NEKOPARA Vol. 1 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
Quick menu
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 anime, visual novel and cute game
developed by NEKO WORKs
and published by Sekai Project.
Released on December 29th 2014 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 26,924 reviews of which 25,629 were positive and 1,295 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. π
The game is currently priced at 9.75β¬ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.70β¬ on Gamivo.
The Steam community has classified NEKOPARA Vol. 1 into these genres:
Media & Screenshots
Get an in-depth look at NEKOPARA Vol. 1 through various videos and screenshots.
System requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- OS: Vista
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1280 x 720
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 3 GB available space
User reviews & Ratings
Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.
Why do I feel like I'm the only one NOT gooning to this? I legit felt like this when seeing other reviews (especially the Czech ones) Other than that, this visual novel is really nicely put together, the story is good by my standards, but I'm not really into visual novels. And I guess that's all, dear reader. I'm standing by my promise to myself. I'm never gooning to a video game, NEVER.
Expand the review
nekopara is so inspiring. it inspired me to take up drinking and quit my job, now i live in a cardboard box outside in the co op car park
Expand the review
I don't know how I got here tbh It's uhh, good at times but doesn't really have an interesting plot The.. scenes. Well animated. Voices are good. Idk bout the writing but doesn't really hinder it much. I'll hold off on judgement until I play the other volumes ig wtf am I doing with my life
Expand the review
Moe is a dying artform that less and less people understand each day
Expand the review
Is this game worth it without the 18+ DLC? I would say so. More specifically, I would say the game had enough of a plot (or at least a series of random though somewhat related events that appeared in sequence, but in a fun way) and the characters had enough personality to them to enjoy for its own sake, and there is some meaning to this besides just being an excuse for naughty moments. My personal random ramblings Enough of me pretending to be helpful to other players, now it's time for me to vent about my experience playing the game. You may as well stop reading here, because the rest of this review somewhat doesn't matter (though I guess it does mildly touch upon certain things that happen in the game, but honestly the main takeaway here is just "Playing without the 18+ DLC doesn't mean it's suddenly family friendly, it's just more like 17+ instead"). So, to start with, the way I even heard about this game in the first place was that occasionally I'll check old forum threads where people are recommending games in categories I'm interested in or I'll look through interesting curator lists and stuff looking for new ideas for games to play, and a name that kept popping up over and over was Nekopara, Nekopara. The title alone didn't seem that interesting at first glance, so I just ignored it, but the name just kept popping up over and over in different places, Nekopara, Nekopara, and this was mentioned far more than most games to the point where I finally decided to see what it was everyone was going on about, and I look and, eh, it's just some catgirl game, nothing that special, really. Still, there's a demo, so I may as well try it out just to see what all the fuss is about, and normally I'm the kind of guy who plays a demo for 90 seconds and if the game hasn't captured my interest by then I just quit and move on, but this time I was going to take it super seriously because this was a big big demo in my mind, not just for this random game that the entire "young lonely anime obsessed male" population seems to adore, but also a demo for essentially the entire "Because you don't have a girlfriend, here's an anime girl instead" (not that I'm trying to be unkind to the playerbase here, but it's certainly true that I don't have a girlfriend and I played this game, and that should say enough) visual novel genre as a whole, because looking into the genre, a lot of other games looked vaguely as interesting as Nekopara but didn't have demos and so if what I assume is one of the most popular and therefore likely best games in the genre didn't seem interesting I'd just forget about those other ones too. So, I'm playing the demo, and it's good or whatever, I guess, and then I get to the end (equivalent to the end of chapter 1 in the full game) when Chocola is telling generic protagonist that she wants to stay with him, and I admit I rather enjoyed that scene and I thought the backstory when the catgirls were younger was cute and I thought it was really really sweet the way Chocola loves her master so much, and, yeah, it was a bit heavy handed and they didn't