Choose A Castle Full of Cats
Choose A Castle Full of Cats if you want an Adventure experience. 2,314 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Castle Full of Cats vs An Arcade Full of Cats
A Castle Full of Cats and An Arcade Full of Cats 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 Castle Full of Cats (2022) is 1 year older than An Arcade Full of Cats (2023). A Castle Full of Cats scores higher on Steam reviews (99.3% positive) than An Arcade Full of Cats (98.3% 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 An Arcade Full of Cats
Choose An Arcade Full of Cats if you want an Indie and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 3,815 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both A Castle Full of Cats and An Arcade Full of Cats sit in Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (99.3% vs 98.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 A Castle Full of Cats |  An Arcade Full of Cats | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 99.3% positive (2,314 reviews) | 98.3% positive (3,815 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Devcats | Devcats |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- A Castle Full of Cats (2022) is 1 year older than An Arcade Full of Cats (2023).
- A Castle Full of Cats scores higher on Steam reviews (99.3% positive) than An Arcade Full of Cats (98.3% positive).
- An Arcade Full of Cats is free; A Castle Full of Cats is paid (3.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
A Castle Full of Cats vs An Arcade Full of Cats — FAQ
- Which is better, A Castle Full of Cats or An Arcade Full of Cats?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: A Castle Full of Cats sits at 99.3% positive (2,314 reviews), An Arcade Full of Cats at 98.3% (3,815). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play A Castle Full of Cats or An Arcade Full of Cats first?
- If you want chronology, A Castle Full of Cats (2022) came out before An Arcade Full of Cats (2023). 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 Castle Full of Cats and An Arcade Full of Cats 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.
- Is An Arcade Full of Cats free?
- Yes — An Arcade Full of Cats is a free-to-play Steam title. A Castle Full of Cats is paid (3.99 USD).