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Games like Pet the Cat

If Pet the Cat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bug Drop, Gunclone Arena and HaHa — 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.

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About Pet the Cat: Pet the Cat is a bullet-hell shooter where you unleash powerful attacks by petting an adorable cat! Fight through endless waves of enemies and upgrade your kitty into a formidable force with food, items, and weapons.

2026ActionIndieCasualWindowsby MEWSTURBO
Pet the Cat — Steam game cover

Players who liked Pet the Cat also play

Steam players who put hours into Pet the 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.

  1. Bug Drop

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    Fight, upgrade, and survive in a fast-paced top-down action roguelite where 20 unique heroes with special traits, weapons and abilities take on the swarm of alien bugs.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Gunclone Arena

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    Gunclone Arena is a top-down looter-shooter roguelite. Fight as a super-clone that can wield 6 weapons, a Beam and Shield in a dystopian TV show! Loot thousands of weapon variants with ricochet, detonate, shock, pierce and more. Stack build-changing Mods. Notice: Escape is grounds for perma-recycle.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. HaHa

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    Are you ready for an adventure in a visually appealing, arena shooter roguelite style where you can survive against hordes of incoming enemies? You can bravely engage in battles against the oncoming enemies alone, or if you prefer, you can play cautiously.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pit Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    Pit Wizard is an incremental bullet hell game where you blast your way through hordes of monsters while dodging brutal hazards to collect loot, grow a massive skill tree, become the ultimate wizard, and save the day.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Evil Spirit Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    A fast-paced top-down action shooter set in dark dungeons. Fight off waves of evil spirits, gain temporary power-ups for instant advantages, and struggle to survive while under siege.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Compadrone: Land Wars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    In this fast-paced roguelite arena shooter with tower-defense twists, control a drone capable of wielding multiple weapons and fight hordes of alien warbots. Collect resources and XP to unlock new weapons, towers, abilities, and drones.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Looter Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    Looter Survivors blends survivors-like combat with hack-and-slash loot. Build around randomized gear effects, summon a massive army beside your hero, and fight horde against horde in a compact roguelite designed to be cleared in about 10 hours by focused players.

    2026ActionIndieRPG5.00 USDSteam ↗
  8. Freelance Dead

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pet the Cat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    A roguelite top‑down twin‑stick shooter. Rain, shine, or zombie outbreak—nothing stops a Courier on a deadline. Shoot, loot, and scoot through hordes of undead with ridiculous item synergies. Earn cash, unlock weapons, and grow from broke gig worker to a walking apocalypse.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pet the Cat.

    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 ↗
  4. 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 Casual with Pet the Cat.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Pet the Cat.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet the Cat.

    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 ↗

More from MEWSTURBO

Other recommendable Steam games by MEWSTURBO, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. LOOSEPO

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MEWSTURBO, the studio behind Pet the Cat. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    This is an ultra-lightweight Top-Down shooting game with roguelike elements. You need to constantly recycle your empty wine bottles to replenish ammunition. Use the initial props cards and the upgrade cards in the game to build a powerful butt baby, and then help it defeat the evil rotten demons

    2021ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Drift Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MEWSTURBO, the studio behind Pet the Cat. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    Paying Tribute to Classic Arcade Shooting Games. Drift Survivor is an addictive and fast-paced arcade shooting game that combines "drifting" with a "bullet hell" gameplay style!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. BLOWFLY2:OVERLIMIT

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MEWSTURBO, the studio behind Pet the Cat. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    "BLOWFLY2:OVERLIMIT"is a superhero-style platform action game. Use the protagonist's unique abilities to explore and collect pink POOBABYs in the map. This time, you will go deep into the enemy's lair and challenge more powerful levels and enemies! Blowfly! flight! Dash!

    2024ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Drift Survivor 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MEWSTURBO, the studio behind Pet the Cat. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    "Drift Survivor 2" is a thrilling Roguelite vehicular combat game where you unleash bullets amidst chaotic drifts and high-speed chases. In each unpredictable battle, you must also manage energy consumption,choose different weapons, upgrade your vehicle, and ultimately defeat the powerful AI legion!

    2025ActionIndieRacing3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. DAY OF DRIFT

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MEWSTURBO, the studio behind Pet the Cat. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the Cat.

    DAY OF DRIFT is an arcade - style drifting racing game!

    2025ActionIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pet the Cat

What games are most similar to Pet the Cat?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pet the Cat are Bug Drop, Gunclone Arena, HaHa.
Who developed Pet the Cat?
Pet the Cat was developed by MEWSTURBO and published by TurboCat Software.

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 Pet the Cat.

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21 Games Like Pet the Cat — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run