Games like IF YOU SEE A CAT
If IF YOU SEE A CAT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kessler Effect, BATTLESCAR: Punk Was Invented By Girls and STAY ALIVE MY SON (VR): A True Story About A Father's Relentless Search For His Son — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About IF YOU SEE A CAT: A surreal VR animated film by Berlin Silver Bear winner Atsushi Wada in collaboration with Kodansha VR Lab. Step into the perspective of a boy’s hallucinated cat and witness a mind-bending and deeply emotional story that explores grief, mental health, and hope.
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Steam players who put hours into IF YOU SEE A CAT 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.
Kessler Effect
WHY THIS
Top pick for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
“Kessler effect” is the interactive adventure movie in the virtual reality, where the viewer directly interacts with the famous actors. The viewer himself might be one of the main characters and can influence the plot development and the movie ending.
BATTLESCAR: Punk Was Invented By Girls
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Are you punk enough? Battlescar is a coming of age immersive film narrated by Rosario Dawson that takes place in a 1970's New York City. Join Lupe and Debbie, two runaways who's adventures in starting a punk rock band take them to places they never expected.
STAY ALIVE MY SON (VR): A True Story About A Father's Relentless Search For His Son
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Winner of the Producer's Guild Innovation Award, Stay Alive My Son is a virtual reality feature based on a true story of a Cambodian genocide survivor and father haunted by his past, to first-handedly experience an inspirational journey about family separation and the power of redemption.
Cinderella VR
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Enter a world full of magic, fairy godmothers and storybook castles in Cinderella VR! Solve puzzles and play games with Cinderella as you cook, dance, design a gown, and pilot a magic pumpkin. All these and more charming minigames are included this wholesome, family-friendly adventure!
The Great C
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Based on the sci-fi short story by Philip K. Dick, The Great C is a cinematic narrative featuring a thrilling storyline, stunning environments and a powerful soundtrack. The Great C is a sweeping 30+ minute experience, developed from the ground up to push the boundaries of storytelling in VR.
Harold Halibut
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Conscious Existence - A Journey Within
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
You are gifted every moment with life's most precious achievement: A conscious mind, enabling you to sense and hold within, the universe's boundless beauty - a source of infinite inspiration that fuels your inner space. - C.E. is a linear, stereoscopic 360/VR-video short film experience.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below IF YOU SEE A CAT at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under IF YOU SEE A CAT on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under IF YOU SEE A CAT on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under IF YOU SEE A CAT on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under IF YOU SEE A CAT on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~95% under IF YOU SEE A CAT on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
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?
Papers, Please
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under IF YOU SEE A CAT on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
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.
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Hop Step Sing! Kisekiteki Shining! (HQ Edition)
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Enjoy a front row ticket to a performance by Japan's newest idol group: Hop Step Sing! Niina, Mikasa and Shikiri will sing and dance their way into your hearts in this, an immersive VR experience of their debut single: "Kisekiteki Shining!".
Hop Step Sing! kiss×kiss×kiss (HQ Edition)
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Another VIP ticket to Japan's newest idol group, Hop Step Sing!, is yours for the taking! Niina, Mikasa and Shikiri are back with their second single: "kiss×kiss×kiss", a melodious love song to follow their debut; "Kisekiteki Shining!".
Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition)
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Take a trip to the beach with the members of Hop Step Sing! In the 3rd song from our VR idol group, the viewer can be a part of the story; the conclusion all depends on who you were watching... Are you ready to join your three singing and dancing companions on their carefree summer vacation?
Hop Step Sing! Nozokanaide Naked Heart (HQ Edition)
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Enjoy the song and performance in this VR music video set in a virtual world. This time, your destination is a magic factory where the wounded hearts of the world go to be healed. As the girls' leader, it's your job to bring a smile back to the world!
Hop Step Sing! Astral Piece
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT.
In its fifth installment, Hop Step Sing!'s VR Music Video series takes interactivity to the next level. Join Niina Nijikawa as she dazzles you with her singing and dancing with her classmates after school hours.
Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Hop Step Sing!'s first VR live performance, 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》is now available on Steam! Put on your VR goggles and enjoy the 360-degree immersive live concert experience you had never seen before!
Last Dance
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT.
On the destroyed Earth, a surviving AI was given a single mission: Regeneration of Mankind. It kept recreating the Earth but it always ended the same: with human extinction. In the latest cycle, the AI has landed on the Earth due to its interest in a woman dancing alone at end of the world...
Hop Step Sing! Happy People
WHY THIS
Another title from Kodansha, the studio behind IF YOU SEE A CAT. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Have you ever imagined supporting your idols in an intimate way like changing their hairstyles, photo shooting for them, or lighting up their stage in VR space? 《Happy People》 is the ultimate interactive entertainment that can fulfill your dream!
Frequently asked about IF YOU SEE A CAT
- How much does IF YOU SEE A CAT cost?
- IF YOU SEE A CAT is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to IF YOU SEE A CAT?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside IF YOU SEE A CAT are Kessler Effect, BATTLESCAR: Punk Was Invented By Girls, STAY ALIVE MY SON (VR): A True Story About A Father's Relentless Search For His Son.
- Who developed IF YOU SEE A CAT?
- IF YOU SEE A CAT was developed by Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab and published by KOMODO.
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