Choose What happened to Kate
Choose What happened to Kate if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. What happened to Kate launched in 2024.
What happened to Kate vs King's Detectives
What happened to Kate and King's Detectives both land in Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. King's Detectives has co-op; What happened to Kate does not. 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 King's Detectives
Choose King's Detectives if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both What happened to Kate and King's Detectives sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 What happened to Kate |  King's Detectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Makeen Technology | Earl of Blackmoor |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- King's Detectives has co-op; What happened to Kate does not.
What happened to Kate vs King's Detectives — FAQ
- Are What happened to Kate and King's Detectives similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 What happened to Kate have multiplayer like King's Detectives?
- No. King's Detectives supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while What happened to Kate is listed as single-player only.