CAT & ONION similar games & best alternatives

CAT & ONION

Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Talk to a stone. Cover yourself in butter. Befriend a flying onion. Take a short break from life and go on a feel-good cat adventure!

What works

  • Cozy and relaxing atmosphere
  • Charming pixel art and music
  • Whimsical and heartwarming story
  • Accessible and beginner-friendly gameplay
  • Good value for a short experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short game length
  • Limited depth and challenge
  • Minimal replayability beyond secrets
  • Lack of character customization
  • Some players may find it too simple or quirky

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • I Am Dead

  • How We Got Here

  • Night Reverie: Prologue

  • A Space For The Unbound - Prologue

  • Rakuen

  • Druid

Less intimate

Games that feels like CAT & ONION but with less focus on close relationships

  • Hiiro

  • Promenade

  • Alwa's Legacy

  • Mimpi Dreams

  • Ittle Dew

  • Squidlit

More expressive

Games that feels like CAT & ONION but with more self-expression and customization

  • A Tiny Sticker Tale

  • Little Witch in the Woods

  • Wuppo: Definitive Edition

  • Conbunn Cardboard

  • Ogu and the Secret Forest

  • Atma

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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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).

CAT & ONION: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Expression, Strategy.

Last update: 03/08/2026