Choose Hidden Cats: Magic Forest
Choose Hidden Cats: Magic Forest if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Hidden Cats: Magic Forest launched in 2023.
Hidden Cats: Magic Forest vs Doodle Cats
Hidden Cats: Magic Forest and Doodle Cats both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Casual on Steam. Hidden Cats: Magic Forest (2023) is 1 year older than Doodle Cats (2024). Doodle Cats scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Hidden Cats: Magic Forest (62.2% 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 Doodle Cats
Choose Doodle Cats if you want a Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Doodle Cats launched in 2024.
Both Hidden Cats: Magic Forest and Doodle Cats sit in Indie and 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
 Hidden Cats: Magic Forest |  Doodle Cats | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 62.2% positive (37 reviews) | 90.7% positive (97 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bugy Games | Kira Gladkova, Mark Shumarov |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Hidden Cats: Magic Forest (2023) is 1 year older than Doodle Cats (2024).
- Doodle Cats scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Hidden Cats: Magic Forest (62.2% positive).
- Doodle Cats is free; Hidden Cats: Magic Forest is paid (1.99 USD).
- Hidden Cats: Magic Forest is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Doodle Cats has no Deck rating yet.
Hidden Cats: Magic Forest vs Doodle Cats — FAQ
- Should I play Hidden Cats: Magic Forest or Doodle Cats first?
- If you want chronology, Hidden Cats: Magic Forest (2023) came out before Doodle Cats (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 Hidden Cats: Magic Forest and Doodle Cats similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 Doodle Cats free?
- Yes — Doodle Cats is a free-to-play Steam title. Hidden Cats: Magic Forest is paid (1.99 USD).
- Does Hidden Cats: Magic Forest run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hidden Cats: Magic Forest is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Doodle Cats doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.