Games like Nine Lives
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Nine Lives for fans of indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Nine Lives also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Siddharth Sivaraman. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Nine Lives: To earn its nine lives a cat must survive the nine trials by solving increasingly intricate puzzles, that might require it to die a few times.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Midnight is Lost
Top pick for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Midnight gives you a unique and challenging experience, in this game the Sokoban puzzles need to be solved backward. Get ready to burn your brain with this game!
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Genius Moves!
Second-strongest match for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nine Lives.
Guide adorable animals through 100 relaxing yet brain-teasing levels. Program their way by strategically arranging action blocks to help them collect their favorite food. Explore 4 delightful worlds, collect cute critters, and enjoy the perfect blend of simplicity and puzzle-solving excitement!
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Cat Slide Tiles
Third-strongest match for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nine Lives.
Move the sliding tiles to unblock a path for the kitten to walk to the exit.
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Unlock The Cat
Ranked #4 for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Nine Lives.
You need to move all the stones which prevent the little kitten.
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MAHOROBA CAT
Ranked #5 for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nine Lives.
Travel across Japan with "MAHOROBA CAT"! The protagonist, tasked with taking photos for a travel magazine, visits famous landmarks nationwide to gather the desired shots. Now, set off on an adventure to capture your very own "best shot"!
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CATch the Stars
Ranked #6 for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Nine Lives.
CATch the Stars is a minimalist puzzle with a pleasant and original soundtrack. Click on the right star, solve the puzzles and form constellations with a beautiful and relaxing environment. No score, no timer and no pressure.
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Romeow: in the cracked world
Ranked #7 for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nine Lives.
Romeow feels lost without his favorite toy. Go through messy paths and help him find it, so he can take a nap peacefully. Enjoy this minimalist puzzle with him.
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Slayaway Camp
Ranked #8 for Nine Lives fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nine Lives.
A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psycho slasher bent on slaughtering camp counselors at the title campground. Slide an adorable voxel murderer around hundreds of isometric puzzle levels to squash, flay, and decapitate hapless victims in this darkly comic homage to 80s horror.
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More from Siddharth Sivaraman
Other recommendable Steam games by Siddharth Sivaraman, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Senna and the Forest
Another title from Siddharth Sivaraman, the studio behind Nine Lives. Shares Indie with Nine Lives.
A forest is a family and families have secrets. Talk to the trees, solve detective-style puzzles and make your way to the heart of a dying forest and experience a story of tragedy and hope.
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Timpu's treasure
Another title from Siddharth Sivaraman, the studio behind Nine Lives. Shares Indie and Casual with Nine Lives.
When news of a great treasure hidden in a small town breaks, a professional treasure hunter is tasked with solving the clues that lead to it in this voxel-style point and click game.
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Kili's treasure
Another title from Siddharth Sivaraman, the studio behind Nine Lives. Shares Indie with Nine Lives.
Kili's dog Rosco had to be sent to the farm recently. To cheer Kili up her mother has organized a treasure hunt with a surprise at the end! Help Kili solve the clues one after another and get to the treasure!
Frequently asked about Nine Lives
- Is Nine Lives free to play?
- Yes — Nine Lives is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Nine Lives?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nine Lives are Midnight is Lost, Genius Moves!, Cat Slide Tiles.
- Who developed Nine Lives?
- Nine Lives was developed by Siddharth Sivaraman.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Nine Lives.
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