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Games like Pushcat

If Pushcat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cats on Duty, Polymino and The Year of the Carrot — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its escape caves without restarting, chill and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Pushcat: Pushing boulders, matching gems and mining silver... that's what life's all about.

2015ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Zut Games
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Aim for gold stars in levelsEnjoy cheery pixel art and goofy dialogueEscape caves without restartingChillContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked Pushcat also play

Steam players who put hours into Pushcat also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Cats on Duty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Pushcat.

    Top pick for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Cats on Duty is a🐱 purr-fect blend of RTS, tower defense, game genres. Manage two game fields, upgrade adorable cat towers, and watch your fluffy warriors bravely defend against foes. 🐾

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Polymino

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    A fast-paced puzzle game for 1-4 players. Match blocks by color to build up combos and cause huge amounts of destruction!

    2023ActionIndieCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Year of the Carrot

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    A cool game where you pick up carrots, throw stuff around and watch it bounce off the walls.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Pushcat.

    Ranked #4 for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 10,000,000

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Pushcat.

    Ranked #5 for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game

    2013ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. You Must Build A Boat

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Pushcat.

    Ranked #6 for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    You Must Build A Boat is the sequel to the award winning "10000000". Travel the world, run procedurally generated dungeons finding artifacts, capturing monsters and recruiting crew for your boat

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tomb of Tyrants

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!

    2015StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Pix the Cat

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Pushcat.

    Ranked #8 for Pushcat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Pix the Cat is a critically acclaimed intense arcade game that will challenge your reflexes and your wits, pitting you against your friends and the world in a race to the highest score!

    2015ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pushcat at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pushcat.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pushcat.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pushcat.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Pushcat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Trick & Treat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pushcat.

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Super Crate Box

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

    2012ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. You Have to Win the Game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    2014ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Cats on Duty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Pushcat.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Cats on Duty is a🐱 purr-fect blend of RTS, tower defense, game genres. Manage two game fields, upgrade adorable cat towers, and watch your fluffy warriors bravely defend against foes. 🐾

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Pushcat.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pix the Cat

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Pushcat.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Pushcat.

    Pix the Cat is a critically acclaimed intense arcade game that will challenge your reflexes and your wits, pitting you against your friends and the world in a race to the highest score!

    2015ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pushcat

Does Pushcat run on Steam Deck?
Pushcat is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Pushcat cost?
Pushcat is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pushcat?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pushcat are Cats on Duty, Polymino, The Year of the Carrot.
Who developed Pushcat?
Pushcat was developed by Zut Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Pushcat.

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