Games Like Stray

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 63.5%, Cute 10.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Open World 6.9%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It most directly recreates Stray's playful cat-perspective exploration, letting you roam an urban environment, squeeze into hidden spaces, and cause charming feline mischief.

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 65.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 6.1%, Third Person 5.6%, Exploration 5%

Why You'll Like It: This story-driven cat adventure shares Stray's emotional focus on a lost feline finding belonging, with a more domestic and personal narrative.

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 56.8%, Cute 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn tale of a housecat escaping into a larger world offers similarly cute feline movement, emotional stakes, and adventure-platforming.

A short story inspired by Robert Heinlein's:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Why similar: Cats 29.8%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Robots 12.3%, Third Person 5.4%, Cute 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a cat protagonist with cyberpunk science-fiction surroundings and exploratory adventure in a particularly direct thematic match.

A Tale of a street cat left alone

Why similar: Cats 72.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 6.1%, Cute 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: You survive and explore city streets as a vulnerable stray cat, emphasizing the everyday dangers and small discoveries that make Stray's premise compelling.

[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 69.9%, Cute 11%, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 6.4%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the cat-centered urban survival adventure with more places to investigate and choices about how to care for your feline.

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 35%, Robots 26.6%, Exploration 9%, Puzzle 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its cat-led cyberpunk investigation and puzzle-solving make it a close fit for players who especially enjoyed Stray's mystery and robotic-city setting.

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: Third Person 22%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Exploration 19.8%, Cute 16.7%, Adventure 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its peaceful exploration of beautiful ruins as various animals captures the reflective wandering and environmental wonder of Stray.

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 52.8%, Third Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Cute 10.3%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as a cat navigating vertical 3D spaces captures the nimble climbing and environmental traversal that are central to Stray.

"Paws Trail" is an enchanting adventure game where players guide a charming black cat through a mystical forest and unlocking secrets along the way. Experience a vivid world filled with engaging challenges and endearing forest companions.

Why similar: Cats 68.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Cute 8.4%, Adventure 6.8%, Exploration 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This quieter cat adventure centers on wandering through atmospheric spaces at a relaxed pace, echoing Stray's contemplative exploration.

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: Dystopian 19.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Cute 14.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: You guide an animal parent through a dangerous human-altered world, delivering Stray-like environmental storytelling and strong emotional investment.

Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure. Through stealth and cunning you’ll be able to explore the secrets of Dwindling Heights Keep and navigate its dangers.

Why similar: Stealth 21.8%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Cute 14.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Third Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its small animal hero, stealthy exploration, storybook atmosphere, and detailed interconnected world provide a similarly intimate adventure from a vulnerable perspective.

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 58.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Although more dialogue-focused, its feline lead and decaying town full of secrets offer a similarly melancholy, warm, and characterful world.

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 45%, Open World 10.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Third Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its neon-soaked cybercity, rain-slicked streets, and human-scale stories make it an excellent choice for Stray players drawn to the setting rather than the cat mechanics.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Beautiful 64.6% ★, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 7.8%, Mystery 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This concise, beautiful adventure uses environmental storytelling, anonymous companionship, and a moving trek through ruins to create a similarly memorable sense of solitude.

Have you ever wanted to be a cat? You will be able, thanks to the aventure platformer The Purring Quest. Take on the role of Kimchi the cat and meet famous cat of the internet in a journey full of humor.

Why similar: Cats 84.9%, Cute 7.9%, Adventure 3%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This charming 2D platform adventure is built around a cat hero traveling through imaginative environments to reunite with loved ones.

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Beautiful 21.5% ★, Atmospheric 21.3%, Puzzle 15%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Adventure 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic science-fiction mystery and quiet traversal through an altered world share Stray's sense of isolation and unfolding larger-scale intrigue.

Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!

Why similar: Cats 81%, Cute 13.8%, Colorful 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This cat-life adventure lets you explore a wilderness, make friends, and build a life as a feline, favoring cozy freedom over Stray's linear mystery.

The premier first-person destructive house cat simulator is back with a vengeance! Play as a mischievous cat, swat your human's possessions onto the floor, scratch up curtains, smash precious keepsakes, and show your owner who's boss.

Why similar: Cats 65.6%, Cute 10.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 5%, Colorful 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: For the playful side of being a cat, it turns knocking objects over, jumping around homes, and creating chaos into a joyful sandbox.

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 31.5%, Cyberpunk 27.3%, Dystopian 13.9%, Exploration 6.1%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk detective story explores a robot-filled future city and uncovers mysteries through puzzles, investigation, and evocative pixel art.

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: Beautiful 73.7% ★, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 4%, Puzzle 3.1%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more abstract and platform-focused, it delivers the same kind of beautiful, emotionally resonant, low-combat journey through a richly atmospheric world.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.8%, Cute 23.8%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Singleplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its warm, lonely puzzle-adventure structure and theme of helping lost souls make it a strong match for Stray's bittersweet but hopeful feeling.

The multi award-winning Action RPG. Some say 'Diablo with Cats' others a 'Super-cute Skyrim', whatever your take, Cat Quest's loot-fuelled cat-venture is as beautifully crafted, as its combat and magic are ultra-satisfying. Universally adored by critics - it'll have you purring for joy!

Why similar: Cats 67.5%, Cute 10.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Open World 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps cyberpunk puzzles for light action-RPG combat, but retains a colorful feline protagonist, accessible exploration, and a charming adventure tone.

