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Alien Cat

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Cute retro pixel art and music
  • Challenging yet accessible platforming mechanics
  • Low price and good value
  • Short and suitable for quick play sessions
  • Responsive controls once mastered

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short game length
  • Sensitive and sometimes frustrating controls
  • Minimal story and narrative depth
  • No customization or social features
  • Repetitive audio and lack of volume control

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Alien Cat. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • 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 Alien Cat. These titles are not in What to play next.

Alien Cat: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Story, Exploration, Creativity, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Relaxation.

Last update: 23/08/2026