The best cat games right now are Stray (adventure), Little Kitty, Big City (short, silly open world), the Cat Quest trilogy (action RPG) and Cattails: Wildwood Story (cat colony life sim), with Neko Atsume 2 and Cats & Soup as the free picks on phones. Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest launches today, October 23, so we lined up the cat games worth playing next to it, with every price and platform checked on the official US stores on October 23, 2026 at 05:45 UTC.
Prices are US list prices unless a sale is noted. A dash in the table means we found no US store listing for that platform when we checked.
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Quick answer
- Best cat game overall: Stray ($29.99 on Steam, Switch, Switch 2 and PS4/PS5).
- Best for Warrior Cats fans: Cattails: Wildwood Story, a life sim where you lead a cat colony ($1.99 on Switch until November 6).
- Best cozy cat game: Calico or Cat Cafe Manager, both about running a cat café.
- Best free cat games on mobile: Neko Atsume 2 and Cats & Soup (iOS and Android).
- Best cheap pick: A Building Full of Cats, $2.99 on Steam and Switch.
- Not cozy at all: Mewgenics, a tactics roguelike for adults.
Stray costs $29.99 on Steam, PS5, Switch and its separate Switch 2 edition. Image: Annapurna Interactive / BlueTwelve Studio
Best cat games compared: prices and platforms
| Game | Type | Steam | Switch / Switch 2 | PS5 | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stray | Adventure | $29.99 | $29.99 / $29.99 | $29.99 | – |
| Little Kitty, Big City | Open-world comedy | $24.99 | $24.99 ($12.49 sale) | $24.99 | Free trial, $9.99 unlock (iOS) |
| Cat Quest III | Action RPG | $19.99 ($7.99 sale) | $19.99 | $19.99, in PS Plus | Free to start |
| Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest | Adventure RPG | $29.99 | $29.99 / $29.99 | $29.99 | – |
| Cattails: Wildwood Story | Cat colony life sim | $19.99 | $19.99 ($1.99 sale) | – | – |
| Calico | Cat café sim | $11.99 ($3.59 sale) | $11.99 | $11.99 | – |
| Cat Cafe Manager | Management sim | $19.99 | $19.99 | – | – |
| Mineko’s Night Market | Social sim | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | – |
| Quilts and Cats of Calico | Puzzle board game | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $9.99 (iOS) |
| A Building Full of Cats | Hidden object | $2.99 | $2.99 | – | – |
| Mewgenics | Tactics roguelike | $29.99 | – / $39.99 | $39.99 | – |
| Neko Atsume 2 | Idle cat collector | – | – | – | Free (iOS, Android) |
| Cats & Soup | Idle cooking | – | – | – | Free (iOS, Android) |
1. Stray: the best cat game on PS5, Steam and Switch
You play an ordinary orange cat lost in a walled-off city of robots, solving light puzzles and climbing your way home with a drone companion. It is a focused, story-first adventure rather than a sandbox, and it is the one cat game most players already know. On Steam, 97% of 79,933 English-language reviews are positive. The Steam and PS Store versions cost $29.99, and Nintendo sells a separate Switch 2 edition (released May 28, 2026) at the same price as the original Switch version.
Worth your time if: you want the cat game with the strongest atmosphere and don’t mind a few tense chase scenes.
2. Little Kitty, Big City: short, funny and now on phones
Double Dagger Studio’s open world is the gentle opposite of Stray. A catnap goes wrong and a small black cat has to find its way home through the city, stopping to knock things over, wear hats, help chatty animals and run errands for a crow. Steam reviews are 96% positive across 6,596 English reviews. It costs $24.99 on Steam and the PS Store (PS4/PS5 since May 2025). The Switch eShop has it at $12.49 until November 1, 06:59 UTC. A mobile version arrived on October 12, 2026: free to try until you’ve turned in 25 Shinies to Crow, then a one-time $9.99 unlock on iOS (it’s also on Google Play).
Little Kitty, Big City's crow sends you after Shinies; the new iOS version asks $9.99 to unlock after 25. Image: Double Dagger Studio
3. Cat Quest I, II and III: the best cat RPG series
The Gentlebros’ action RPGs are bright, quick and full of cat puns. Cat Quest III swaps the fantasy kingdom for a pirate archipelago called the Purribean, and it supports two-player local co-op. Steam has the whole series on sale until October 31: Cat Quest at $3.24, Cat Quest II at $3.74 and Cat Quest III at $7.99 (from $19.99). On PS5, the PS Store lists Cat Quest III as included with PS Plus, and the Switch version is $19.99. On iOS, Cat Quest and Cat Quest II cost $4.99 each, while Cat Quest III is free to start with a one-time unlock.
Worth your time if: you want a light RPG you can finish in a few evenings, or something to play with a younger player on the couch.
4. Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest: today’s new release
The new official game based on Erin Hunter’s books lets you create a Clan cat in the Lake Territories, hunt, explore, fight rival Clans and work through prophecies, with turn-based combat. The Standard Edition is $29.99 on PS5, Switch, Switch 2 and Steam. The Feral Edition is $39.99 on PS5 and Switch, while Steam sells it as a bundle. The stores unlock at different times today. Our Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest release time and editions guide has the exact time for each store and first-day tips.
