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Calico
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
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“I wouldnt pay full price but getting it on sale is worth it. Character customization is super cute too!!”
“Pros the world is really cute The options for customization looks like it could be good if you played for awhile and searched for stores. I love how you can just kidnap animals and bring them to your animal cafe cons…”
“Really cute game. I love the character customization. The steam deck controls are kinda clunky but this game is so charming and sweet.”
7 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This was a very cute and cozy cat game that is quest-based. Meeting townfolk, unlocking different areas via tasks, and doing different tasks for each of the townsfolks as needed. The mini-games within it were also quite…”
“I played this game back in 2023 and it was just what I needed. It's relaxing, cute, and yes, a bit janky, but never broken. The writing has a simple kindness that really touched my heart <3 and there were sooo many cute…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“100% based game have been playing since middle school no matter how many times you beat it it stays fun and interesting! the whole vibe alone would be enough to hook me but the incredible designs and game mechanics are…”
“I LOVE THIS GAME! so so so stinken cute. i love the customization and all of the animals. such a sweet and cozy game. i would def play it again.”
“This game is so addicting that it's hard to put down. I absolutely love playing games with LGBTQ+ themes and this game feels like a second home”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Feels like wandering through a sweet, wobbly dream made of cotton candy. Sometimes, being cute is all it takes.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“cute & cozy game with CATS...and other animals. controls were a bit of a pain to learn. would rec buying on sale! 7/10”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I would not recommend this game however it is a game that clearly is well loved. It just wasn't the right fit for me. I have played for 9 hours and gave it a solid try - that number is inflated because I AFK'd in it while I was in Heatopia/other games. Pros - The character…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Calico Art Book Release!
Hey Calico friends and fans!As a DLC to the main game, we have released Calico's Art Book. The art book features 57 beautiful pages offering a deeper look into the world, characters, and development o
Small Bug Fix Patch
Fixed some bugs in the DLC and base game: - Fixed Sundae Potion breaking clothing upon save and reload - Fixed achievement for getting all animals not activating (DLC not required to get achievement)
Calico - Neat Things Out Now!
Hi, Calico fans! We have something special to share today! A new DLC, Calico - Neat Things, is now available to play! The Neat Things DLC introduces new quests, a new character, new mini-games, and, o
Fixes for Pawsome Update
Fixed designs not being unlocked in clothing designer Fixed animals regaining hats after removing hat and reloading the game Fixed not being able to select some design sliders with controller Fixed bu
Calico Pawsome Edition
Feature Updates Added over 25 new cooking minigames! Added sales bonuses based on minigame speed and score Added new animals! (Owl, Cow, Goat, Opossum, Chicken, Alpaca, Sheep) Added ability to customi
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Cute · Casual · Cats · Indie · LGBTQ+ · Simulation · Open World · Relaxing · Female Protagonist · Character Customization · Singleplayer · RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or greater Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: any