Games like Cat in the Box
Looking for games like Cat in the Box? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Cat in the Box is a adventure game from 2020; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Subnautica with 338,617 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Subnautica
2018 · Adventure
338,617 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
321,118 reviews · 93% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
232,215 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Human Fall Flat
2016 · Adventure
173,860 reviews · 95% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Stray
2022 · Adventure
155,602 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into cats.
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DAVE THE DIVER
2023 · Adventure
139,867 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Inscryption
2021 · Adventure
133,769 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into card battler.
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MiSide
2024 · Adventure
120,369 reviews · 98% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into psychological horror.
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ASTRONEER
2019 · Adventure
118,359 reviews · 92% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Don't Starve
2013 · Adventure
113,208 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
110,972 reviews · 89% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
98,838 reviews · 90% positive
Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Cat in the Box?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Cat in the Box by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Subnautica (338,617 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Cat in the Box" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Cat in the Box, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.