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CAT & ONION
Talk to a stone. Cover yourself in butter. Befriend a flying onion. Take a short break from life and go on a feel-good cat adventure!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “cute, trippy visuals” (20 of 85 reviews) and “quirky humorous writing” (14); the most common complaint is “very short experiences” (31). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-16.
What reviewers agree on
20 of the 85 reviews raise this.
14 of the 85 reviews raise this.
7 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“very nice. worth the price”
5 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“One of the best games I've ever played. It's extremely cute and incredibly well written - one of the best written games of all time not even a question. Art is very well done, music is fitting, characters feel alive. It…”
“A relaxing game with a nice gentle concept and good production. Music and art lovely. Great to see a professional game using Odin and Raylib too.”
“A short and cute game where you play as a cat on a mission to make pancakes and you make friends (and enemies) along the way. The music is nice and relaxing and the style and game don't take themselves too seriously.…”
4 of the 85 reviews raise this.
31 of the 85 reviews raise this · 31 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 85 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 99.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-16
“Cute, trippy game, but very short. But for $3 (less on sale), it's worth an afternoon. Not everything has to be a 999 hour way of life.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“A charming and quirky little adventure that feels like a warm, strange daydream. I had a lot of fun with its offbeat humor and unexpected moments. Talking to a stone, covering yourself in butter, and befriending a flying onion somehow all work together in a way that feels…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Bought this game to support Karl Zylinski who has made so many useful resources and videos for raylib and the odin programming language. If you're interested in programming at all check out his youtube channel and maybe give odin a try! Didn't regret buying Cat and Onion at all.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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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.
Nominate CAT & ONION for the "Sit Back and Relax" award 😻
The Steam Awards are upon us! 🙀 I would be very touched if you liked my game enough to nominate it for the "Sit Back and Relax" award. 💖 Some reviews said that CAT & ONION was relaxing and soothing. T
New low price
Go on a soothing cat adventure, with the ultimate goal of pancakes! If you've just come home from work and wish to do something relaxing, then perhaps you can play my game CAT & ONION! It's a dreamlik
CAT & ONION is part of the Cat Awareness sale!
CAT & ONION is part of the Cat Awareness sale. It starts today, on August 8 (International Cat Day!) and goes on until August 22. Get the game at a 43% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/278
Patch 1.3 and a big THANK YOU! 😻
Hi everyone! I have just released patch 1.3! The main thing in this patch is that the UI for choosing what dialogue option to use has been improved. It should now be more obvious which one is selected
CAT & ONION is OUT NOW!
Hi everyone! The game is out now! Or rather... It has actually been out for 7 hours! I forgot to post this 'The game is out!' update. Anyways, if you have 30-60 minutes and need a relaxing cat adventu
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-16.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Wholesome · Short · Cats · Funny · Surreal · Exploration · Cute · Colorful · Family Friendly · Relaxing · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 5 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.1 Processor: 64 bit Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics Storage: 100 MB available space Additional Notes: Only 16:9 and 16:10 monitors are supported. Ultrawide and 4:3 will have black bars/letterboxing.