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Cats Make You Smarter! vs 100 Christmas Cats

Cats Make You Smarter! and 100 Christmas Cats both land in Casual 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 are Casual games on Steam. Cats Make You Smarter! (2017) is 6 years older than 100 Christmas Cats (2023). Cats Make You Smarter! scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than 100 Christmas Cats (84.8% positive). 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 Cats Make You Smarter!

Choose Cats Make You Smarter! if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.2% positive across 148 reviews.

Choose 100 Christmas Cats

Choose 100 Christmas Cats if you want an Action, Sports, and Strategy game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,489 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both Cats Make You Smarter! and 100 Christmas Cats sit in Casual 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

Cats Make You Smarter! vs 100 Christmas Cats — Steam metadata comparison
Cats Make You Smarter! — Steam game coverCats Make You Smarter!100 Christmas Cats — Steam game cover100 Christmas Cats
Released20172023
GenresCasualAction, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck UnsupportedDeck Verified
PriceFree to playFree to play
Steam reviews89.2% positive (148 reviews)84.8% positive (1,489 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersSandorHQ100 Hidden Animals, Cats

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Cats Make You Smarter! vs 100 Christmas Cats — FAQ

Which is better, Cats Make You Smarter! or 100 Christmas Cats?
On Steam reviews Cats Make You Smarter! scores higher (89.2% positive) than 100 Christmas Cats (84.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Cats Make You Smarter! is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Cats Make You Smarter! or 100 Christmas Cats first?
If you want chronology, Cats Make You Smarter! (2017) came out before 100 Christmas Cats (2023). 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 Cats Make You Smarter! and 100 Christmas Cats similar?
They overlap on Casual 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.
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