Games Like Cats and the Other Lives

A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

Why similar: Cats 25.5%, Psychological 20.5%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar emotional weight, beautiful pixel art, and a focus on uncovering deep-seated secrets within a grounded, character-driven narrative.

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: Narrative 27.3% ★, Cats 26.1%, Dark Humor 11.3%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at capturing the feeling of returning home and navigating complex interpersonal relationships through a deeply atmospheric, dialogue-heavy lens.

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 53.6%, Emotional 19.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title centers on the perspective of a cat while delivering a deeply emotional story about belonging and family.

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: Narrative 24.6% ★, Emotional 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply emotional and surreal narrative experience that focuses on the complexities of life and memory, much like the seed game.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Cats 23.3%, Psychological 16.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Emotional 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly dark, psychological, and narrative-heavy experience that explores trauma through a unique, surreal point-and-click adventure.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological 13.1%, Emotional 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This anthology-style game mirrors the atmospheric, melancholic, and narrative-focused nature of the seed game with stunning pixel art.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Story Rich 25.9%, Emotional 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Psychological 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in emotional storytelling that uses a pixel-art aesthetic to explore the life and memories of a protagonist, mirroring the reflective tone of the seed game.

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 35.2%, Atmospheric 22.3%, Mystery 18.1%, Emotional 7.5%, Dark 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for exploring family history and legacy through an atmospheric, perspective-shifting narrative lens.

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Why similar: Narrative 41.2% ★, Emotional 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Psychological 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique mechanic to tell a poignant, life-spanning story that resonates with the reflective and emotional themes found in the seed game.

Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

Why similar: Narrative 26.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a moody, noir-inspired narrative experience that explores complex themes through a dialogue-heavy, investigation-based gameplay loop.

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Cats 35.5%, Point & Click 18.2%, Dark Humor 15%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This noir detective game features animal protagonists and a strong focus on narrative and atmosphere, mirroring the unique tone of the seed game.

Cat and Ghostly Road is an atmospheric point-and-click quest in which you play as a white cat. You have to go on a dangerous journey to the world of ghosts and demons. Not all things are what they seems.

Why similar: Cats 41.6%, Point & Click 17.8%, Mystery 7.7%, Mythology 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game features a cat protagonist navigating a surreal, atmospheric world, directly echoing the core premise of the seed game.

Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat...

Why similar: Cats 30.2%, Point & Click 13.4%, Investigation 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective game featuring a cat protagonist that focuses on investigation and narrative within a stylized pixel-art world.

Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Dark Humor 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a charming, narrative-focused point-and-click experience that balances humor with intriguing, character-driven mysteries.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Psychological 22%, Story Rich 17.3%, Dark 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological point-and-click adventure that masterfully blends a dark, surreal world with a deeply personal and emotional narrative.

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Narrative 22.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 11%, Point & Click 10.8%, Story Rich 10%, Emotional 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a dark, psychological mystery told through a distinct, stylized art direction that emphasizes character-driven storytelling.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.9%, Narrative 26.3% ★, Atmospheric 17%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, slow-burn narrative and heavy focus on atmosphere and character dialogue make it a perfect match for those who enjoyed the storytelling in the seed game.

Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.

Why similar: Cats 48.6%, Point & Click 29.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, point-and-click adventure that focuses on a cat's journey through various environments, emphasizing exploration and atmosphere.

Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?

Why similar: Cats 35.8%, Point & Click 24.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 9%, Funny 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A comedic, noir-themed point-and-click adventure featuring cat protagonists that focuses on investigation and witty dialogue.

Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.

Why similar: Cats 49%, Point & Click 23.9%, Mystery 7%, Dark 7%, 2D 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, point-and-click adventure uses a bizarre and psychedelic art style to tell a story that is as mysterious as it is emotionally charged.

Talk to kooky guests, trade party items, and explore Death’s mansion as you throw him the spookiest birthday party EVER!

Why similar: Cats 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This story-rich, pixel-art adventure focuses on exploration and character-driven moments, mirroring the cozy yet mysterious vibe of the seed game.

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: Story Rich 28.5%, Atmospheric 25.6%, Mystery 23.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Funny 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly immersive, atmospheric, and character-focused narrative experience that relies on dialogue and observation to tell its story.

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Cats 23.2%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Emotional 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed point-and-click adventure that emphasizes investigation and narrative within a detailed, pixel-art world.

A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

Why similar: Cats 46.3%, Point & Click 22%, Story Rich 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Funny 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, narrative-heavy visual novel that explores existential themes through the eyes of a cat in a unique, afterlife setting.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Emotional 43.4%, Story Rich 25.1%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Funny 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more mechanical, its core focus on death, memory, and emotional closure aligns perfectly with the thematic heart of the seed game.

Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

Why similar: Point & Click 22%, Cats 17.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Dark 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, point-and-click adventure that features a cat companion and a focus on mystery and character interaction.

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Emotional 22%, Point & Click 13.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines a cozy aesthetic with a dark, unfolding mystery that relies on player choices to navigate its intricate narrative branches.

Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

Why similar: Cats 30%, Investigation 14.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 8.8%, Dark 8.6%

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Story Rich 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, whimsical, and narrative-driven adventure that explores heavy themes through the eyes of a child, similar to the perspective-based storytelling of the seed game.

An unfamiliar room. Vague memories. Explore Luna's room through the objects inside it in this intimate narrative experience about loss, told as a classic-style graphic adventure.

Why similar: Cats 20.9%, Point & Click 17.8%, Investigation 16%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Old School 8.4%

An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

Why similar: Cats 31.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Story Rich 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends point-and-click investigation with narrative-heavy storytelling and animal characters, fitting the thematic niche of the seed game.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Atmospheric 49.1%, Story Rich 21.2%, Adventure 13.7%, 2D 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant, atmospheric game that uses visual storytelling to explore grief and recovery in a way that feels very similar to the seed game's tone.

A Tower Full of Cats is a hidden object game where you need to gather cats through the whole history of catkind... and beyond!

Why similar: Cats 59%, Point & Click 23.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 5.9%

A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!

Why similar: Cats 68.2%, Point & Click 24%, Adventure 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Cats 26.9%, Investigation 14.9%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Dark 9.1%

Talk to a stone. Cover yourself in butter. Befriend a flying onion. Take a short break from life and go on a feel-good cat adventure!

Why similar: Cats 56.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Funny 8.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

Why similar: Narrative 20.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Emotional 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?

Why similar: Cats 39.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Investigation 9.3%

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 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Investigation 15.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Find the adorable cats amidst the tragic love story of Emperor Xuanzong and Consort Yang!

Why similar: Point & Click 55%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, 2D 10.2%, Funny 9%

“Lots of Cats on an Adventure” is a game where you find hidden cats in comic strips, meow!

Why similar: Cats 54.8%, Point & Click 21.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Funny 6.7%, Adventure 5%

An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.

Why similar: Cats 43.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 9.3%, Mystery 7.8%

A Planet Full of Cats is a hidden object adventure with metroidvania-style exploration in true Devcats fashion. Explore diverse biomes, unlock new powers and uncover ancient secrets!

Why similar: Cats 53.3%, Narrative 28.2% ★, Point & Click 13.6%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%

The hidden cat is waiting for your words.

Why similar: Cats 51.1%, Point & Click 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Adventure 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Reunite with your best friends, unravel the secrets of a haunted house, and assist a cute little ghost in this heartwarming adventure where every puzzle brings you closer to the mysteries within.

Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Investigation 16.2%, Emotional 12.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 9.1%

Welcome to "Stray of Lost Cat", a story centered around a peculiar little feline. Follow the kitten's journey as it escapes the pursuit of "Meowdes" while collecting soul fragments, striving to reunite with its beloved owner.

Why similar: Cats 42.7%, Emotional 18%, Point & Click 16.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!

Why similar: Cats 45.2%, Point & Click 20.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Funny 6.7%, Adventure 6.4%

When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).

Why similar: Point & Click 24.1%, Dark Humor 21%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Retro 11.2%

A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.

Why similar: Narrative 19.2% ★, Psychological 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Point & Click 12.1%, Emotional 10.2%

[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 55.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Retro 8.2%, Adventure 7.4%

This is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle game with a cat as the main character. The game takes place in a villa, where you play as a cat that has just entered the house. You meet animals with different personalities, solve one problem after another, and finally resolve the crisis at home.

Why similar: Cats 65.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 7.7%, 2D 4.2%

Adventure on the mysterious Island of Cloud Cats! Explore picturesque locations, meet magical creatures, and solve unusual puzzles. Dive into the secrets of the wonderful island!🐾

Why similar: Cats 34.6%, Point & Click 22.1%, Investigation 14.8%, Mystery 8.4%, Funny 7%

Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.

Why similar: Cats 28.7%, Point & Click 18.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

Why similar: Cats 67.4%, Point & Click 24.2%, Adventure 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

A top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by real-life events. Traverse and experience the life of a formerly homeless man through an interview of how he regained his sense of self by telling his past to a stray dog. Set in Bangkok, Thailand 2017.

Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Emotional 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

A Building Full of Cats 2 is a Hidden Object Game where you’ll search for over a thousand hidden cats while also helping the building’s residents with their daily tasks. Can you pet all the cats and make a difference in the lives of the building's residents?

Why similar: Cats 52%, Point & Click 16.7%, Emotional 13%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 5.1%

Embark on a journey through the ancient city of Bianjing in the Qing Dynasty and find these adorable cats! Let them mingle with historical scenes and figures, creating amusing encounters.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.7%, Retro 15.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Story Rich 10.3%, 2D 10.1%

Search for adorable cats in the Qing Dynasty palace from over 200 years ago!

Why similar: Cats 60%, Point & Click 25.7%, Retro 8.4%, Funny 3.6%, Story Rich 2%

Go on a scavenger-hunt adventure that spans 84 hand-crafted levels, while getting to know the four friends who struggle to keep their video game studio together.

Why similar: Cats 47.8%, Point & Click 23.9%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Funny 7.5%, 2D 5.9%

halfmoon is a short adventure game set in an information center for the dead before they move on.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Point & Click 20.2%, Psychological 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Story Rich 9.5%