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Games like Kittens Game

If Kittens Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are OurClicker, Factory Time and A Cut Above: Mow & Grow — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its demands deep strategic planning, layers of emergent complexity and rewards long term persistence. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Kittens Game: Kittens Game is game where you manage a village of kittens as they acquire resources and unlock new technologies. Build the ultimate civilization and bring them to the space!

2026StrategyCasualEarly Access7.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Nuclear Unicorn
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Steam players who put hours into Kittens Game also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. OurClicker

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Kittens Game.

    From the creators of OurLife and OurCoven, OurClicker is a brand new clicker game that puts you in charge of an up-and-coming Game Development Studio where all you do is... CLICK!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Factory Time

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Kittens Game.

    A factory automation incremental game at the end of the universe. Start crafting by hand, automate production, and build the Chronoforge to escape.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. A Cut Above: Mow & Grow

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Kittens Game.

    Run your own lawn care business in this first-person simulation game. Mow grass, manage fuel, upgrade equipment, hire employees, and more. Start at the bottom and work your way to a mega business

    2027StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. Knightfall Idle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kittens Game.

    Knightfall Idle is a medieval idle RPG made by Gibber. Gather, process, trade, and fight across 10 skills while your kingdom runs in the background. Join a Fief, raid bandit camps, compete in seasonal leagues, or stay in the permanent realm. 450+ passive tree nodes. Free to play.

    StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  5. Idle Commonwealth

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with Kittens Game.

    Ranked #5 for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Kittens Game.

    Idle Commonwealth is an idle game that pays homage to the best of the idle genre. Start small, grow your commonwealth, maintain morale, establish governance, invent technologies, trade and conquer your neighbors.

    2025StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with Kittens Game.

    Ranked #6 for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Kittens Game.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Kittens Game.

    Ranked #7 for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    Life sim set in the Ancient Roman Republic. Experience life and events in Ancient Rome through multiple generations of a family, helping them grow from lowly commoners to mighty Senators. Long live the Republic!

    2019IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 修炼成仙

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with Kittens Game.

    Ranked #8 for Kittens Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual and Early Access with Kittens Game.

    《修炼成仙》是一款极简主义的文字挂机游戏。创建人物,踏上仙途,自动战斗,获取战利品,修炼功法,装备法宝,一步一步登上仙途,获得永生轮回。游戏永无止境,无需焦虑通关限制,即开即挂,随缘随心,修炼成仙。

    2023IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Kittens Game

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Trimps

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a whimsical mood with Kittens Game.

    Reviewers of Kittens Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Casual with Kittens Game.

    A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.

    2022StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Idling to Rule the Gods

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Kittens Game.

    Reviewers of Kittens Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Kittens Game.

    Idling to Rule the Gods is a free to play Idle-Game with a lot of content and some Minigames. Depending on your play-style, you can play it fast or slow. Either way it can be fun for hundreds of hours!

    2016StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. NGU INDUSTRIES

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Kittens Game.

    Reviewers of Kittens Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Early Access with Kittens Game.

    NGU INDUSTRIES (sequel to NGU IDLE) is a Free To Play Idle game and Factory Manager! It's packed with weird humor, tons of upgrades, and many hours of content! If you want that sweet, sweet dopamine release that comes with making Numbers Go Up, NGU INDUSTRIES is your game!

    2021IndieFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kittens Game at current Steam store prices.

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kittens Game on Steam right now.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Kittens Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kittens Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Kittens Game on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Kittens Game.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Kittens Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Kittens Game on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Kittens Game.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Kittens Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Kittens Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. AdVenture Capitalist

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!

    2015IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Supermarket Together

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Kittens Game.

    The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!

    2024IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Clicker Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Kittens Game.

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kittens Game

How much does Kittens Game cost?
Kittens Game is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kittens Game?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kittens Game are OurClicker, Factory Time, A Cut Above: Mow & Grow.
Who developed Kittens Game?
Kittens Game was developed by Nuclear Unicorn.

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