11 Cozy games like CATO: Buttered Cat that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 44 games similar to CATO: Buttered Cat down to the 11 that fit the “Cozy” category. Pikuniku, Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna and Wandersong top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to CATO: Buttered Cat.

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The best cozy games like CATO: Buttered Cat

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to CATO: Buttered Cat. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1PikunikuClosest overall match

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MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloCasualCozy2D

Steam👍 96%· 11KRAWG👍 80%· 236MC75OC76· 56

Year 2019Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting cartoon

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems.

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#2Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineCozyCasual2D

Steam👍 81%· 8.6KIGDB71· 10

Year 2014Dev Upper One Games · E-Line MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for CATO: Buttered Cat.

It predates CATO: Buttered Cat by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloCozyCasualFantasy2D

Steam👍 95%· 3.9KRAWG👍 66%· 95IGDB89· 5OC84· 43

Year 2018Dev Humble BundlePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting cartoon

A musical adventure where you use singing to save the world! Play as a silly bard who embarks on a globe-trotting journey to learn about the mysterious Earthsong, said to be able to prevent the universe’s imminent end. Along the way there’s a huge cast of characters to meet, puzzles to solve and songs to sing!

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: game mode and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for CATO: Buttered Cat.

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SoloCozyCasualPixel ArtRelaxing

Steam👍 99%· 2.7KOC83· 11

Year 2023Dev SomeHumbleOnion · Mooneye StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, vibe relaxing and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting cartoon

Smushi Come Home is a cozy exploration adventure game where you play as a tiny mushroom who's trying to get back home! Play as Smushi, who was taken from its home unexpectedly and dropped into the middle of the forest.

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: game mode.

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Steam GOG

#5Figment

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SoloCasualCozyFantasyMelee

Steam👍 87%· 5.6KIGDB89· 3OC79· 33

Year 2017Dev Bedtime Digital GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for CATO: Buttered Cat.

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SoloCozyCasualFantasyMelee

Steam👍 99%· 743IGDB85· 4OC85· 56

Year 2022Dev PolyarcPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting cartoon

Quill is back! In Moss: Book II, the story picks up right where things left off following the successful rescue of Quill’s uncle Argus.

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: visuals and game mode.

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SoloCasualCozyMeleeHardcore

Steam👍 80%· 3.3KIGDB72· 12OC74· 90

Year 2017Dev Sumo DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for CATO: Buttered Cat.

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineCozyFantasy2D

Steam👍 78%· 8.8KIGDB81· 11OC81· 85

Year 2018Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for CATO: Buttered Cat.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opCozyFantasy2DPixel Art

Steam👍 98%· 661

Year 2019Dev Semag GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, melee combat and visual isometric, while skipping vibe casual

Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game where you combine and mix unique character abilities to traverse the world! The game features four playable characters each with two unique abilities. By switching between these characters, you can combine their abilities for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!

Where it drifts furthest from CATO: Buttered Cat: setting.

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Steam itch.io

#10Unravel

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