Choose Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition
Choose Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition launched in 2022.
Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition vs Cat Chess
Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition and Cat Chess 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. Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (2022) is 4 years older than Cat Chess (2026). Cat Chess is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (5.94 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 Cat Chess
Choose Cat Chess if you want a Sports, Strategy, and Indie game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Cat Chess launched in 2026.
Both Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition and Cat Chess sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, 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
 Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition |  Cat Chess | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Casual | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 5.94 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 85.7% positive (392 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Mindscape, Graphium Studio, Denda Games | Capricia Labs |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (2022) is 4 years older than Cat Chess (2026).
- Cat Chess is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (5.94 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Cat Chess is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition vs Cat Chess — FAQ
- Should I play Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition or Cat Chess first?
- If you want chronology, Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (2022) came out before Cat Chess (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 Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition and Cat Chess 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.