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Games like Pet the Cat

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

2026ActionIndieCasual4.49 USDWindowsby 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. Evil Spirit Hunter

    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.

    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.

    2026ActionIndieCasual5.09 USDSteam ↗
  2. Bug Drop

    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.

    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 ↗
  3. Gunclone Arena

    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.

    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 ↗
  4. Madville+

    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.

    Madville+ is a rogue-lite / arena shooter with ridiculous upgrades. It is designed to have short play sessions (30-40 min) and replayability.

    2022ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 超级机霸(Super Ship Blaster)

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a game that combines drifting and shooting. Players control various space ships to challenge incoming enemies. During battles, they collect different bullets and items to enhance themselves. The default basic controls for the game are as follows:

    2023IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kitty's Last Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.

    2025ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Rapid Escalation

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast-paced incremental space shooter where short battles fuel permanent upgrades and exponential growth.

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. Modavuj Save The Babies

    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.

    Save The Babies is an adventure game where you enter into armed conflicts with robots and try to overcome many platform obstacles. In 8 levels, you need to save 8 girls by overcoming obstacles that become more difficult as you progress.

    2025ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pet the Cat at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Pet the 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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pet the Cat.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pet the Cat.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Pet the Cat.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pet the Cat.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pet the Cat.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Pet the Cat.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under Pet the Cat on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pet the Cat.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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

How much does Pet the Cat cost?
Pet the Cat is listed on Steam at 4.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
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 Evil Spirit Hunter, Bug Drop, Gunclone Arena.
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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