The Purring Quest similar games & best alternatives

The Purring Quest

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Have you ever wanted to be a cat? You will be able, thanks to the aventure platformer The Purring Quest. Take on the role of Kimchi the cat and meet famous cat of the internet in a journey full of humor.

What works

  • Charming art and animation
  • Emotional and touching story
  • Relaxing and beautiful soundtrack
  • Charitable donations from sales
  • Accessible platforming with collectibles

Things to keep in mind

  • Slippery and imprecise controls
  • Short game length
  • Some frustrating boss and mini-game sections
  • Limited customization and social features
  • Some ui and controller mapping issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

  • Even the Ocean

  • Golf Club Nostalgia

  • Little Big Adventure 2

  • Mission in Snowdriftland

  • The Jeffy Game

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Purring Quest but with less focus on close relationships

  • Momodora III

  • Shootout on Cash Island

  • Bloo Kid 2

  • Super Panda Adventures

  • Alwa's Legacy

  • Omega Strike

More expressive

Games that feels like The Purring Quest but with more self-expression and customization

  • Mago

  • Kitsune Tails

  • Treasure Adventure World

  • Spark the Electric Jester

  • Vibrant Venture

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).

The Purring Quest: 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 Survival, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026