Games like IF YOU SEE A CAT
If IF YOU SEE A CAT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Harold Halibut, Reviver and A Building Full of Cats 2 — 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.
Players who liked IF YOU SEE A CAT also play
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.
Harold Halibut
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.
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’.
Reviver
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.
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
A Building Full of Cats 2
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.
A Building Full of Cats 2 is a Hidden Object Game where you’ll search for over a thousand hidden cats while also helping the building’s residents with their daily tasks. Can you pet all the cats and make a difference in the lives of the building's residents?
Whisker Wanderlust: The Wondrous Journey
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Embark on a leisurely journey through a kitten's eyes, where the world blossoms into a realm of magical whimsy. Whisker Wanderlust is here! Help the mischievous kitten (who just shredded their human's 376th yarn ball) collect treasures from distant lands♥
The Great C
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 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.
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
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.
Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.
Wayward Strand
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.
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Lake
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for IF YOU SEE A CAT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
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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More from Kodansha
Other recommendable Steam games by Kodansha, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Harold Halibut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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’.
A Building Full of Cats 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
A Building Full of Cats 2 is a Hidden Object Game where you’ll search for over a thousand hidden cats while also helping the building’s residents with their daily tasks. Can you pet all the cats and make a difference in the lives of the building's residents?
Whisker Wanderlust: The Wondrous Journey
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Embark on a leisurely journey through a kitten's eyes, where the world blossoms into a realm of magical whimsy. Whisker Wanderlust is here! Help the mischievous kitten (who just shredded their human's 376th yarn ball) collect treasures from distant lands♥
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.
Lake
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with IF YOU SEE A CAT.
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
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 Harold Halibut, Reviver, A Building Full of Cats 2.
- 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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