces players to confront deep questions about consciousness and humanity.
- #23 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,151 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 9.3%, Exploration 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world space adventure that combines exploration, trading, and combat in a futuristic setting.
- #24 Recursive Ruin
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 315 reviews2022
Dev: Bit RotPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 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 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal exploration game that uses unique mechanics to guide the player through a shifting, atmospheric world.
- #25 What Remains of Edith Finch
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 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 26.1%, Atmospheric 25.6%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterfully crafted narrative exploration game that focuses on uncovering the history of a family through intimate, short stories.
- #26 Firewatch
79% matchVery Positive91% of 97,344 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 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that relies on atmosphere and character interaction to build a compelling mystery.
- #27 Lucid Cycle
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.
Why similar: Cats 47.8%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Exploration 15.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric exploration game that focuses on mystery and surreal environments.
- #28 Syberia: The World Before
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,909 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Third Person 17.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Realistic 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, story-rich adventure that excels at world-building and atmospheric exploration.
- #29 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
80% matchMixed68% of 2,107 reviews2016
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
Why similar: Atmospheric 26.6%, Open World 15.8%, Exploration 14.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, atmospheric walking simulator that excels at telling a story through environmental exploration.
- #30 Kona
78% matchVery Positive83% of 3,624 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 21.9%, Horror 17%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that focuses on solving a mystery in a remote, isolated environment.
- #31 Cat Island Petrichor
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 89 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 14.8%, Cute 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #32 Cat's Request
77% matchVery Positive96% of 50 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 32.4%, Robots 28.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Exploration 8.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #33 The Last Cat in the Universe
74% matchVery Positive95% of 498 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 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Cute 10.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #34 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 38.1%, Third Person 20.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 7.7%
- #35 Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel
72% matchVery Positive96% of 412 reviews2026
Dev: SalsaShark Studios
Windows
You're hungry. For a schnitzel. The problem is: you have to get it!
Why similar: Cats 37%, Third Person 12.2%, Cute 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 11%
- #36 The Cat! Porfirio's Adventure
76% matchVery Positive82% of 408 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 46.9%, Third Person 12.3%, Cute 11.3%, Adventure 6%, Simulation 5.1%
- #37 Kitten Burst
73% matchVery Positive98% of 407 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%
- #38 SIMBA THE CAT
75% matchMixed61% of 73 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 48.8%, Third Person 10.3%, Open World 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 7%
- #39 A Street Cat's Tale 2: Outside is Dangerous
73% matchVery Positive95% of 84 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 54%, Cute 13%, Adventure 7.9%, Puzzle 7.3%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #40 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 30.7%, Third Person 13.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Realistic 10.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #41 Mrs.Cat In Mars
73% 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 67.7%, Space 17.7%, Cute 11%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 1.6%
- #42 Cat Simulator: Meow
71% matchMixed62% of 218 reviews2026
Dev: Cat Studio
Windows
To be a cat, to be a free cat.
Why similar: Cats 47.9%, Open World 16.8%, Cute 12.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Third Person 9.7%
- #43 Schrodinger's Cat Burglar
69% matchVery Positive99% of 292 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 11.5%, Cute 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #44 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
69% matchVery Positive99% of 78 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 20.3%, Puzzle 18%, Cute 14.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #45 100 Space Cats
70% matchMixed70% of 1,282 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 53.6%, Space 20.6%, Cute 10.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Indie 2.1%
- #46 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 10.6%, Horror 9.4%
- #47 Salvage Protocol
69% matchVery Positive100% of 65 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%
- #48 Nyan Cat: Lost In Space
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,006 reviews2015
Dev: isTom Games Kft.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.4 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 41.4%, Cyberpunk 21.4%, Space 13.3%, Cute 9.9%, Adventure 5.4%
- #49 STRAY KITTEN
71% matchVery Positive86% of 118 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 26.9%, Exploration 20.6%, Atmospheric 19%, Simulation 13.2%, Indie 13%
- #50 cat notebook
72% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: nairPub: the curator
Windows · Mac · Linux
explore a cat notebook
Why similar: Cats 49.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 12%, Cute 11.5%, Atmospheric 11%
- #51 Cradle
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,004 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 21.9%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10%, Open World 9.8%
- #52 Event[0]
70% matchVery Positive80% of 2,275 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #53 Cats
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,600 reviews2024
Dev: 100 Cozy Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 58.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cats — and that says it all. Interactive cat clicker. Click on cats for new cats. That's all, really.
Why similar: Cats 35.8%, Horror 18.8%, Open World 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Simulation 7.1%
- #54 Impostor Factory
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,622 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 19.5%, Cute 18.8%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 12.1%
- #55 Cat Named Mojave
66% matchVery Positive95% of 288 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 12.4%, Exploration 11.4%
- #56 Cat Burglar: A Tail of Purrsuit
68% matchVery Positive92% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Gamers for Good
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 67.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 9.3%, Cute 5.3%, Action 3.4%
- #57 ASTRO AQUA KITTY
68% 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 49.6%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Space 14.1%, Cute 11.4%, Action 4.8%
- #58 Cat Fred Evil Pet
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 90 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 22.9%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Simulation 7.4%
- #59 Kitty's Last Adventure
65% matchVery Positive98% of 170 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 27.6%, Action 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #60 Space Cats Tactics
67% 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 8.9%