The Game Census
Cat Simulator cover art

Cat Simulator

Funny Games Group · 2016-02-12

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 12, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Cat Simulator is a fun first person-cat video game. Your goal is to chase rats and mice, break things, eat, and do other things that cats do... You will experience the joy of hunting mice and rats while racking up points by knocking things over. Cause as much destruction as you possibly can!

Cat Simulator is an Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2016, free-to-play, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (46% of 413 reviews).

0
playing now
46%
positive of 413 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (56 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 7 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
414120162026Week of 2016-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
20Jan 2016Jun 2024Jan 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Mar 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2016 — avg 0 · peak 4Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 2Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 2Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Oct 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Jan 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Mar 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 47Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Feb 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2023 — avg 1 · peak 2Sep 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jun 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.002016-02-132026-08-242016-02-13 — best price $2.992016-06-25 — best price $4.992016-11-05 — best price $0.992016-11-19 — best price $4.992017-01-16 — best price $1.492017-01-23 — best price $4.992020-01-13 — best price $0.992021-01-16 — best price $0.002021-06-08 — best price $2.792021-06-15 — best price $3.992021-07-27 — best price $1.992021-08-10 — best price $3.992021-10-28 — best price $1.992021-11-01 — best price $3.992021-11-17 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $1.992021-12-01 — best price $3.992021-12-23 — best price $1.992022-01-19 — best price $3.992022-01-27 — best price $1.192022-02-03 — best price $3.992022-02-12 — best price $0.002022-03-02 — best price $1.192022-03-11 — best price $0.002022-04-13 — best price $0.992022-04-20 — best price $3.992022-05-18 — best price $1.192022-06-01 — best price $3.992024-02-11 — best price $0.002026-04-18 — best price $0.792026-05-01 — best price $0.992026-06-02 — best price $0.592026-06-09 — best price $0.992026-06-25 — best price $0.492026-07-23 — best price $0.992026-07-24 — best price $4.992026-08-24 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)160%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CatsCuteFunnyIndieMemesActionCasualComedyStrategyAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsProject AURASurvivalistColony SurvivalAnother Brick in The MallForce of NatureMashinkyStartup Company

Similarity via IGDB.