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Games like Mike the Cat

If Mike the Cat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grow Home, KeyWe and Grow Up — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Mike the Cat: Single Player Endless Runner

2021IndieCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Christopher V. Costello
Mike the Cat — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mike the Cat also play

Steam players who put hours into Mike the Cat 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. Grow Home

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. KeyWe

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!

    2021IndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grow Up

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fall Guys

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    Fall Guys is a free, cross-platform massively multiplayer party royale game. Clumsily compete in absurd obstacle courses with friends or build your very own chaotic course to share with the community.

    2020ActionSportsIndieDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Misc. A Tiny Tale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Meet Buddy and Bag Boy – two tiny robots with big hearts and an even bigger mission: spreading joy! After a mysterious explosion rains golden cogs and trash from the sky, it’s their job to collect, clean, and help each village while uncovering the secret behind the blast.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Snake Pass

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Turbo Pug 3D

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mike the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Turbo Pug is back! And this time, he's three dimensional! Join Turbo Pug and friends, sprint your way through a randomly generated voxel world with scaling difficulty. Turbo Pug 3D - Fast paced, casual fun.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Mike the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    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 ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Christopher V. Costello

Other recommendable Steam games by Christopher V. Costello, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. XOMBEE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Christopher V. Costello, the studio behind Mike the Cat. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    1st/3rd Person view Single or Multiplayer Zombie Shooter

    2021ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. XOMBEE MPFPS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Christopher V. Costello, the studio behind Mike the Cat. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Single or Online Multiplayer First Person Shooter

    2021ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. CaptMeow

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Christopher V. Costello, the studio behind Mike the Cat. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Capt. Meow is an Action RPG game

    2021IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Captain Meow

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Christopher V. Costello, the studio behind Mike the Cat. Shares Indie with Mike the Cat.

    FPS RPG Action Adventure

    2023ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Grow Home

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Grow Up

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Snake Pass

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mike the Cat.

    Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mike the Cat

How much does Mike the Cat cost?
Mike the Cat is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mike the Cat?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mike the Cat are Grow Home, KeyWe, Grow Up.
Who developed Mike the Cat?
Mike the Cat was developed by Christopher V. Costello and published by ChristopherCgaming llc.

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 Mike the Cat.

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