have to say 700 times that these were her true honest feelings, but still, it was probably better to go too heavy than too light there and so I enjoyed it and so fine game you win and I'll wishlist you. A little later I eventually get around to buying the full game, and I'm playing it without the 18+ DLC, and I must say my general impression with adult games (mostly because I'd heard about a couple of RPG's where it's apparently possible to do a pure run, but I guess maybe I shouldn't generalize that sort of thing) was that there will often be a choice to watch a naughty scene with little impact on the plot or just skip it, and I thought I had even noticed a point in the demo where such a choice might occur, because there's a point where the catgirls are asking generic protagonist to take a bath with them and he says no without any input from the player but I had figured at the time that maybe if you were playing the full game and had the 18+ DLC you'd have the opportunity to say yes there for a naughty scene if you'd like, and I just figured the whole game would be like that with mostly normal goings on interspersed with random smut occasionally, but then actually playing, uhh... no, that's not the game at all, and the smut is baked into the main plot here and most noticeably a whole big thing is made out of the catgirls going into heat and desperately needing a partner as a flimsy excuse for generic protagonist to say "I guess it can't be helped" and heading off to satisfy them, and without the 18+ DLC we don't actually see this happen but the game just skips to them lying in bed afterwards, but it's still implied, and honestly it was personally a bit of a disappointment for me because I'm the kind of guy who when they care for a character wants to see them stay pure and innocent, but at least my girls seemed happy about it, I guess. I just hope generic protagonist continues to take good care of them. More than that, though, I was surprised by how much stuff made it into this game even without the 18+ DLC: There's a scene of generic protagonist washing off the catgirls after an incredibly forced situation to get them dirty that any idiot should have seen coming a mile away and that generic protagonist should have known to stop well in advance, but my point is the girls are totally naked here and there's a full illustration for it, and, yeah, due to the angle and some convenient steam and stuff nothing "interesting" is visible here, but it was still really hot and I enjoyed it anyway and I still wouldn't want my mom to see that image as my desktop background. Also, there's weirdly a scene of one of the catgirls, well... "having a good time by herself", let's call it, and I have no idea if that scene might be more explicit with the 18+ DLC or something, but as I saw it, there was no special illustration or anything but just the usual character model with its arms extending beneath the bottom of the screen suggestively and some obligatory moaning and whatnot, but that was still more than I was expecting here. Also, there's a scene of two of the characters talking about reproduction, which mostly centers around plants, but one of the characters is getting way too into it and drooling at the thought and stuff anyway. Random thing, but generic protagonist's little sister kept making weird inappropriate comments to him, and it wasn't a major element to the story and I don't think she was serious, but I still thought that felt weird, not just without the 18+ DLC, but just in general because although I realize that we who are into brother-sister stuff are not an insignificant group in the lonely young guys community, I also realize that there are plenty of people who aren't and such a taboo tends to be rather strong (not to mention she's specifically referred to as a kid at least once), and so I thought it a strange choice to include that in the game for such little reason and potentially alienate some of the players who were just here for the totally normal human on animal action (seriously, a fairly big deal is made about how catgirls are seen more as cat than girl, and I noticed in the Japanese text at least once them being referred to with a counter for animals, and it seems strange to me that if you wanted to have relations with catgirls that you would do so with a mindset that focuses more on the cat than on the girl) rather than the somehow less normal brother on sister lack of action (because for the record, generic protagonist isn't into the stuff his sister says, but he'd rather she knocked it off). Also, there's a gratuitous double panty shot. Anyway, near the end there's a scene where the catgirls are threatened with arrest while trying to help their master, and I thought their dedication to him was sweet there too.
Expand the review
Similar games
View all
NEKOPARA Vol. 3
Patisserie "La Soleil", run by Kashou Minaduki, is flourishing thanks to the help of two catgirls: Maple, full of pride and a little on the haughty side, and Cinnamon, an impulsive daydreamer.
