A Castle Full of Cats

Name: A Castle Full of Cats
Rating: 9 (4532 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Devcats

Nov 9, 2022

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

item gated
non linear
discrete levels

Combat

no combat

Themes

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy
MV Lite / Adjacent

Summary

A Castle Full of Cats is a catvania hidden object game where you need to find all the cursed cats in the castle. Save each and every cat and unleash the power of love! ♡

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Linux
- Steam Deck
- Steam

Resources

Links

MetroidVania.gg

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Very Positive

626 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- hand drawn
- side scroll
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- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
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MV Temperature
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- side scroll
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- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
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91%

Positive

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MV Temperature
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- side scroll
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- ability gated
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91%

Very Positive

2,873 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- puzzle heavy
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- exploration
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Demo Available
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Positive

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- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Demo Available
- exploration
- interconnected map
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- Sci-Fi
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Publisher: Ripstone

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85%

Very Positive

492 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- non linear
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
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- ability gated
- exploration
- pixel
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- Semi-Linear
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87%

Very Positive

52 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Free on Steam
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- 2.5D
- fantasy
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- linear
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Publisher: QUByte Interactive

Aug 13, 2026

100%

Positive

14 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- item gated
- non linear
- side scroll
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- new releases
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
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99%

Very Positive

141 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- non linear
- no combat
- puzzle heavy
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Free on Steam
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- fantasy
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74%

Mostly Positive

42 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- item gated
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Has DLC
- exploration
- pixel
- boss gated
- action
- fantasy
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- Semi-Linear

A Castle Full of Cats

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