Choose Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait
Choose Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait if you want a Sports and Simulation experience. Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait launched in 2017.
Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait vs Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching
Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait and Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait (2017) is 5 years older than Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching (2022). Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching
Choose Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching launched in 2022.
Both Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait and Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait |  Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 41.2% positive (17 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Boogygames Studios | Boogygames Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait (2017) is 5 years older than Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching (2022).
- Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait vs Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching — FAQ
- Should I play Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait or Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching first?
- If you want chronology, Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait (2017) came out before Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Solitaire - Cat Pirate Portrait and Emoji Merge - Puzzle Matching similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.