5. Cattails: Wildwood Story: the closest match for Warrior Cats fans
If the Clans are what you love, this is the pick. Falcon Development’s life sim makes you a cat leading a colony into the Wildwood: you hunt prey, gather herbs, defend your territory, recruit cats to your town, court a mate and raise kittens. Steam reviews are 97% positive (1,495 reviews). It is $19.99 on Steam, and the Switch version is $1.99 (90% off) until November 6, 07:59 UTC. The 2018 original, Cattails, is $1.99 on Switch too.
Cattails: Wildwood Story lets you lead a cat colony, a natural next step for Warrior Cats fans. Image: Falcon Development
6. Calico: the gentlest cat café sim
Calico hands you a rundown cat café in a village of magical girls and asks you to fill it with furniture, pastries and animals. The store page describes it as low stress by design, which is the whole appeal. Steam reviews are 88% positive (2,713). Steam has it for $3.59 until October 24, 17:00 UTC (regular $11.99). It is $11.99 on Switch and on the PS Store (PS4 and PS5).
7. Cat Cafe Manager: the cat café game with more to manage
Roost Games’ management sim sends you to Caterwaul Way to rebuild your grandmother’s café, befriend the townsfolk and give a home to dozens of different cats while keeping the café running. It suits players who find Calico too relaxed. It is $19.99 on Steam (87% positive, 1,569 reviews) and on Switch. The sequel, Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss, is listed on Steam for November 25, 2026 as an Early Access game.
8. Mineko’s Night Market: Japanese festival life sim
Meowza Games’ social sim sends Mineko to a struggling island at the foot of Mount Fugu, where you take jobs, craft items for the weekly Night Market, play festival games like cat racing and, in the developer’s words, “enjoy all the cats”. It is $19.99 on Steam, Switch and the PS Store (PS4 and PS5). Its Steam score is lower than the others here (76% positive from 316 reviews), so it’s best for players who want the festival setting more than polished systems.
9. Quilts and Cats of Calico: cozy puzzle board game
A digital version of the board game: you sew patterned quilt patches to attract cats, solo, in a story mode or with up to four players. Steam reviews are 93% positive (409). It is $19.99 on Steam, Switch and the PS Store, and $9.99 on iOS.
10. A Building Full of Cats: the best cheap cat game
A hidden-object game with one job: find and pet every cat in the building. It is $2.99 on Steam, where 99% of 2,088 English reviews are positive, and $2.99 on Switch. The sequel, A Building Full of Cats 2 ($6.99, Steam), hides more than a thousand cats.
11. Mewgenics: the cat game that is not cozy
From the creators of The Binding of Isaac, Mewgenics has you breed cats and send them into turn-based tactical runs, passing traits down through generations. Steam reviews are 91% positive (29,101). It is $29.99 on Steam (since February 10, 2026) and $39.99 on Switch 2 and PS5 (since September 8, 2026). Steam’s content notes warn of blood, dismemberment, toilet humor, swearing and cats humping (that can be switched off), so this one is for adults.
12. Neko Atsume 2: the best free cat game on mobile
Hit-Point’s sequel keeps the original idea: put out food and toys, close the app, and come back to see which cats visited. New in 2 are visits to other players’ yards and helper cats. It is free on iOS (4.7 stars from 4,740 ratings) and Android (500K+ downloads), and it got an update on October 20.
13. Cats & Soup: relaxing idle game for phones
NEOWIZ’s idle game has cats cooking soup in a forest while you collect recipes and dress them up. It’s free with in-app purchases, has 10M+ downloads on Google Play and 4.9 stars from about 340,000 ratings on the App Store.
Which cat game should you play?
- You loved the Warrior Cats books: Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest, then Cattails: Wildwood Story.
- You want one great story: Stray.
- You want something light and funny for a weekend: Little Kitty, Big City.
- You want co-op: Cat Quest II or III (local), or Quilts and Cats of Calico (online). Our best cozy co-op games list has more.
- You only play on a phone: Neko Atsume 2, Cats & Soup, or the Little Kitty and Cat Quest III free trials.
- You want a challenge: Mewgenics.
For more gentle picks beyond cats, see our best cozy games on Switch 2, the cozy Halloween games for this month and new cozy games coming in November 2026.
FAQ
What is the best cat game on Steam?
Stray is the best-known cat game on Steam, with 97% of nearly 80,000 English reviews positive. For something cheaper and cozier, A Building Full of Cats ($2.99) and Cattails: Wildwood Story ($19.99) are the best-reviewed alternatives on this list.
What are the best cat games on Switch?
Stray (with a separate Switch 2 edition), Little Kitty, Big City, Cat Quest III, Cattails: Wildwood Story and the new Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest. Cattails is $1.99 on the US eShop until November 6.
What are the best cat games on PS5?
Stray, Little Kitty, Big City, Cat Quest III (included with PS Plus), Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest, Calico and Mineko’s Night Market. Mewgenics is on PS5 too, but it is not a cozy game.
Sources: Steam store pages and Steam store API (prices, sale end dates, release dates, review counts), Nintendo eShop US listings and Nintendo price API (Switch and Switch 2 prices, sale end times), PlayStation Store US concept and product pages, Apple App Store and Google Play listings. All checked October 23, 2026, 05:40-05:50 UTC. Prices and sales change often; check the store before you buy.
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