Choose Cat Museum
Choose Cat Museum if you want an Adventure experience. Cat Museum launched in 2022.
Cat Museum vs Life Gallery
Cat Museum and Life Gallery both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. Cat Museum (2022) is 1 year older than Life Gallery (2023). Cat Museum scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Life Gallery (81.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Life Gallery
Choose Life Gallery if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Life Gallery launched in 2023.
Both Cat Museum and Life Gallery sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cat Museum |  Life Gallery | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (211 reviews) | 81.1% positive (74 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 751 Games | 751 Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Cat Museum (2022) is 1 year older than Life Gallery (2023).
- Cat Museum scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Life Gallery (81.1% positive).
- Life Gallery is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Cat Museum (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Cat Museum vs Life Gallery — FAQ
- Should I play Cat Museum or Life Gallery first?
- If you want chronology, Cat Museum (2022) came out before Life Gallery (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Cat Museum and Life Gallery similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do Cat Museum and Life Gallery both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.