- #1 Gato Roboto
97% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 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 38.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 7.3%, 2D 6.8%
- #2 ANIMAL WELL
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Platformer 8.5%
- #3 Stray
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 169,703 reviews2022
Dev: BlueTwelve StudioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.8 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 59.6%, Cute 9.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Mystery 5.8%
- #4 Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows
96% matchVery Positive93% of 700 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 44.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 11.3%, Platformer 11%, Cute 10.6%
- #5 Umbraclaw
94% matchVery Positive90% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Umbraclaw tells the story of Kuon, a house cat who has died in the mortal world, after she awakens in the Soulplane, a realm of the dead. She must challenge the perilous underworld to return home to her owner in this 2D action adventure.
Why similar: Cats 32.2%, Platformer 19.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, 2D 12.5%
- #6 Phoenotopia: Awakening
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,763 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Fishing 21.7% ★, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Adventure 8.8%
- #7 Eastward
93% matchVery Positive84% of 16,351 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.8%, Cute 17.6%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, 2D 10.8%, Adventure 10.7%
- #8 Before The Night
92% matchVery Positive95% of 486 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!
Why similar: Cats 33.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Cute 10.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #9 Downpurr
91% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Robin FoxPub: Studio Nevermore
Windows · Linux
Mimi's platformer-shooter adventure through a land of magic, cats, and rain!
Why similar: Cats 57.3%, Cute 15.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, 2D 4.1%
- #10 A Void Hope
91% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Retro 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #11 Crypt Custodian
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Cats 42.7%, Cute 14.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Platformer 8.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #12 Nyaruru Fishy Fight
90% matchVery Positive90% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...
Why similar: Cute 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Exploration 15.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #13 Rain World
89% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Why similar: Exploration 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Platformer 14.6%, Cute 12.9%, Atmospheric 11%
- #14 Stars In The Trash
87% matchVery Positive98% of 353 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 42.6%, Cute 12.4%, Emotional 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Platformer 7%
- #15 Even the Ocean
88% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Platformer 12%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #16 Aurora: A Child's Journey
86% matchVery Positive93% of 973 reviews2020
Dev: Luski Game StudioPub: Prothos
Windows
Guide Aurora through this beautiful adventure using her imagination to discover who's responsible for the fire that is ravaging her village and its surroundings.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.6%, Emotional 23.4%, Cute 12.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Stylized 9.1%
- #17 Neva
84% matchVery Positive94% of 9,503 reviews2024
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Platformer 14.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%
- #18 Point of Mew
85% matchVery Positive97% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Kate Killick
Windows
A first pawson puzzle adventure! Play as a cat helping your sad human to build a toy boat out of trash and get through the day.
Why similar: Cats 40.3%, Emotional 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Cute 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%
- #19 Stray Cat Crossing
86% matchVery Positive93% of 647 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.9%, Adventure 25.4%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Indie 19.1%
- #20 Cats are Liquid - A Better Place
84% matchVery Positive96% of 358 reviews2019
Dev: Last Quarter Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A better place. Made just for us. – A 2D platformer about a liquid cat and her friends.
Why similar: Cats 49%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 12.8%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D 8.1%
- #21 Alwa's Legacy
83% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Retro 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Exploration 10.3%
- #22 LOST EMBER
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,159 reviews2019
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Why similar: Emotional 22%, Cute 17%, Exploration 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Stylized 11.8%
- #23 9 Years of Shadows
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,097 reviews2023
Dev: Halberd StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.
Why similar: Platformer 21%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Exploration 18.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Adventure 9.1%
- #24 Endling - Extinction is Forever
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,246 reviews2022
Dev: Herobeat StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Why similar: Emotional 29.5%, Cute 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Adventure 9.6%
- #25 Everholm
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 351 reviews2024
Dev: Chonky LoafPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Lilly was spirited away to a mysterious island. As her memories fade, everyone seems to know her and her quest for her missing sister. It’s time to establish a homestead, meet your friendly Everfolks, then learn their secrets and solve the mystery of Everholm, in this open-ended minimalist RPG!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Exploration 14.8%, Cute 14%
- #26 Shelter 2
81% matchVery Positive85% of 4,275 reviews2015
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
Why similar: Emotional 24.2%, Cute 17.7%, Female Protagonist 16%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #27 Finding Xavier
79% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenEvolution
Windows
A short adventure in which you will have to use precise platforming in order to find your cat, Xavier.
Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, 2D 18.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #28 Spooky Cats
81% matchVery Positive84% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: russpuppy
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Oh no! This cute little kitty cat is alone and lost in a haunted house! Only by collecting pennies and defeating monsters can she find the way out! Use your fast fingers to defeat this adorably dark and funny platform game.
Why similar: Cats 54.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Cute 9.6%, Indie 6.7%
- #29 A Street Cat's Tale 2: Outside is Dangerous
77% matchVery Positive95% of 83 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 49%, Cute 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 9.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #30 Cat Burglar: A Tail of Purrsuit
78% matchVery Positive92% of 395 reviews2019
Dev: Gamers for Good
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 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 64.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 10.9%, Cute 5.2%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
- #31 Apocalyptic cat
77% matchVery Positive84% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Apocalyptic Cat is an atmospheric hardcore platformer about a little black cat's journey in a post-apocalyptic world. Overcome toxic clouds, spikes, and obstacles, striving to fulfill his last dream of reaching paradise.
