Choose Doodle Cats
Choose Doodle Cats if you want an Indie and 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.
Doodle Cats vs Scattered
Doodle Cats and Scattered both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Doodle Cats (2024) is 3 years older than Scattered (2027). Doodle Cats is free; Scattered is paid (Price unknown). 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 Scattered
Choose Scattered if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Scattered launched in 2027.
Both Doodle Cats and Scattered sit in 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
 Doodle Cats |  Scattered | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2027 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (97 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Kira Gladkova, Mark Shumarov | Ige Olwen, Sala Cruz |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Doodle Cats (2024) is 3 years older than Scattered (2027).
- Doodle Cats is free; Scattered is paid (Price unknown).
Doodle Cats vs Scattered — FAQ
- Should I play Doodle Cats or Scattered first?
- If you want chronology, Doodle Cats (2024) came out before Scattered (2027). 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 Doodle Cats and Scattered similar?
- They overlap on 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. Scattered is paid (Price unknown).