Choose Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden
Choose Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden launched in 2023.
Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden vs Secret Cats - Spooky
Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden and Secret Cats - Spooky 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. Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden (2023) is 1 year older than Secret Cats - Spooky (2024). Secret Cats - Spooky scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden (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 Secret Cats - Spooky
Choose Secret Cats - Spooky if you want an Adventure experience. Secret Cats - Spooky launched in 2024.
Both Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden and Secret Cats - Spooky 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
 Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden |  Secret Cats - Spooky | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.3% positive (55 reviews) | 91.3% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bugy Games | Hidden Cats |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden (2023) is 1 year older than Secret Cats - Spooky (2024).
- Secret Cats - Spooky scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden (87.3% positive).
- Secret Cats - Spooky is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden (0.99 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
- Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Secret Cats - Spooky has no Deck rating yet.
Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden vs Secret Cats - Spooky — FAQ
- Should I play Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden or Secret Cats - Spooky first?
- If you want chronology, Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden (2023) came out before Secret Cats - Spooky (2024). 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 Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden and Secret Cats - Spooky 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.
- Does Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Zippy Detective: Cats Hidden is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Secret Cats - Spooky doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.