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Cateau
The award-winning game Cateau is a visually, musically, and narratively beautiful experience. Enter the enchantingly atmospheric streets of Paris, getting to know truly distinct characters while every choice you make, whether big or small, carries weight and consequence in this little adventure.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Simply a guide on how to interact with cats, highlighting how all of them are born differently; some want a lot of your attention, some prefer personal space the majority of the time, and others just want to have a sleep most of the day and play at night. This is here to test…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I really enjoyed this game, and it's hard to believe it is free! The only thing I didn't like was having to[spoiler]annoy the cats[/spoiler]to get all the pictures and[spoiler]not get them to come home with me[/spoiler]to get different endings. It makes me feel bad even though I…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“this is a really sweet little game, and honestly, it makes me feel a little hopeful about grad school amidst my own mental health issues. you'll see what I mean! it's really sweet, 10/10 kitties.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Cateau's Third Anniversary
Three Years of Cateau As with the previous anniversaries, we just want to offer a quick thank you to all who have supported Cateau. The fact that three years later, we still have new players coming to
Reinstating the Extras
Hello folks! As some of you have noticed, the Lemon Curd Games website is down and will remain so for the time being. This has unfortunately deprived some of you of the opportunity to access the extra
Cateau's Anniversary Continues - New Downloadable Art & a Surprise!
Well now, isn't this a curious occurrence? As promised, we're also releasing a brand-new piece of art for you all to download! As with all of the Extras available through our site (linked below), they
CaTwo Year Anniversary
Two years ago today, Cateau was released into the world from our little booth at the Indiecator during the Sweden Game Conference. In the years since, we have been absolutely floored by the reception
A Special Occasion!
Before we get to today's subject, a clarification is in order. While some of you have likely noticed that we've been on an unannounced hiatus as of the past few months, Lemon Curd Games is still a thi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Visual Novel · Cats · Free to Play · Cute · Singleplayer · Short · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: i3 6006U equivalent or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 equivalent or better Storage: 1 GB available space