Why similar: Cats 44.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, 2D 10%, Retro 9.7%
- #32 Cats and the Other Lives
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,492 reviews2022
Dev: Cultic Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 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 43.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 9.3%, Mystery 7.8%
- #33 Copycat
73% matchVery Positive89% of 5,003 reviews2024
Dev: Spoonful Of WonderPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 54.1%, Emotional 17.2%, Exploration 6.2%, Adventure 6%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #34 Another Sight - Definitive Edition
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 184 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Great Wall StudiosPub: Fish Eagle
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Emotional 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Platformer 10.6%
- #35 Kitty's Hungry Adventure
74% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Kitty's Hungry Adventure is a hardcore cozy platformer about Kitty’s adventures as she tries to cook the most delicious dishes while overcoming dangers and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Cute 44.3%, Exploration 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #36 Macrotis: A Mother's Journey
76% matchVery Positive92% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Proud DinosaursPub: Orsam Information Technologies
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Cute 18.1%, Adventure 16%, Indie 12.2%, Platformer 12.1%
- #37 ITORAH
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Exploration 18.8%, Platformer 17.6%, Cute 11.9%, Adventure 9.9%
- #38 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
73% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Hongoneon
Windows
Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Cute 12.8%, 2D 8.8%
- #39 Drill Bird
71% matchVery Positive98% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: Sebastian LarssonPub: Perfect Random
Windows
Drill Bird is a cozy-yet-tense digging platformer where every trip underground counts. Play as a bird fallen from the sky, in search for powerful ores to hatch your Egg. Get home before night falls, upgrade abilities, grow stronger, and unfold a sincere bird story about survival, care and purpose.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Cute 18.7%, Exploration 17.4%, Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
- #40 Planet of Lana
72% matchVery Positive93% of 8,958 reviews2023
Dev: WishfullyPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Emotional 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Cute 10.9%, Platformer 10%
- #41 Escape the Underground
75% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: Joseph EnglishPub: Sleepy Vampire Games
Windows · Mac
At the bottom of a massive underground dump, a sentient pile of sludge is born. After finding a discarded book that shows photographs of the surface, they decide to make the journey upward to see the outside world.
Why similar: Platformer 26.2%, Adventure 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, 2D 12.9%, Cute 11.7%
- #42 Rusted Moss
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,532 reviews2023
Dev: faxdoc, happysquared, sunnydazePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Platformer 20.9%, Retro 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, 2D 9.7%
- #43 Gravity Cat
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 522 reviews2016
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gravity Cat - it's a puzzle-platformer. You play as a cat who has an ability to change the gravity.
Why similar: Cats 64.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, Cute 8.9%, Platformer 7.4%, Indie 5.1%
- #44 Night in the Woods
71% matchVery Positive95% of 19,753 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 39.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Stylized 8.7%, Platformer 8.6%
- #45 Little Kitty, Big City
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 13,170 reviews2024
Dev: Double Dagger Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 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 57.2%, Cute 15%, Exploration 11.7%, Stylized 6.5%, Adventure 4.1%
- #46 Cattails | Become a Cat!
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,660 reviews2017
Dev: Falcon Development
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness!
Why similar: Cats 44.6%, Mining 28.6% ★, Cute 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, 2D 6%
- #47 Cozy Crunch
68% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Jobblesack Games Inc.
Windows
A cozy, upgrade-filled, adventure that goes from curious kitty to unstoppable leaf-crunching beast. Stomp, explore, and uncover cozy forest secrets with your magical fairy guide.
Why similar: Cats 40.4%, Exploration 15.3%, Cute 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D 8.8%
- #48 Blade Kitten
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,086 reviews2014
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38%, Platformer 30.2%, Adventure 16%, Cute 6.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #49 Everglow
70% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: 7CoreLoops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.7%, Mystery 28.8%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D 12.3%, Indie 6.2%
- #50 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,444 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 41.4%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, 2D 14.7%, Cute 6.7%, Platformer 4.9%
- #51 Curiosity: A Cat Climbing Game
67% matchVery Positive97% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: DarkBear Studios
Windows
Navigate through challenging platforming levels, testing your feline reflexes and determination — all to find your way back home. Falling is never the end; place beds to use as checkpoints, which you may return to whenever you please.
Why similar: Cats 40.8%, Parkour 15.3%, Cute 12.3%, Exploration 12.2%, Platformer 11.5%
- #52 Rebel Transmute
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Retro 17.6%, Emotional 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Exploration 13.7%
- #53 Fatal Claw
66% matchVery Positive96% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: NDEV GAMESPub: Com2us Holdings
Windows
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Cats 36.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 9.2%, Platformer 8.7%
- #54 Tamagoneko
69% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: GDFET
Windows · Linux
Get off the tree and face the world full of saws, pits and spikes in this hardcore 2D platformer about the nimble white Cat. Make your way through wild plains, thorny deserts and crystal caverns on a challenging yet exciting journey to rescue the lost kitten eggs!
Why similar: Cats 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Retro 10%, Cute 9.8%, Platformer 9.5%
- #55 Strange Antiquities
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,842 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 48%, Mystery 16.1%, Exploration 12%, 2D 8.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #56 Cat and Ghostly Road
69% matchVery Positive94% of 214 reviews2020
Dev: BOV
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 51.4%, Mystery 11%, Cute 9.4%, 2D 8.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #57 Cat Goes Fishing
67% matchVery Positive94% of 15,677 reviews2015
Dev: Cat5Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!
Why similar: Cats 37.9%, Fishing 33.5% ★, Cute 9.9%, Exploration 7.7%, 2D 6.1%
- #58 MagiCat
68% matchVery Positive90% of 685 reviews2017
Dev: Kucing RembesPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
Why similar: Cats 41.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, Cute 11%, Platformer 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #59 YesterMorrow
70% matchMixed68% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
Why similar: Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Cute 14.7%, Indie 13.3%, Platformer 13.1%