Feline-nomenonal Games
Cat lovers rejoice! We at Hardcore iOS combed the App Store to bring you our list of the best cat iPhone games. Whether you prefer lounging with puzzles or dungeon crawling for loot, our entries have got you covered. From kawaii to creepy, here are our favorite cat iPhone games.
15. Sailor Cats
Anchors away! Set sail for adventure as an adorable kitty pirate in Sailor Cats from Platonic Games. Scour the seven seas for fish and resources used to upgrade your boat and look out for treasure. Explore deserted islands and recover over 200 relics inspired by historical objects from around the world. Learn all about these artifacts by clicking the link in their description, which leads to their inspiration’s Wikipedia entry. With special monthly offers, holiday updates and tons of treasures to collect, get ready to abandon your landlubber life forever.
Available on the App Store
14. Kleptocats
These adorable cats have habitually sticky paws. Adopt and employ hundreds of unique cats to gather swag for your empty room in Kleptocats from developer HyperBeard. Send your litter of mischievous kittens out into the world and play a bubble-popping minigame to collect coins while you wait. Upon their return, show your gratitude by feeding, washing and petting your kleptocats. You can even dress up your thieving companions with thousands of different options. Decorate your space with pilfered presents from all over the world and solve the mysteries surrounding their wonderfully weird existence by keeping an eye out for easter eggs and clues. Also, be sure to check out the Kleptocats cartoon shorts on YouTube for hints to their origins and even more rascally fun.
Available on the App Store
13. Milo and the Magpies
After an encounter with a group of aggressive magpies, Milo the cat finds himself far from home. Help Milo return safely by solving puzzles in this hand-painted point-and-click adventure game from artist Johan Scherft. Sneak through neighboring gardens while avoiding the flock of magpies as you navigate various puzzles. Each garden also boasts its own theme song, composed by Victor Butzelaar. If you love heartwarming tales with adorable illustrations, then Milo and the Magpies is a must-play.
Available on the App Store
12. Duet Cats: Cute Cat Games
Feel the beat while feeding your cute kitty pop stars in the musical rhythm game Duet Cats from developer Amanotes. As food rains down, drag both of your feline vocalists across the screen to feed them in time with the rhythm. Choose from a catalog of over 1,000 remixes of popular songs over the game’s hundreds of levels. Pick tasty treats from the food store and nurture their hungry bellies. You can also customize and decorate your pets’ Cat Tower to reflect their brand of pop stardom. With simple, yet challenging, gameplay and relaxing tunes, Duet Cats: Cute Cat Games will be a tough act to follow.
Available on the App Store
11. Nameless Cat
Embark on a harrowing odyssey in our next entry of the best cat iPhone games. Play as a nameless cat and journey across a fantastical pixelated world to return to your owner in Nameless Cat, a retro-inspired 2D action game. From indie developer Yi Kwan Sze, this side-scrolling adventure title spans three chapters and over 40 levels. Defeat monstrous creatures and bosses, talk with other animals and collect treasure as you trek home. Unearth the mysteries surrounding your past as you undergo trials and tribulations in this peculiar realm.
Available on the App Store
10. Secret Cat Forest
The next entry in our list of the best cat iPhone games is a cozy treat. Create a hidden oasis smack dab in the middle of a fantastical forest in this casual simulation game from indie developer IDEASAM. Secret Cat Forest allows players to create their own sanctuary by enticing dozens of cats to come live with them. Catch fish to leave for your new furry companions and build furniture for them from the resources you harvest. While you’re away, cats will take up residence in your home. Amass your feline following by continuing to care for them and purr-suading new cats by leaving fish and newly crafted furniture. Other features include gorgeous moving backgrounds, tons of furniture and gifts to collect, a real-time day and night cycle and an album full of downloadable images. If you love games like Animal Crossing and Cozy Grove, then this entry’s for you.
Available on the App Store
9. Cat Museum
Explore a surrealist 2D world teeming with horrific creatures in Cat Museum, a side-scrolling adventure game from developer 751Games. After discovering a strange museum located in the middle of the woods, a lonely boy must take on the job of renovating the property. Accompanied by a feline companion, you’ll need to solve strange puzzles to unravel the mysteries within the museum, including the boy’s violent past. Refurbish exhibits of gorgeously reimagined classical works of art while avoiding nightmarish monsters lurking within the museum’s decrepit halls. Fans of horror and puzzle titles should check out this macabre adventure game right away.
Available on the App Store
8. Cat Bird!
Half bird, half cat, all hero. Join the titular protagonist on their epic journey homeward in this platforming adventure game from developer Raiyumi. Inspired by retro platformers, Cat Bird! tasks players with traversing dangerous realms and braving environmental obstacles like pits, saw blades and traps. Use Cat Bird’s unique abilities to defeat enemies and the game’s three epic bosses across 40 levels. Compete against others to rank on the global leaderboard or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. With stunning pixel art and tons of achievements to unlock, you’re sure to have hours of platforming fun.
