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Cattails: Wildwood Story cover art

Cattails: Wildwood Story

Falcon Development · 2023-10-20

Steam

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 20, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 30, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 20, 2023 (Mac)

Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!

33
playing now
98%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69
Nexus mods (17k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 189 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 49,587 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 39k–87k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,942 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39139120232026Week of 2023-10-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5992026-09-15 02:00 — 29 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 24 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 27 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 16 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 27 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 40 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 14 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 25 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 47 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 35 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 32 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 27 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 59 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 37 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 25 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 45 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 41 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 19 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 40 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 43 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
49429Oct 2023Aug 2026Oct 2023 — avg 494 · peak 1,142Nov 2023 — avg 168 · peak 426Dec 2023 — avg 97 · peak 251Jan 2024 — avg 81 · peak 219Feb 2024 — avg 46 · peak 102Mar 2024 — avg 65 · peak 196Apr 2024 — avg 48 · peak 120May 2024 — avg 69 · peak 167Jun 2024 — avg 51 · peak 111Jul 2024 — avg 51 · peak 99Aug 2024 — avg 36 · peak 68Sep 2024 — avg 38 · peak 105Oct 2024 — avg 34 · peak 87Nov 2024 — avg 36 · peak 90Dec 2024 — avg 43 · peak 115Jan 2025 — avg 46 · peak 111Feb 2025 — avg 37 · peak 106Mar 2025 — avg 35 · peak 84Apr 2025 — avg 29 · peak 70May 2025 — avg 29 · peak 70Jun 2025 — avg 37 · peak 78Jul 2025 — avg 56 · peak 238Aug 2025 — avg 38 · peak 108Sep 2025 — avg 31 · peak 80Oct 2025 — avg 29 · peak 63Nov 2025 — avg 33 · peak 87Dec 2025 — avg 40 · peak 108Jan 2026 — avg 51 · peak 118Feb 2026 — avg 32 · peak 82Mar 2026 — avg 37 · peak 76Apr 2026 — avg 32 · peak 71May 2026 — avg 30 · peak 76Jun 2026 — avg 34 · peak 77Jul 2026 — avg 37 · peak 74Aug 2026 — avg 35 · peak 80
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.992023-10-202026-08-252023-10-20 — best price $17.992023-11-21 — best price $17.992023-12-04 — best price $17.992023-12-21 — best price $15.992024-01-15 — best price $15.992024-03-01 — best price $13.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-04-29 — best price $13.992024-06-10 — best price $13.992024-06-27 — best price $13.392024-07-22 — best price $11.992024-09-02 — best price $9.992024-10-14 — best price $10.992024-11-20 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $8.992025-01-06 — best price $9.992025-02-12 — best price $8.992025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-03-21 — best price $9.992025-04-27 — best price $7.992025-05-29 — best price $6.992025-06-27 — best price $6.792025-07-19 — best price $4.992025-09-01 — best price $6.792025-09-29 — best price $6.792025-10-08 — best price $9.992025-11-10 — best price $6.792025-12-17 — best price $5.992026-01-17 — best price $5.992026-03-02 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-04-15 — best price $4.992026-05-29 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-07-12 — best price $4.992026-08-18 — best price $4.792026-08-25 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
85.3%
earned "Humble Beginnings"
20.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-10-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5137%60
Switch (Nintendo)540%0

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

Player tags

RPGCatsCuteMiningNatureRomanceBuildingColorfulLife SimWholesome

Census log

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

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