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100 Crime Cats vs 100 Waiting Cats

100 Crime Cats and 100 Waiting Cats both land in Sports, 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 Sports, Indie, Adventure on Steam. 100 Waiting Cats (2024) is 1 year older than 100 Crime Cats (2025). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (100 Crime Cats: 48 reviews, 100 Waiting Cats: 313). 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 100 Crime Cats

Choose 100 Crime Cats if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 100 Crime Cats launched in 2025.

Choose 100 Waiting Cats

Choose 100 Waiting Cats if you want an Action, Strategy, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 100 Waiting Cats launched in 2024.

Both 100 Crime Cats and 100 Waiting Cats sit in Sports, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.8% vs 96.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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100 Crime Cats vs 100 Waiting Cats — Steam metadata comparison
100 Crime Cats — Steam game cover100 Crime Cats100 Waiting Cats — Steam game cover100 Waiting Cats
Released20252024
GenresSports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, CasualAction, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Verified
Price1.99 USDFree to play
Steam reviews95.8% positive (48 reviews)96.2% positive (313 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
Developers100 Cozy Games, Cats100 Cozy Games, Cats

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100 Crime Cats vs 100 Waiting Cats — FAQ

Should I play 100 Crime Cats or 100 Waiting Cats first?
If you want chronology, 100 Waiting Cats (2024) came out before 100 Crime 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 100 Crime Cats and 100 Waiting Cats similar?
They overlap on Sports, 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.
Is 100 Waiting Cats free?
Yes — 100 Waiting Cats is a free-to-play Steam title. 100 Crime Cats is paid (1.99 USD).