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Part interactive fiction, part Felis domesticus adventure, “Cats and the Other Lives” explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen.

Cats and the Other Lives is a cats, story rich and pixel graphics game developed by Cultic Games and published by Cultic Games and Maple Whispering Limited.
Released on November 21st 2022 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French and German.

It has received 1,364 reviews of which 1,254 were positive and 110 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.42€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Cats and the Other Lives into these genres:

Cats Story Rich Pixel Graphics Atmospheric Adventure Interactive Fiction 2D Psychological Drama Point & Click Narrative Emotional Retro Old School Investigation Mystery Dark Singleplayer Dark Humor Funny

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Processor: Intel i5+
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX900 Series or Higher
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
I didnt expect this game to tell such an dramatic story! It is beautifully conveyed through stunning, richly detailed pixel art. And the final part became so emotional that I found myself tearing up. Following a death, a family reunites at the ancestral mansion, where we play as the current family cat, who has the uncanny ability to see ghostly memories of past encounters. As an inconspicuous bystander, we witness, and at times influence, present and past events, uncovering long-buried secrets and the lasting impact of past trauma on an entire family. Gameplay is light and largely story-driven, focusing more on exploration and small interactions with objects and people. A few minigames are also included, but I found them tedious to play using a mouse. The game doesnt offer a skip button, but you can jump directly to the next scene by manually modifying one of the save game files. Go to your home folder, then navigate to: /AppData/LocalLow/Cultic Games/Cats and the Other Lives . Inside, you will find a file named LastScene.csv . Open it with a text editor and increase the value you see by 1. Save the file, then launch the game and choose Continue . The next scene will begin. This method can also be used to move back or forward to any scene in the game. In all, I definitely recommend if you would like to play a story-rich game, with a deep narrative, complex characters and a cute cat.
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March 2025
A much more accurate cat experience than Stray, because in this game all this drama is happening and meanwhile the cat is just grooming herself and chasing bugs and stuff.
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Jan. 2025
Before I finished this game I was planning on writing a more negative review. It was boring and too slow-paced for my liking. Most of it was just walking left or right and witnessing the everyday life of quite an average family. Sure there was this mystery of hidden past to discover, but nothing too crazy, and not a lot of action either. BUT- at the very end I realised that I actually got attached to these ordinary people and their stories. Even shed some tears for them... so there is that. It might seem boring at first but in the end it gives you something to think about. I was never really fond of family bonds myself, nevertheless this story awakened some emotions and thoughts in me. Also on the good side- the graphics are really damn beautiful.
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Dec. 2024
The game's controls are horrendous. I almost quit a number of times because it was so frustrating, especially the last section. AWFUL. but i love watching soap operas so i had to see it through, the story was enjoyable this family needs ✨ so much therapy ✨
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Sept. 2024
Listen. Listen to me. I am holding your face gently. As a writer, this is the game you dream of writing. I don't think I stopped crying from the start of the third act through the epilogue. Thank you to the devs for making something that was far, far more than I was expecting. No bugs on this end. All emotion. If you like story games: play it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Cats and the Other Lives is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

Cats and the Other Lives is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Cats and the Other Lives received 1,254 positive votes out of a total of 1,364 achieving a rating of 8.72.
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Cats and the Other Lives was developed by Cultic Games and published by Cultic Games and Maple Whispering Limited.

Cats and the Other Lives is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Cats and the Other Lives is not playable on MacOS.

Cats and the Other Lives is not playable on Linux.

Cats and the Other Lives is a single-player game.

Cats and the Other Lives does not currently offer any DLC.

Cats and the Other Lives does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Cats and the Other Lives does not support Steam Remote Play.

Cats and the Other Lives is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Cats and the Other Lives
19.50€ -88% 19.50€ 2.42€
8.7
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Cultic Games
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Cultic Games, Maple Whispering Limited
Release 21 Nov 2022
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