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Games like Catnip Cosmos

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Catnip Cosmos for fans of strategy, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Catnip Cosmos also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Catnip Cosmos: Shoot. Upgrade. Incrementally progress further. Pilot cat-operated spaceships on timed Zoomies runs in this space shooter. Combine pilots for powerful synergies, defeat boss challenges to unlock new weapons and improve exponentially.

2026StrategyCasualWindowsby Shattering Pie
Catnip Cosmos — Steam game cover

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    Loot Frog — Steam game cover

    Loot Frog

    Top pick for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    Loot Frog is an incremental action bullet hell about breaking pots, collecting gems, and fighting an evil cult. Upgrade your gear, unlock new abilities, explore diverse biomes, and push deeper into increasingly chaotic battles.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
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    Harpooner — Steam game cover

    Harpooner

    Second-strongest match for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Catnip Cosmos.

    Harpooner is an action-driven incremental fishing game where you hunt bizarre alien fish from a meteor crash. Grab your gear, grow stronger with every dive, and take down massive bosses to save Earth's ecosystem!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
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    Planet No More — Steam game cover

    Planet No More

    Third-strongest match for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    Planet No More is an arcade-incremental game where you build a fleet to dynamically shatter celestials. With every weapon and fleet upgrade, you'll advance deep into the galaxy, strategically shattering planets to their cores to unlock the next celestial.

    StrategyCasualSteam ↗
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    Soul Reaper: Endless Harvest — Steam game cover

    Soul Reaper: Endless Harvest

    Ranked #4 for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    Reap souls. Open the portal. Extract or risk it all. A skill-based bullet heaven where every battle is a short harvest. Souls reaped before the portal are safe, souls after are at risk. Spend them in a permanent skill tree, beat the level, push to the next.

    2026ActionStrategySimulationSteam ↗
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    Dwarf Eats Mountain — Steam game cover

    Dwarf Eats Mountain

    Ranked #5 for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Incrempire — Steam game cover

    Incrempire

    Ranked #6 for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Catnip Cosmos.

    Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
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    Crystal Ascend — Steam game cover

    Crystal Ascend

    Ranked #7 for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    A simple incremental game where you nurture crystal elementals by destroying floating crystals and harvesting aether. Upgrade the skill tree, unlock new abilities to gather resources faster, and build your ultimate crystal companions.

    2026SimulationCasualSteam ↗
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    The Last Mothership — Steam game cover

    The Last Mothership

    Ranked #8 for Catnip Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    A short incremental game about harvesting planets to feed your mothership. Mine, manage resources, grow your fleet, and unlock upgrades to evolve your species. You are the devourer of worlds.

    CasualSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    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 ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

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

    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 ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Our Life: Beginnings & Always — Steam game cover

    Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    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 ↗
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    missed messages. — Steam game cover

    missed messages.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Travellin Cats in Paris — Steam game cover

    Travellin Cats in Paris

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Virtual Cottage — Steam game cover

    Virtual Cottage

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Catnip Cosmos.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Catnip Cosmos

What games are most similar to Catnip Cosmos?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Catnip Cosmos are Loot Frog, Harpooner, Planet No More.
Who developed Catnip Cosmos?
Catnip Cosmos was developed by Shattering Pie.

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