Choose A Building Full of Cats
Choose A Building Full of Cats if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 99.2% positive across 2,011 reviews.
A Building Full of Cats vs Shelve the Potions!
A Building Full of Cats and Shelve the Potions! both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. A Building Full of Cats (2022) is 4 years older than Shelve the Potions! (2026). A Building Full of Cats scores higher on Steam reviews (99.2% positive) than Shelve the Potions! (87.3% 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 Shelve the Potions!
Choose Shelve the Potions! if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shelve the Potions! launched in 2026.
Both A Building Full of Cats and Shelve the Potions! sit in 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
 A Building Full of Cats |  Shelve the Potions! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 5.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 99.2% positive (2,011 reviews) | 87.3% positive (510 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Devcats | Knight Owl Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- A Building Full of Cats (2022) is 4 years older than Shelve the Potions! (2026).
- A Building Full of Cats scores higher on Steam reviews (99.2% positive) than Shelve the Potions! (87.3% positive).
- A Building Full of Cats is currently ~45% cheaper on Steam than Shelve the Potions! (2.99 USD vs. 5.39 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
A Building Full of Cats vs Shelve the Potions! — FAQ
- Which is better, A Building Full of Cats or Shelve the Potions!?
- On Steam reviews A Building Full of Cats scores higher (99.2% positive) than Shelve the Potions! (87.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, A Building Full of Cats is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play A Building Full of Cats or Shelve the Potions! first?
- If you want chronology, A Building Full of Cats (2022) came out before Shelve the Potions! (2026). 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 A Building Full of Cats and Shelve the Potions! similar?
- They overlap on 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 A Building Full of Cats and Shelve the Potions! 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.