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 game, this is a historically grounded documentary-style game that uses interactive storytelling to explore real-world political trauma.

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 92.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title continues the tradition of historical documentary games, blending personal narratives with the complex political history of the post-WWII era.

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 63.5%, Puzzle 26.5%, Singleplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in political narrative, this game forces players to engage with the moral weight of bureaucratic and political systems in a way that mirrors the seed game's focus on historical power dynamics.

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 78.5%, Singleplayer 21.5%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven game explores the ethics of surveillance and political control, capturing the same sense of unease found in the seed game's depiction of a coup.

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 75.9%, Singleplayer 24.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game places you in a position of moral ambiguity within a totalitarian state, reflecting the seed game's focus on the personal impact of political upheaval.

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

Why similar: Cats 98.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title uses a cat protagonist to explore complex, dramatic themes, echoing the seed game's use of a feline perspective to tell a serious story.

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: It provides a somber, grounded look at the human cost of conflict, sharing the seed game's commitment to serious, historically-informed storytelling.

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 8.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that features a cat protagonist in a dreamlike world, aligning with the artistic tone of the seed game.

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 6.6%, Puzzle 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines cat-themed puzzles with a unique, logic-based aesthetic that feels like a more traditional indie companion to the seed game's puzzle elements.

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

Why similar: Cats 70.1%, Historical 21.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a cat to explore historical settings, providing a lighter but still educational and narrative-driven 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 93.5%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused cat adventure that maintains a consistent, high-quality indie feel suitable for fans of the seed game's protagonist.

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

Why similar: Cats 77.6%, Indie 21.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a cat protagonist to explore abstract, surreal environments, matching the experimental gameplay feel of the seed game.

Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant, narrative-heavy experience that uses real-world political context to drive its emotional story, much like the documentary nature of the seed game.

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 68.6%, Puzzle 20.5%, Singleplayer 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a meta-narrative and surreal experience that challenges the player's perception of agency, similar to the experimental design of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Cats 70.8%, Historical 19.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends historical exploration with a cat-themed point-and-click format, appealing to those who enjoyed the educational aspect of the seed game.

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 95.5%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the surreal, dreamlike atmosphere and experimental narrative structure that makes The Cat and the Coup so memorable.

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 67.2%, Historical 24.7%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished puzzle game that uses cats to explore different historical eras, sharing the seed game's interest in history and feline perspectives.

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: While more character-focused, it captures the same indie, narrative-rich, and slightly surreal atmosphere found in experimental titles.

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 88.4%, Puzzle 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn puzzle game that highlights the narrative potential of short, indie cat experiences.

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: This indie title focuses on the gritty, realistic struggles of everyday life, mirroring the seed game's interest in the intersection of personal experience and larger societal forces.

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 6.2%, Puzzle 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that provides a lighthearted, indie experience for those who enjoyed the puzzle mechanics of the seed game.

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 84.7%, Indie 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more action-oriented take on the cat protagonist, providing a fun, indie-style contrast to the seed game's serious tone.

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 76.8%, Indie 23.2%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a cat protagonist and a focus on narrative, fitting the indie, character-driven profile of the seed game.

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 80.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a 3D puzzle-adventure experience that emphasizes the cat's movement and interaction with the environment.

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: A straightforward, indie platformer that keeps the cat theme central to the gameplay experience.

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 66.7%, Indie 33.3%

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

You are an extraordinarily brilliant scientist, but your cat doesn't know that, he just wants some food and care. Move, rotate, connect the blocks correctly and give the kitten some food.

Why similar: Cats 89.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, colorful indie game that focuses on the cat as a central character in a contained, puzzle-like environment.

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 85.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, puzzle-oriented cat game that provides a different emotional tone while keeping the feline protagonist.

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 85.6%, Puzzle 6.8%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Restore ancient artifacts in the company of a cat!

Why similar: Cats 82.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%

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 97.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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 85.5%, Indie 14.5%

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 89.5%, Indie 5.3%, Puzzle 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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

Why similar: Cats 82.5%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, cyberpunk-themed cat adventure that explores unique settings, similar to the surreal world-building of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Cats 85.3%, Puzzle 6.8%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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

Why similar: Cats 88.6%, Indie 7.5%, Puzzle 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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 5.8%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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 85.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 80.2%, Indie 16.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Meow Palace is a chill desktop companion & idle life-sim where an adorable palace cat settles on the corner of your screen—keeping you company while you work, study, or secretly slack off.

Why similar: Cats 72.2%, Historical 21.5%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 1.3%

🐱 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 9.2%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

The hidden cat is waiting for your words.

Why similar: Cats 90.9%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

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

Why similar: Cats 85.5%, Indie 7.1%, Puzzle 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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

Why similar: Cats 76.9%, Puzzle 16.3%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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

Why similar: Historical 58.3%, Puzzle 27.5%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%

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

Why similar: Cats 85.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.4%

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

Why similar: Cats 81.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

🐱 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%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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 80.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Indie 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 62.2%, Puzzle 25.8%, Singleplayer 12%

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 86.1%, Puzzle 13%, Singleplayer 0.9%

A Tale of a street cat left alone

Why similar: Cats 81.4%, Indie 18.6%

🐱 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 86.5%, Puzzle 9%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night because you heard the cat meowing? This game is just about that! Meet a family with five naughty cats and solve puzzles while trying to convince them to sleep.

Why similar: Cats 85.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Move the pieces of place and untangle the wool yarn for these cute kittens.

Why similar: Cats 88.8%, Puzzle 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 28.2%, Indie 12.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Cat Warfare is a multiplayer first person shooter that lets you take the place of a cat out for revenge, blood and glory.

Why similar: Cats 88.6%, Indie 11.4%

Wielding only your paintbrush, traverse your way through this 2D platforming artistic landscape and fight your creative block!

Why similar: Cats 68.8%, Puzzle 23.9%, Singleplayer 4.6%, Indie 2.7%

Mewseum: Masterpieces is a shikaku-style puzzle game where each solved grid reveals part of a great masterpiece. Solve hundreds of puzzles and discover unique paintings in the latest art exhibition of the feline world!

Why similar: Cats 57.2%, Historical 33.7%, Puzzle 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%