Cats Make You Smarter! similar games & best alternatives

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Cats Make You Smarter!

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Meet 50 hand-drawn, funny cats and let them make you smarter by matching 2, 3, 4 or 5 of them on a board in 5 game modes.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Cute hand-drawn cat artwork
  • Multiple game modes and difficulty settings
  • Easy achievements
  • Relaxing music and sounds

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited replay value for some
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some find artwork style repetitive or unappealing
  • Lack of narrative or deep gameplay
  • Fullscreen resolution issues reported

What to play next

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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 Cats Make You Smarter!. These titles are not in What to play next.

Cats Make You Smarter!: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Exploration, Strategy.

Last update: 24/08/2026