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle 22.1%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Cute 18.7%, Mystery 17.2%, Adventure 13%

Why You'll Like It: It offers clever environmental puzzle-solving through a city inhabited by robots, with a similarly approachable and visually inventive sci-fi atmosphere.

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: Atmospheric 20.4%, Cute 17.4%, Puzzle 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Adventure 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle journey with a small companion, striking landscapes, and minimal dialogue, it mirrors Stray's gentle storytelling and environmental problem-solving.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Atmospheric 18.6%, Open World 18.6%, Exploration 17.8%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Puzzle 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-ended desert exploration, quiet coming-of-age journey, and distinctive futuristic ruins offer the same pleasure of simply inhabiting an unusual world.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Robots 37.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Cute 12.2%, Sci-fi 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its wordless robot world, lovingly detailed mechanical environments, and environmental puzzles evoke Stray's blend of lonely exploration and friendly machines.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Exploration 29.6%, Puzzle 23.6%, Cute 22.1%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Colorful 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cute animal hero explores a dense, secret-filled world where observation and environmental curiosity are constantly rewarded.

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: Beautiful 33.4% ★, Robots 22%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Atmospheric 17.9%, Third Person 17.3%, Exploration 16.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Cute 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: You explore atmospheric Nordic landscapes as a fox, relying on movement and environmental puzzles rather than combat, much like Stray's gentler moments.

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 47.8%, Third Person 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Cute 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 20%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Open World 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its beautiful island ruins, wordless mystery, and gradually unfolding environmental puzzles will appeal to players who enjoyed Stray's evocative discovery.

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 56.1%, Cute 10.3%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 6.5%, Adventure 5.9%

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: Beautiful 29.7% ★, Exploration 13.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Open World 8.3%

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 66.9%, Adventure 8%, Cute 7.1%, Exploration 4.8%, Indie 4.1%

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 59.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Puzzle 7.1%, Cute 7%

One fine day, in a remote Maine island community, nine cats wake up to discover their humans have disappeared. To survive, they must band together to uncover the mysteries of their storied island home - and ultimately, it is up to them to decide: Are the humans worth bringing back?

Why similar: Cats 50.1%, Beautiful 26.4% ★, Adventure 9.8%, Open World 6%, Exploration 5.1%

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 59.4%, Cute 9.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%, Mystery 5.8%

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 59.7%, Adventure 9%, Third Person 6.7%, Exploration 5.9%, Open World 5.5%

It's hard to be a kitten when you have such a clumsy owner! Yesterday she lost a lot of things in the park and now it's up to you to find them! Memories of that day can be helpful - you should remember where you've seen these things last and search there.

Why similar: Cats 46.9%, Cute 16.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Exploration 8%

The best sim game about adventures of an urban cat in the village.

Why similar: Cats 60.9%, Cute 9.6%, Third Person 8.5%, Adventure 6.5%, Atmospheric 4%

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 55.4%, Cute 8.7%, Exploration 8.2%, Puzzle 8%, Sci-fi 7.5%

Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.

Why similar: Cats 48%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 8.9%

A retro-casual platformer game! No matter who you are! Get your cat ears ready, BRING IT ON! Set off on the crazy journey to rescue your sister!

Why similar: Cats 58.5%, Cute 11.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Exploration 8%

🤖🦾🐾100 Robo Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Robot-themed 🔩🦿 locations full of cats! Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of the Robo places and Cats as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

Why similar: Cats 56.2%, Robots 25.6%, Puzzle 7.6%, Cute 7.3%, Exploration 1.2%

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Dystopian 34.1%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Colorful 9.4%

Explore this amazing steampunk world finding cute cats and paint black - white locations with colored paints.

Why similar: Cats 52%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Cute 8.6%, Singleplayer 5%

explore a cat notebook

Why similar: Cats 53.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Cute 8.1%

A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.

Why similar: Cats 66%, Adventure 15.1%, Cute 10.1%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 2%

"Light" is a 3D adventure puzzle game, in which you play as a cat. You will help a little girl who has lost her memory escape by leading her through four-level mazes with different style.

Why similar: Cats 44.4%, Third Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Stealth 7.1%, Horror 7.1%

In this game, you will have to explore the whole city to find all the cats (and various secrets) and get closer to the goal of making this world and the lives of the cats living in it a little better, and restore their faith in people!

Why similar: Cats 42.8%, Exploration 21.6%, Puzzle 16.5%, Cute 14.7%, Atmospheric 3.2%

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.4%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 14.1%, Open World 13.1%, Third Person 10.8%

Welcome to Cozy Town, where every day is International Cat Day! Be part of a village community where every stray is respected, loved and fed. Explore the charming streets and alleys to discover all the stray cats in this hidden-object game.

Why similar: Cats 77.2%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 5.7%, Cute 3.1%, Singleplayer 3%

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 58.6%, Cute 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Puzzle 7.2%, Exploration 6.3%

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 23%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Open World 12.5%

Swim, dive, and explore as a curious sea otter far from home. Meet charming animals, discover hidden places, use tools, and solve light challenges as you make your way back with your favorite rock by your side.

Why similar: Cute 24.3%, Open World 22.7%, Exploration 17.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%

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: Horror 38.7%, Adventure 35.2%, Indie 13.3%, Puzzle 12.8%

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 37.7%, Exploration 23.9%, Atmospheric 23.1%, Indie 11.1%, Action 4.2%

Explore the continuation of this mysterious robotic world of another civilization, finding cute cats and paint black - white locations with colored paints.

Why similar: Cats 57.6%, Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Cute 8%, Singleplayer 4.6%