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Games like Cat Box Paradox

If Cat Box Paradox is your kind of game, the closest matches are Windswept, Slime-san: Superslime Edition and Aeon Drive — 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 Cat Box Paradox: In this fast paced retro platform game, you must think fast as you run, jump and swap colour, making your way through 8 floors of challenging and amusing colour changing mayhem.

2021ActionIndie3.99 USDWindowsby BiscuitLocker
Cat Box Paradox — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cat Box Paradox also play

Steam players who put hours into Cat Box Paradox 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. Windswept

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Slime-san: Superslime Edition

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Aeon Drive

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bread & Fred

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Abathor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. N++ (NPLUSPLUS)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cat Box Paradox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cat Box Paradox.

    N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

    2016Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cat Box Paradox.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cat Box Paradox on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Cat Box Paradox.

    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 with Cat Box Paradox.

    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 Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cat Box Paradox.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Abathor

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Box Paradox.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. N++ (NPLUSPLUS)

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Cat Box Paradox.

    N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

    2016Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cat Box Paradox

How much does Cat Box Paradox cost?
Cat Box Paradox is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Cat Box Paradox have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cat Box Paradox supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Cat Box Paradox?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cat Box Paradox are Windswept, Slime-san: Superslime Edition, Aeon Drive.
Who developed Cat Box Paradox?
Cat Box Paradox was developed by BiscuitLocker.

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 Cat Box Paradox.

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