Choose Winter Cats
Choose Winter Cats if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Winter Cats launched in 2024.
Winter Cats vs Cosmo Cats
Winter Cats and Cosmo Cats both land in Indie, Free To Play, 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, Free To Play, Casual on Steam. Winter Cats (2024) is 1 year older than Cosmo Cats (2025). Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Winter Cats: 276 reviews, Cosmo Cats: 97). 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 Cosmo Cats
Choose Cosmo Cats if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Cosmo Cats launched in 2025.
Both Winter Cats and Cosmo Cats sit in Indie, Free To Play, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.3% vs 87.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Winter Cats |  Cosmo Cats | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 87.3% positive (276 reviews) | 87.6% positive (97 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Faithy Games | Faithy Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Free To Play, Casual on Steam.
- Winter Cats (2024) is 1 year older than Cosmo Cats (2025).
- Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Winter Cats: 276 reviews, Cosmo Cats: 97).
- Both are free to play.
- Winter Cats is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Cosmo Cats has no Deck rating yet.
Winter Cats vs Cosmo Cats — FAQ
- Should I play Winter Cats or Cosmo Cats first?
- If you want chronology, Winter Cats (2024) came out before Cosmo Cats (2025). 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 Winter Cats and Cosmo Cats similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Free To Play, 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 Winter Cats run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Winter Cats is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Cosmo Cats doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.