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The Purring Quest

Valhalla Cats · 2015-11-12

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 12, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Have you ever wanted to be a cat? You will be able, thanks to the aventure platformer The Purring Quest. Take on the role of Kimchi the cat and meet famous cat of the internet in a journey full of humor.

The Purring Quest is a $9.99 Indie game released in 2015, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 1743 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (18 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 51 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 49,851 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 44k–105k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,747 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.79 at GamersGate (2021-07-14) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 17 of 36 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.982015-11-122026-08-172015-11-12 — best price $8.392016-06-13 — best price $9.992016-10-20 — best price $2.702016-12-22 — best price $2.492017-04-10 — best price $9.992017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $1.792018-04-30 — best price $1.492018-10-08 — best price $9.992019-09-09 — best price $1.292020-03-09 — best price $9.992020-06-04 — best price $8.282020-07-10 — best price $9.992020-08-10 — best price $9.992020-09-10 — best price $8.992020-10-12 — best price $1.092020-11-15 — best price $9.992020-12-17 — best price $8.382021-01-23 — best price $7.342021-02-27 — best price $8.382021-04-04 — best price $9.992021-05-02 — best price $8.382021-06-03 — best price $9.992021-08-16 — best price $9.992021-11-12 — best price $9.992022-01-25 — best price $8.382022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-10-27 — best price $8.992023-03-08 — best price $0.992023-07-22 — best price $9.992023-12-20 — best price $0.992024-03-27 — best price $9.992024-07-31 — best price $9.992024-12-07 — best price $9.992025-04-16 — best price $0.982025-09-03 — best price $0.982026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-05-13 — best price $9.992026-08-17 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
49.7%
earned "Henri's book"
14.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-12-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,67332%23

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

Player tags

2DCatsCuteIndieActionCasualAdventureDifficultHand-drawnPlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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