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A Planet Full of Cats

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

Should you play it?

A Planet Full of Cats is a hidden object adventure with metroidvania-style exploration in true Devcats fashion. Explore diverse biomes, unlock new powers and uncover ancient secrets!

What works

  • Charming art and music
  • Large, explorable map
  • Engaging puzzles and boss fights
  • Relaxing, no time pressure
  • Support for real-life cat rescue

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and crashes at launch
  • Lack of clear guidance or quest log
  • Late unlock of fast travel
  • Repetitive boss fight mechanics
  • No hidden cats as in previous games

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • A Tower Full of Cats

  • Chicken Journey

  • Mudborne: Frog Management Sim

  • Find Matt's Cats

  • Lost and Found Co.

  • Cat on a Diet

Less expressive

Games that feels like A Planet Full of Cats but with less self-expression and customization

  • Deponia Doomsday

  • VirtuaVerse

  • FIND ALL 2: Middle Ages

  • The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

  • An Arcade Full of Cats

  • Slider

Less story-driven

Games that feels like A Planet Full of Cats but with less narrative immersion

  • Hidden Capybaras with Orange and Pumpkins: Spooky Halloween Edition

  • Ever Seen A Cat?

  • Hidden Cats in New York

  • I commissioned some bees 0

  • FIND KITTENS 6: After us

  • FIND KITTENS: The last of cats

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • A Tower Full of Cats

  • An Arcade Full of Cats

  • A Building Full of Cats 2

  • A Castle Full of Cats

  • Stray Cats in Cozy Town

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with A Planet Full of Cats. These titles are not in What to play next.

A Planet Full of Cats: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026