Games Like The Cat and the Coup

Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Why similar: Historical 96.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed, it uses interactive media to explore historical events through a unique, narrative-driven lens.

Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique adventure game featuring dialogues with real actors. Talk to witnesses of the chaotic aftermath of World War 2 and discover the secret history of your own family in a captivating story about reconciliation with the dark past.

Why similar: Historical 92.8%, Singleplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the documentary-style approach to history and narrative-heavy gameplay found in the seed game.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Indie 63.1%, Puzzle 26.9%, Singleplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the weight of political systems and moral dilemmas through a distinct, minimalist gameplay loop.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Indie 68.7%, Singleplayer 31.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the human cost of political conflict, mirroring the serious themes explored in the seed game.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Indie 79.2%, Singleplayer 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: Deals with surveillance and political power, reflecting the investigative and political nature of the coup.

The Future is Meow! The Cat Machine is a game of logic, and cats riding around on trains.As we are all aware, The Cat Machine is a giant contraption that maintains the stability of earth's orbit around the sun. A fun logical puzzler with over 50 levels, now you can build that machine too!

Why similar: Cats 88.1%, Indie 6.5%, Puzzle 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that captures the quirky, cat-centric puzzle element.

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 80.7%, Indie 8.7%, Puzzle 8.5%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a cat protagonist in a surreal, point-and-click adventure.

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Why similar: Historical 70.1%, Indie 27.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game that focuses on resistance against political oppression.

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Indie 68.3%, Puzzle 20.9%, Singleplayer 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a surreal, meta-narrative experience that challenges the player's perception of the game world.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Puzzle 66.6%, Indie 27.1%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, artistic puzzle game that shares the abstract and thoughtful tone of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Cats 77.8%, Indie 20.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, abstract platformer that uses a cat to explore themes of isolation.

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 67%, Historical 24.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hidden-object game that provides a relaxing, cat-focused puzzle experience.

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 93.6%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, cat-focused platformer for those who enjoyed the feline protagonist.

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

Why similar: Cats 69.9%, Historical 21.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, cat-themed puzzle game that adds a layer of historical exploration.

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Indie 87.3%, Singleplayer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant narrative experience that focuses on emotional storytelling through simple mechanics.

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: Indie 95.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A magical-realist narrative game that captures the surreal atmosphere found in the seed.

Enjoy your Winter Holidays with Milo and the Christmas Gift: a free-to-play, short but sweet point-and-click spin-off about our favourite little cat, Milo, who once again needs your assistance! But this time, Milo needs help finding one runaway Christmas Gift!

Why similar: Cats 87.8%, Puzzle 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, hand-drawn puzzle game featuring a cat protagonist.

Mushroom Cats is a kind and sweet game in the point-and-click genre about Mushroom Cats that live on the magical Toadstool.

Why similar: Cats 85.8%, Indie 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie adventure game featuring cats in a whimsical setting.

The award-winning game Cateau is a visually, musically, and narratively beautiful experience. Enter the enchantingly atmospheric streets of Paris, getting to know truly distinct characters while every choice you make, whether big or small, carries weight and consequence in this little adventure.

Why similar: Cats 76.9%, Indie 23.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie visual novel that focuses on the relationship between the player and a cat.

Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.

Why similar: Indie 79.1%, Singleplayer 20.9%

Why You'll Like It: A political social commentary game that forces players to navigate a restrictive society.

Save the Universe with the Alien-Cat in this brand new puzzle-platformer game! Jump on your enemies heads, push the boxes and walk on the ceiling.

Why similar: Cats 66.9%, Indie 33.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, family-friendly cat game that fits the short, indie nature of the seed.

Romeow feels lost without his favorite toy. Go through messy paths and help him find it, so he can take a nap peacefully. Enjoy this minimalist puzzle with him.

Why similar: Cats 85.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cat-themed puzzle game with a surreal art style.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Indie 76%, Singleplayer 24%

Why You'll Like It: A game about surveillance and moral choices under an oppressive regime, similar to the political weight of the seed.

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 84.8%, Indie 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D stealth game that explores the cat burglar trope.

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 93.1%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer for players looking for more traditional cat-based gameplay.

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 97%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that blends social commentary with a distinct, indie art style.

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 80.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-adventure game that rounds out the list with cat-themed mechanics.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle 56%, Indie 39.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle game that uses time manipulation to tell a deeper, more complex story.

