Rank 01Games like The Cat Lady
- 34 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to The Cat Lady: Downfall, Lorelai, Fran Bow, Detention, and Lydia. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Lydia
Why this: Also Psychological and Mature, like The Cat Lady.
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The Town of Light
Why this: Also Drama and Psychological, like The Cat Lady.
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Silence of the Sleep
Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like The Cat Lady.
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- Released: 2013
- Developer: Harvester Games
- Price: $8.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 93% of 2,612 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 81
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Characters feel real
- Story is beautifully crafted
- Atmospheric
- Emotional
- Melancholic
- Character interaction
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Reviewers mention these as similar to The Cat Lady
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with The Cat Lady.
Gods Will Be Watching
Why this: Same emotional mood as The Cat Lady.
Proteus
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Cat Lady.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Cat Lady at current Steam store prices.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with The Cat Lady.
Decay: The Mare
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Cat Lady.
The Walking Dead
Why this: Also Drama and Mature, like The Cat Lady.
Husk
Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like The Cat Lady.
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Why this: Shares character interaction with The Cat Lady.
Decarnation
Why this: Also Mature and Emotional, like The Cat Lady.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to The Cat Lady, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
Why this: Also Drama and Psychological, like The Cat Lady.
missed messages.
Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like The Cat Lady.
Tell Me Why
Why this: Also Drama and Emotional, like The Cat Lady.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Fran Bow
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with The Cat Lady.
Lydia
Why this: Also Psychological and Mature, like The Cat Lady.
The Town of Light
Why this: Also Drama and Psychological, like The Cat Lady.
About The Cat Lady
The closest matches to The Cat Lady: Downfall, Lorelai, Fran Bow, Detention, and Lydia. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Cat Lady is your kind of game, the closest matches are Downfall, Lorelai and Fran Bow — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, emotional and melancholic, and single out its character interaction and interactive storytelling. 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.
The Cat Lady is a 2013 indie adventure game from Harvester Games. Players follow Susan Ashworth, a middle-aged woman grappling with isolation, as an unexpected encounter sets her on a harrowing path. The game blends character interaction, interactive storytelling, and puzzle-solving within a dark, atmospheric framework. Reviewers highlight that the characters feel real and that the story is beautifully crafted, while players describe the experience as atmospheric, emotional, and melancholic. Priced at $8.99, it holds a 93% positive rating from over 2,600 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.
About The Cat Lady: The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Is The Cat Lady worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 2,612 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Characters feel real
- Story is beautifully crafted
Frequently asked about The Cat Lady
Can I run it?
Does The Cat Lady run on Steam Deck?
The Cat Lady is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Cat Lady cost?
The Cat Lady is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Cat Lady?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Cat Lady are Downfall, Lorelai, Fran Bow.
Who developed The Cat Lady?
The Cat Lady was developed by Harvester Games and published by Screen 7.