Games like CATAL CARTA
If CATAL CARTA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer, TellTale - Casino Murder Case and Sarawak — 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 CATAL CARTA: A mystery visual novel set in a fading secondhand bookshop. Five childhood friends confront small-town scandals armed only with what they've read — drawing on the themes of unrelated books to unsettle the things people won't admit. 15 cases, 5–10 minutes each.
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Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer
WHY THIS
Top pick for CATAL CARTA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
A mystery set in Fukuoka, Japan. Former cop Kengo Kamiya and assistant Hikaru tackle a high school girl's disappearance. A "Photoreal Novel" fully utilizing actual photos and AI. Enjoy snappy banter and unexpected twists in this simple, choice-driven mystery visual novel.
TellTale - Casino Murder Case
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for CATAL CARTA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
[Telltale - Casino Murder] is a full-voice indie mystery game with the youngest lawyer, Kang Ho-yeon, who reveals the truth of the casino murder case and achieves innocence at trial.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for CATAL CARTA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for CATAL CARTA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Little Locked Rooms
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for CATAL CARTA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CATAL CARTA.
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Subsurface Circular
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for CATAL CARTA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for CATAL CARTA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below CATAL CARTA at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with CATAL CARTA.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CATAL CARTA.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Casual with CATAL CARTA.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CATAL CARTA.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under CATAL CARTA on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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. Shares Indie and Casual with CATAL CARTA.
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 CATAL CARTA.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CATAL CARTA.
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?
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 CATAL CARTA.
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 Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with CATAL CARTA.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with CATAL CARTA.
Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of 3 games! This title features 16 episodes (including previously DLC-only episodes) and supports English, French, German, Japanese Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Little Locked Rooms
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with CATAL CARTA.
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
Frequently asked about CATAL CARTA
- How much does CATAL CARTA cost?
- CATAL CARTA is listed on Steam at 3.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to CATAL CARTA?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CATAL CARTA are Kamiya Detective Agency: High School Girl Vanished in The Summer, TellTale - Casino Murder Case, Sarawak.
- Who developed CATAL CARTA?
- CATAL CARTA was developed by OLC Salon Lab.
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