Choose Reigning Cats
Choose Reigning Cats if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 87% cheaper on the Steam Store. Reigning Cats launched in 2015.
Reigning Cats vs COVID Kawaii!
Reigning Cats and COVID Kawaii! both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Reigning Cats (2015) is 7 years older than COVID Kawaii! (2022). Reigning Cats is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than COVID Kawaii! (1.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 COVID Kawaii!
Choose COVID Kawaii! if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. COVID Kawaii! launched in 2022.
Both Reigning Cats and COVID Kawaii! sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Reigning Cats |  COVID Kawaii! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | bohfam games | Wade Arcade |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Reigning Cats (2015) is 7 years older than COVID Kawaii! (2022).
- Reigning Cats is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than COVID Kawaii! (1.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- COVID Kawaii! has co-op; Reigning Cats does not.
Reigning Cats vs COVID Kawaii! — FAQ
- Should I play Reigning Cats or COVID Kawaii! first?
- If you want chronology, Reigning Cats (2015) came out before COVID Kawaii! (2022). 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 Reigning Cats and COVID Kawaii! similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Reigning Cats have multiplayer like COVID Kawaii!?
- No. COVID Kawaii! supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Reigning Cats is listed as single-player only.