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Games like Sudocats

If Sudocats is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zodiacats, Sticker Kittens and Hidden Shapes Lovely Cats - Jigsaw Puzzle Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its adorable cat illustrations, flexible gameplay options and unlock new cat bios. 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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Sudocats is a 2022 casual puzzle game developed and published by Devcats. The title adapts traditional Sudoku mechanics using adorable hand-drawn cat illustrations in place of numbers, offering puzzle-solving gameplay alongside achievements and unlockables. Players describe the overall experience as cozy and relaxing, with reviewers highlighting the charming cat artwork as a particularly appealing aspect, while the flexible gameplay options and unlockable cat biographies provide additional motivation to continue playing. Daily challenges add replay value for those seeking them. The $1.99 title is playable on Steam Deck, supports solo play only, and holds a 98% positive rating from over 1000 Steam reviews, with a chill difficulty level suited to short play sessions.

About Sudocats: Sudoku for cat people. Cats are wonderful creatures but you better not put them together without proper introduction. So, plan ahead to display them in the right order so they get along!

2022Casual1.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Devcats
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Players who liked Sudocats also play

Steam players who put hours into Sudocats 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. Zodiacats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Top pick for Sudocats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Follow cat Catherine on her journey for the lost astrology papyri and learn more about her job as a witch assistant for bringing good vibes into this Earth! Let Catherine guide you through the zodiac wheel, showing you about features of each solar sign. You can also learn about your cat's sign!

    2022Casual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sticker Kittens

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Sudocats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Sticker Kittens is a sudoku-like puzzle where you need to match kittens. You can also learn about how to raise and play with kittens!

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Hidden Shapes Lovely Cats - Jigsaw Puzzle Game

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sudocats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    If you love cats, you are in the right place! Relax and have fun with beautiful puzzles of cute kittens having fun, hand-drawn, created exclusively for you to rescue your tranquility and be amazed by a beautiful art for each puzzle solved!

    2021IndieCasual1.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Building Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Ranked #4 for Sudocats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    A Building Full of Cats is a hidden object game where you need to pet all the cats in the building. Don't leave any cats behind!

    2022Casual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 101 Cats

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Sudocats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 kittens 🐾 hand-crafted landscape. 🏆 Earn lots of achievements. How many 😺 can you find? 🔎 Be quick! ⏱️

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 101 Cats in Dubai

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Sudocats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 kittens 🐾 in the hand-crafted Dubai landscape. 🏆 Earn lots of achievements. How many 😺 can you find? 🔎 Be quick! ⏱️

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 100 Cats Singapore

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 Cats hidden in Singapore! Can you find them all? 😺

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Cats Everywhere

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sudocats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Find cats in a relaxing hidden-object game for cat lovers. Can you find them all?

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    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 ↗
  2. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    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 ↗
  4. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Zuma Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sudocats on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Casual with Sudocats.

    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.

    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.

    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. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Devcats

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

  1. A Building Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    A Building Full of Cats is a hidden object game where you need to pet all the cats in the building. Don't leave any cats behind!

    2022Casual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A Castle Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    A Castle Full of Cats is a catvania hidden object game where you need to find all the cursed cats in the castle. Save each and every cat and unleash the power of love! ♡

    2022AdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. A Tower Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    A Tower Full of Cats is a hidden object game where you need to gather cats through the whole history of catkind... and beyond!

    2024AdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Zodiacats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Follow cat Catherine on her journey for the lost astrology papyri and learn more about her job as a witch assistant for bringing good vibes into this Earth! Let Catherine guide you through the zodiac wheel, showing you about features of each solar sign. You can also learn about your cat's sign!

    2022Casual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. A Shelter Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Everyone can be a hero! Help a cat rescuer take care of her rescuees and root for their adoption! Every cat deserves a chance to be loved. ❤️

    2024IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. A Building Full of Cats 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    A Building Full of Cats 2 is a Hidden Object Game where you’ll search for over a thousand hidden cats while also helping the building’s residents with their daily tasks. Can you pet all the cats and make a difference in the lives of the building's residents?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cats Love Boxes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    Fofiño and Lily are always in pursue of fun, particularly boxes! Help them to move the boxes around in this puzzle adventure! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

    2024IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Planet Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and a cozy mood with Sudocats.

    Another title from Devcats, the studio behind Sudocats. Shares Casual with Sudocats.

    A Planet Full of Cats is a hidden object adventure with metroidvania-style exploration in true Devcats fashion. Explore diverse biomes, unlock new powers and uncover ancient secrets!

    2026IndieCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sudocats

Does Sudocats run on Steam Deck?
Sudocats is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Sudocats cost?
Sudocats is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sudocats?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sudocats are Zodiacats, Sticker Kittens, Hidden Shapes Lovely Cats - Jigsaw Puzzle Game.
Who developed Sudocats?
Sudocats was developed by Devcats.

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 Sudocats.

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