Games like MagiCat
If MagiCat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gato Roboto, Owlboy and Slime-san: Superslime Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and retro. 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 MagiCat: MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
Players who liked MagiCat also play
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Gato Roboto
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Top pick for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Owlboy
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with MagiCat.
Second-strongest match for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Slime-san: Superslime Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Third-strongest match for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
Freedom Planet
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Disc Room
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Ranked #5 for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Ranked #6 for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Volgarr the Viking
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Ranked #7 for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Iconoclasts
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with MagiCat.
Ranked #8 for MagiCat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Reviewers mention these as similar to MagiCat
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Mutant Mudds Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Reviewers of MagiCat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!
Super vs. World
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MagiCat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Super vs. World is a local multiplayer 2D versus Party Game that lets you, and up to 7 other players (8 in total), compete in a variety of gaming modes from Last Man Standing, King of the Hill, and Capture the Flag, plus more! Grab your controller and have some fun with friends and family!
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Reviewers of MagiCat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MagiCat.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Reviewers of MagiCat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MagiCat.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MagiCat cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with MagiCat.
Reviewers of MagiCat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below MagiCat at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
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 ~60% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with MagiCat.
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 ~70% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with MagiCat.
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 ~80% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with MagiCat.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Action with MagiCat.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MagiCat.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Action with MagiCat.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under MagiCat on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with MagiCat.
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 with MagiCat.
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 Action and Adventure with MagiCat.
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. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
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. Shares Indie with MagiCat.
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 Indie and Adventure with MagiCat.
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. Shares Indie with MagiCat.
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 Action and Indie with MagiCat.
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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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Gato Roboto
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Owlboy
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with MagiCat.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Disc Room
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MagiCat.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Iconoclasts
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with MagiCat.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MagiCat.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Frequently asked about MagiCat
- Is MagiCat verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — MagiCat is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does MagiCat cost?
- MagiCat is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to MagiCat?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MagiCat are Gato Roboto, Owlboy, Slime-san: Superslime Edition.
- Who developed MagiCat?
- MagiCat was developed by Kucing Rembes and published by Toge Productions.
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 MagiCat.
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