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Games like Meow Palace: Forbidden City

If Meow Palace: Forbidden City is your kind of game, the closest matches are 桌面猫猫钓鱼, Find Cats 3 旅行猫咪 and 100 Find Kitties: Kitty house II — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, cozy and peaceful. 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 Meow Palace: Forbidden City: Meow Palace is a chill desktop companion & idle life-sim where an adorable palace cat settles on the corner of your screen—keeping you company while you work, study, or secretly slack off.

2025IndieSimulationCasualEarly Access4.49 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby 宫喵家族
Meow Palace: Forbidden City — Steam game cover
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Blends idle gameplay with cultural learningCat customization feels surprisingly deepCharming cultural mashup of cats and chinese heritageContemplativeCozyPeaceful

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  1. 桌面猫猫钓鱼

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    An adorable desktop fishing kitten! Place it anywhere to accompany you while working/studying. Keystrokes earn ‌Cat Paws Coins‌ – redeem them in a relaxing mini-game to catch rare fish and discover surprises!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Find Cats 3 旅行猫咪

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    “A cute game for cat lovers of all ages! There are several maps and the opportunity to look for furry ones that are hiding intelligently!”

    2025IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 100 Find Kitties: Kitty house II

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    100 Find Kitties: Kitty house II is a hidden objects/hidden creatures game. The player's task is to find one hundred cats (and one hundred rubber chickens) located on the map.

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Boop a Cat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Boop a Cat is made for stress free gaming, a way to just relax and care for a virtual feline. Play some minigames and decorate your cat's home.

    2024SimulationFree To PlayCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 猫语拾光 Cat And Life

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Cat And Life is not just a simulation game, but also a game full of love and care. You need to provide them with a comfortable living environment, decorate their world with cute decorations, feed them with delicious cat food, and create a world full of love and warmth for cats.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Animal Workforce: Idle Tycoon Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Shares idle progression, resource management, casual and a cozy mood with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Ranked #6 for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Animal Workforce: Idle Tycoon Clicker is a simple and laid-back game that’s easy to jump into. Perfect for casual play, it lets you unwind and progress at your own pace, all while collecting rewards and achieving upgrades. There are also plenty of easily obtained Steam Achievements!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 100 Find Kitties: Pirates

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    100 Find Kitties: Pirates is a hidden objects/clicker game. There are 100 pirate crew cats on the map, Your task is to point out all of them.

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Where Pandas 熊猫在哪里

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Meow Palace: Forbidden City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Search for 100 pandas. A carefully hand drawn scene filled with cute characters. The process is short and won't take up too much player time. You can choose your favorite dyeing for the convenience of color blind players. Extremely easy to achieve.

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Meow Palace: Forbidden City at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    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 ~56% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    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 ~67% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    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 ~78% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Meow Palace: Forbidden City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    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. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Meow Palace: Forbidden City

Does Meow Palace: Forbidden City run on Steam Deck?
Meow Palace: Forbidden City 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 Meow Palace: Forbidden City cost?
Meow Palace: Forbidden City is listed on Steam at 4.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Meow Palace: Forbidden City?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Meow Palace: Forbidden City are 桌面猫猫钓鱼, Find Cats 3 旅行猫咪, 100 Find Kitties: Kitty house II.
Who developed Meow Palace: Forbidden City?
Meow Palace: Forbidden City was developed by 宫喵家族 and published by 宫喵家族, 2P 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 Meow Palace: Forbidden City.

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