NEKOPARA Vol. 4
Despite the popularity of, "La Soleil", Kashou's father continues to disapprove of it. Determined to get his father to approve of him, Kashou journeys to France to seek advice from the teacher who taught him his craft. A new chapter awaits in the next volume of the NEKOPARA series!
Sakura Swim Club
In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes.
NEKOPARA Vol. 0
Please note that NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is a fandisc for NEKOPARA Vol. 1What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! This is a story just before Kashou opened "La Soleil".Enjoy a page from the leisurely, daily lives of Shigure and the Minaduki household's catgirls!
Sakura Angels
ζ₯ζ¬θͺγγΌγΈγ§γ³γγ¦γ³γγΌγιε§γγγΎγγγTwo girls, blessed with magical powers, are faced with the task of saving the lonely protagonist from the clutches of a mysterious witch and ancient evil, sealed away long ago by his ancestors. What does this sorceress want from our protagonist?
NEKOPARA Vol. 2
Business is booming for La Soleil, the patisserie run by Kashou Minaduki with his two catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, his sister Shigure, and the Minaduki family's four catgirl sisters.
Sakura Spirit
Rising Judo Star Gushiken Takahiro was two weeks away from the match that would make or break his career -- a championship match where the winner is then signed up to be a young national athlete for Japan. He was very determined to win, in order to fulfill his dreams of finally representing his country for a sport he loves so much.
LoveKami -Divinity Stage-
MoeNovel's exciting new original title, LoveKami -Divinity Stage-, debuts on Steam in English, bringing a fun and energetic tale filled with magic and music!
LoveKami -Useless Goddess-
After finding a collapsed goddess on the street, Sho takes her home. Akane is an Aragami, a goddess that only thinks about herself and causes trouble to those around her. Can Sho, with the help of Inori and Maika, help Akane reform into a perfect goddess?
Sonicomi
Super Sonico is a cheerful, hardworking college student and amateur musician who's about to make her modeling debut. As her personal photographer, you will be responsible for Sonico's image, balancing the needs of your clients with your own vision for Sonico's future.
My Furry Dictator πΎ
Wake up, comrade, you've arrived in the best country in the world! We have socialism, paws, and most importantly - a hot dictator. Experience the story of a young billionaire and his relationship with the most insane woman in his life!
Frequently Asked Questions
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 is currently priced at 9.75β¬ on Steam.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75β¬ on Steam.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 received 25,629 positive votes out of a total of 26,924 achieving an impressive rating of 9.31.
π
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 was developed by NEKO WORKs and published by Sekai Project.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 is not playable on MacOS.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 is not playable on Linux.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 is a single-player game.
There are 4 DLCs available for NEKOPARA Vol. 1. Explore additional content available for NEKOPARA Vol. 1 on Steam.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 supports Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
NEKOPARA Vol. 1 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for NEKOPARA Vol. 1.
Data sources
The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.
Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.
Last Updates| Steam data | 20 April 2026 08:08 |
|---|---|
| SteamSpy data | 23 April 2026 17:50 |
| Steam price | 29 April 2026 04:47 |
| Steam reviews | 29 April 2026 08:08 |
If you'd like to dive deeper into the details about NEKOPARA Vol. 1, we invite you to check out a few dedicated websites that offer extensive information and insights. These platforms provide valuable data, analysis, and user-generated reports to enhance your understanding of the game and its performance.
- SteamDB - A comprehensive database of everything on Steam about NEKOPARA Vol. 1
- SteamCharts - Analysis of NEKOPARA Vol. 1 concurrent players on Steam
- ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck NEKOPARA Vol. 1 compatibility
9.75β¬
Visit Store
π₯ Deal
-93%
9.75β¬
0.70β¬
Buy Now
-81%
9.75β¬
1.92β¬
Visit Store
-18%
9.75β¬
8.05β¬
Visit Store
Game modes
Features
Online players
27
Developer
NEKO WORKs
Publisher
Sekai Project
Release
29 Dec 2014
Platforms
Remote Play
Clicking and buying through these links helps us earn a commission to maintain our services.