Available on the App Store
7. Kitty Cat Clicker
The Queen Cat’s hungry, and it’s up to you, her loyal subject, to feed her. Join a court of cats and make it rain tasty treats in idle strategy game Kitty Cat Clicker from Tapps Games. The gameplay is super simple: tap the Queen Cat as fast as you can to feed her until she’s satiated. Once satisfied, she’ll allow you to open the kingdom’s Treasure Chest, which will reward you with sweet, sweet prizes. For every piece of food eaten, she’ll bestow points for players to hire even more kitties for her court. Recruit tons of unique cats, including Milk Delivery Cat, Catzilla, the UFO Cat and Sushi Cat just to name a few.
Available on the App Store
6. Cat Quest
Quest across Felingard to save your sister from the evil Drakoth in Cat Quest from developer Gentlebros. In traditional RPG fashion, players face off against dragons, monsters and other magical foes as an adorable feline knight. Cat Quest is packed to the gills with over 15 hours of open-world adventuring fun. Raid more than 60 dungeons and caves to gain tons of loot as you traverse Felingard’s expansive map. Engage in real-time combat against fearsome enemies and complete over 60 side quests for additional rewards. Don’t miss out on this excellent award-winning RPG game with an equally immersive sequel.
Available on the App Store
5. The Way Home: Pixel Roguelike
Kevin and his buddy Cheese find themselves transported to a strange world full of terrible monsters and other lost souls. Safely escort the pair through dangerous lands in The Way Home: Pixel Roguelike from developer Concode. Explore the game’s four islands and meet NPCs that will aid you on your journey. Players must defeat over 80 different monsters by utilizing a combination of 15 or more skills to best their foes in battle. Each battle will present a unique challenge thanks to algorithmically generated patterns and maps. Players can also enter Party Mode to create a party of four by choosing from 21 different characters, each with unique skills. Construct buildings out of salvaged resources collected on your travels that will aid in your escape. Do you have what it takes to rescue the pair from this perilous realm? Only one way to find out.
Available on the App Store
4. CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars
Build the toughest fighting machine and emerge victorious in CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars from developer ZeptoLab. Engage in Quick Fights against real players that reward the victor with toolboxes containing parts and coins. Use these spare parts to assemble a BattleBots-style robot and square off against other bot builders in physics-based simulation PVP fights. Combine and upgrade dozens of parts, weapons and gadgets to dominate the Leaderboard and conquer the World Championship. Players can also create gangs and participate in gang battles to win exclusive parts, make friends and share tips and tricks among the gang’s members. Unleash your creativity and emerge victorious!
Available on the App Store
3. Laser Kitty Pow Pow
Embrace the chaos in the fast-paced action arcade shooter Laser Kitty Pow Pow from developer ArsThanea. Blast an onslaught of enemies with powerful lasers emanating from giant floating kitty heads. Employ Tim the Tailor to craft and upgrade adorable (and kinda creepy) pixelated cats with insane levels of power. Lay waste to hordes of encroaching enemies, including pesky exploding ninjas. Don’t feel too bad, though. Those ninjas had it coming.
Available on the App Store
2. Cats in Time
Wrangle and rescue over 300 cats across time and space in our penultimate entry in our best cat iPhone games—Cats in Time, a puzzle game from Pine Studio. Professor Tim Edger, avid cat lover and the inventor of the Time Machine, left his rascally kitties unattended. As luck would have it, they managed to trigger his Time Machine while playing and flung themselves across time and space. Do the professor a solid and rescue the cats from their own curiosity by solving more than 200 unique 3D diorama puzzles across seven temporal locations. Players can test the game for free by playing the first two levels before having to pay to unlock the full game.
Available on the App Store
1. Cat Lady – The Card Game
Become a cat-loving spinster and create the coziest Cattery around in Cat Lady – The Card Game from Nomad Games. This digital version of the hit strategy card game makes gameplay super easy to learn for newcomers. Games take around one to five minutes to complete. Players take turns selecting three cards from the pile. Cards contain cats, food, toys, costumes and other items to create the most impressive Cattery possible. Earn points by collecting and feeding cats and keeping them happy by gifting them toys and costumes. The game ends when the card pile is empty, and whoever has the most Victory Points wins. Players can climb the global leaderboard by playing ranked matches and completing the game’s 23 achievements.
Available on the App Store
Did you enjoy our picks for the best cat iPhone games? Discover even more excellent cat-themed games by checking out our reviews of Kimono Cats, Super Cat Tales: PAWS and Campfire Cat Café.
