Choose Cats and Seek: Kyoto
Choose Cats and Seek: Kyoto if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cats and Seek: Kyoto launched in 2024.
Cats and Seek: Kyoto vs Cats Around Us: Black Cat
Cats and Seek: Kyoto and Cats Around Us: Black Cat 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. Cats and Seek: Kyoto (2024) is 1 year older than Cats Around Us: Black Cat (2025). Cats and Seek: Kyoto scores higher on Steam reviews (97.1% positive) than Cats Around Us: Black Cat (84.9% 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 Cats Around Us: Black Cat
Choose Cats Around Us: Black Cat if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Cats Around Us: Black Cat launched in 2025.
Both Cats and Seek: Kyoto and Cats Around Us: Black Cat 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
 Cats and Seek: Kyoto |  Cats Around Us: Black Cat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 1.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.1% positive (522 reviews) | 84.9% positive (53 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Noobzilla | Noobzilla |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Cats and Seek: Kyoto (2024) is 1 year older than Cats Around Us: Black Cat (2025).
- Cats and Seek: Kyoto scores higher on Steam reviews (97.1% positive) than Cats Around Us: Black Cat (84.9% positive).
- Cats and Seek: Kyoto is free; Cats Around Us: Black Cat is paid (1.59 USD).
- Cats and Seek: Kyoto is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Cats Around Us: Black Cat has no Deck rating yet.
Cats and Seek: Kyoto vs Cats Around Us: Black Cat — FAQ
- Should I play Cats and Seek: Kyoto or Cats Around Us: Black Cat first?
- If you want chronology, Cats and Seek: Kyoto (2024) came out before Cats Around Us: Black Cat (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 Cats and Seek: Kyoto and Cats Around Us: Black Cat 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 Cats and Seek: Kyoto free?
- Yes — Cats and Seek: Kyoto is a free-to-play Steam title. Cats Around Us: Black Cat is paid (1.59 USD).
- Does Cats and Seek: Kyoto run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cats and Seek: Kyoto is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Cats Around Us: Black Cat doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.