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Gato Roboto cover art

Gato Roboto

doinksoft · Devolver Digital · 2019-05-30

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 30, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 21, 2020 (Xbox One), May 30, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

6
playing now
94%
positive of 5.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (52 ratings)
9h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Gato Roboto is a 2D Metroidvania video game developed by American studio Doinksoft and published by Devolver Digital on May 30, 2019. The game follows a cat named Kiki attempting to save her owner after they crash land on an alien planet, forcing Kiki to don a mech suit and explore the planet's depths.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 303 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~38/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 131k–315k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,247 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.19-85%
GOG$1.19-85%
Fanatical$1.59-80%
Humble Store$1.59-80%
Gamesplanet$1.60-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99
Microsoft Store$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.02 at GamesPlanet FR (2025-01-20) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 100 of 144 observed days · $0.17 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
43043020192026Week of 2019-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1212026-08-11 18:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 10 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.872019-05-302026-08-302019-05-30 — best price $6.792019-09-28 — best price $7.212019-12-09 — best price $3.992020-01-23 — best price $3.992020-03-16 — best price $3.992020-07-09 — best price $7.992020-12-01 — best price $7.992021-04-08 — best price $3.992021-08-13 — best price $3.872021-11-22 — best price $3.592022-02-01 — best price $3.772022-04-11 — best price $3.992022-06-22 — best price $3.992022-08-23 — best price $2.282022-11-23 — best price $1.742023-01-31 — best price $7.992023-04-17 — best price $7.992023-06-24 — best price $7.992023-08-07 — best price $2.392023-11-06 — best price $1.992024-01-01 — best price $7.992024-03-02 — best price $7.992024-05-01 — best price $1.992024-07-08 — best price $5.792024-09-02 — best price $7.992024-11-14 — best price $7.992025-01-05 — best price $7.992025-02-15 — best price $1.602025-04-14 — best price $5.792025-05-29 — best price $7.992025-08-11 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $0.872025-11-27 — best price $1.192026-02-12 — best price $1.192026-04-15 — best price $1.192026-05-14 — best price $0.872026-07-17 — best price $7.992026-08-19 — best price $1.192026-08-30 — best price $1.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
69.4%
earned "Rats!"
31.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,4668%12
Xbox One (Xbox)6,0345%12
Switch (Nintendo)3050%0

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

Player tags

2DCatsCuteIndieRetroActionSci-fiAdventureControllerPlatformer

Census log

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

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