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We filtered the 44 games similar to CATO: Buttered Cat down to the 21 that fit the “Xbox” category. Pikuniku, Unravel Two and Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to CATO: Buttered Cat.

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The best games like CATO: Buttered Cat on Xbox

21 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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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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#3Never 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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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineFantasy2D

Steam👍 87%· 2.9KIGDB70· 11

Year 2013Dev Double Fine Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.

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 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5BattleBlock Theater®

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineCasual2D

Steam👍 97%· 73KRAWG👍 77%· 902MC85IGDB89· 7

Year 2013Dev The Behemoth · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and online features, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

BattleBlock Theater is a platform game developed by The Behemoth. The player was aboard the S.S. Friendship when the ship encounters a heavy storm that causes the ship to crash into a strange island. After the player awakens, no ship's crew members seem to be around.

It predates CATO: Buttered Cat by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOffline2D

Steam👍 90%· 12KIGDB81· 13OC90· 76

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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

It predates CATO: Buttered Cat by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Unravel

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerCozyFantasy2D

Steam👍 91%· 5.5KIGDB81· 19OC77· 91

Year 2016Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

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 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

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OfflineCo-opSoloMultiplayerFantasy2D

Steam👍 89%· 14KIGDB78· 8OC80· 93

Year 2019Dev Frozenbyte · Modus GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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

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#9Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineFantasy

Steam👍 63%· 9.1KIGDB62· 5OC67· 28

Year 2015Dev FrozenbyteOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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

It predates CATO: Buttered Cat by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMelee

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 73%· 360MC69IGDB74· 11OC73· 68

Year 2014Dev Young HorsesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Small freeware game Octodad has found a lot of popularity as a simple comedic demo of a game engine and the controls over the octopus, successfully trying to pretend to be a human.

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

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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Co-opOfflineMultiplayerFantasyOnline

Steam👍 97%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 215IGDB92· 6OC91· 185

Year 2025Dev Hazelight · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op action adventure from the studio behind 2021 Game of the Year Winner, It Takes Two.

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

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Co-opMultiplayerOfflineOnlineMelee

Steam👍 95%· 260KRAWG👍 90%· 1.7KMC88OC88· 152

Year 2021Dev Hazelight · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and online features, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Bring your favorite co-op partner and together step into the shoes of May and Cody. As the couple is going through a divorce, through unknown means their minds are transported into two dolls which their daughter, Rose, made to represent them.

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

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#13Wandersong

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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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#14Little Nightmares III

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SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DStealth

Steam👍 46%· 20KIGDB78· 4OC71· 136

Year 2025Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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

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#15Little Nightmares II

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SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DStealth

Steam👍 93%· 57KIGDB82· 13OC83· 173

Year 2021Dev Tarsier Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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

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