Restore ancient artifacts in the company of a cat!

Why similar: Cats 82.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Play with light and shadow in this Game Boy–inspired puzzle game!

Why similar: Cats 82.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

I spy with my little eye... 50 cats hidden amongst the plants and objects of a hand-drawn picture that comes straight from your childhood. Play and relax as you try and find them all in this hidden object game.

Why similar: Cats 85.9%, Puzzle 6.7%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Playing as a good cat, helping your master get over the struggle!

Why similar: Cats 98.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

CATASS is an indie game that is 100% free without ads. In CATASS, you'll be a cat and show your great superiority to your human through fun and short adventures, puzzles, achievements, and lots of humor. Play now!

Why similar: Cats 97.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Cart Life is a story-based life sim starring three street vendors in a small city in the western United States. Guide their new ventures selling newspapers, coffee, and bagels. Set up shop, manage your budget, serve your customers, and try to survive. Make every decision count.

Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded, indie narrative game that explores the struggles of everyday life with a unique artistic vision.

Search for adorable cats in the fantastical world imagined by a painter from the Southern Song Dynasty over 800 years ago!

Why similar: Cats 70.6%, Historical 19.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Gravity Cat - it's a puzzle-platformer. You play as a cat who has an ability to change the gravity.

Why similar: Cats 88.7%, Indie 7.5%, Puzzle 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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 79.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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 88.6%, Puzzle 5.9%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Explore the amazing corners of a city full of jagged lines and curved outlines. Your goal is to find 100 cats hidden in the most unexpected places!

Why similar: Cats 89.7%, Indie 5.1%, Puzzle 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

The cats are hiding all over this Japanese city! Can you find them all? Sit back, relax, and explore this beautiful hand drawn Japanese city.

Why similar: Cats 86%, Puzzle 8.8%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Look around the house, mountain peaks and forest to find 300 cats hidden in the most unexpected places!

Why similar: Cats 85.7%, Puzzle 6.6%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Swipe and prod to claw away at wooden blocks, unscrew bolts, control powerful magnets and explode highly volatile uranium – anything to reach those cookies!

Why similar: Cats 88.5%, Indie 6.1%, Puzzle 5.4%

The hidden cat is waiting for your words.

Why similar: Cats 91%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

🐱 Discover 100 hidden cats 🌍 in handcrafted scenes that capture the spirit of each country. Relax with color-by-numbers 🎨 and bring illustrations to life. Play solo or in cozy co-op 👯‍♂️, while Meow FM 🎶 sets the mood.

Why similar: Cats 86.2%, Puzzle 9.3%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

In this free 2D puzzle game, you must reassemble broken objects that your cat has knocked over.

Why similar: Cats 76.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Explore this mysterious post-apocalyptic world by finding cute cats and this black and white world will be colore.

Why similar: Cats 85.7%, Indie 6.9%, Puzzle 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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

Why similar: Historical 58.3%, Puzzle 27.7%, Indie 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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 80.4%, Indie 16.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%

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

Why similar: Cats 81.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Little cats have moved into your desktop. They stroll along the tops of your windows, pounce on your cursor, curl up somewhere to sleep, and suddenly take off running at 2 in the morning. Enjoy their delightfully cat-like behavior. Welcome two breeds for free.

Why similar: Cats 89.6%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 2%

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 88.1%, Puzzle 11.9%

🐱 Discover 100 hidden cats 🌍 in handcrafted scenes that capture the spirit of each country. Relax with color-by-numbers 🎨 and bring illustrations to life. Play solo or in cozy co-op 👯‍♂️, while Meow FM 🎶 sets the mood.

Why similar: Cats 86.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

You need to move all the stones which prevent the little kitten.

Why similar: Cats 85.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.4%

Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous "Buttered Cat Paradox". The game features 200+ levels, 70+ skins, plus boss fights and mini-games!

Why similar: Cats 80.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 2%

Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.

Why similar: Indie 61.9%, Puzzle 26.3%, Singleplayer 11.8%

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 86%, Puzzle 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%

A Tale of a street cat left alone

Why similar: Cats 82%, Indie 18%

Embark on a journey to find adorable cats in the ancient city of Gu Su during the Qianlong reign 265 years ago! Let the cats create delightful encounters with historical scenes and figures.

Why similar: Historical 57.3%, Puzzle 28.4%, Indie 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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

Why similar: Cats 82.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 2.1%