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NEKOPARA Vol. 1 cover art

NEKOPARA Vol. 1

NEKO WORKs · Sekai Project · 2014-12-29

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualIndie

Franchise: Nekopara · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jul 04, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 06, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Apr 25, 2020 (OOParts), Dec 29, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! Kashou Minaduki, the son of a long line of Japanese confection makers moved out to open his own shop "La Soleil" as a patisserie.

NEKOPARA Vol. 1 is a 2014 Casual and Indie game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 27,476 reviews).

40
playing now
95%
positive of 27k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (41 ratings)
4.65★
PlayStation Store rating (800 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! Minazuki Kashou, the son of a long line of Japanese confection makers moved out to open his own shop "La Soleil" as a patisserie. But upon moving out, hidden amongst his things were two of the catgirls ("neko"), Chocola and Vanilla, that the family had been raising. When he tried to send them back, they begged and pleaded until he gave in and now they've opened La Soleil together. With two nekos who really, REALLY love their master trying their very best and occasionally failing -- a heartful comedy opens for business! See the Sayori NEKO WORKs’ m(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

NEKOPARA Vol. 1 trailer thumbnail

Nekopara Vol. 1 Trailer (PS4 & Switch Edition)

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 598 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~75/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 29,563 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 687k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 27,476 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2022-05-09) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
46246220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

74272026-09-16 05:00 — 27 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 52 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 72 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 57 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 45 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 42 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 27 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 35 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 43 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 37 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 34 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 50 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 34 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 39 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 72 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 55 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 38 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 48 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 41 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 47 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 45 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 38 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
15328Dec 2014Aug 2026Dec 2014 — avg 28 · peak 298Apr 2015 — avg 44 · peak 73Aug 2015 — avg 91 · peak 222Dec 2015 — avg 95 · peak 217Apr 2016 — avg 69 · peak 238Aug 2016 — avg 52 · peak 78Dec 2016 — avg 64 · peak 172Apr 2017 — avg 78 · peak 282Aug 2017 — avg 76 · peak 190Dec 2017 — avg 96 · peak 272Apr 2018 — avg 44 · peak 74Aug 2018 — avg 59 · peak 99Dec 2018 — avg 58 · peak 132Apr 2019 — avg 42 · peak 156Aug 2019 — avg 49 · peak 79Dec 2019 — avg 66 · peak 154Apr 2020 — avg 63 · peak 133Aug 2020 — avg 81 · peak 123Dec 2020 — avg 144 · peak 342Apr 2021 — avg 108 · peak 247Aug 2021 — avg 81 · peak 116Dec 2021 — avg 81 · peak 167Apr 2022 — avg 70 · peak 148Aug 2022 — avg 54 · peak 91Dec 2022 — avg 67 · peak 143Apr 2023 — avg 37 · peak 60Aug 2023 — avg 52 · peak 106Dec 2023 — avg 39 · peak 79Apr 2024 — avg 41 · peak 69Aug 2024 — avg 38 · peak 66Dec 2024 — avg 49 · peak 93Apr 2025 — avg 42 · peak 96Aug 2025 — avg 33 · peak 54Dec 2025 — avg 36 · peak 74Apr 2026 — avg 39 · peak 79Aug 2026 — avg 34 · peak 57
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $8.992015-06-01 — best price $9.992015-08-10 — best price $4.992015-12-01 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $4.992016-05-02 — best price $9.992016-11-23 — best price $4.992017-04-03 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $4.992018-02-19 — best price $9.992018-10-30 — best price $4.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-06-25 — best price $4.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $4.992020-03-06 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $3.992020-11-09 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $3.992021-05-06 — best price $9.992021-11-06 — best price $3.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-03-28 — best price $3.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $3.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-08-07 — best price $3.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $3.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-06-23 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $3.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
91%
earned "First time running the game."
47.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing4 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2016-04-05, latest 2019-05-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)24,70247%14

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CatsCuteNSFWAnimeIndieCasualHentaiMatureNudityRomance

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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