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Purrgatory

Purrgatory

A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Charming characters and heartfelt writing” (22 of 54 reviews) and “Short few-hour experiences” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Aug 22, 2021 Developer Niv Platforms Windows Visual NovelLGBTQ+CutePoint & ClickCats
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

98.9%positive5,045 reviews

What the most-helpful reviewers agree on

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Bar length = how many of the 54 reviews raise the point Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 54 English reviews (the 54 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-26

Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“A very charming game with endearing characters, a very cute artstyle and lots, lots LOTS of puns! It can be completed in about 4-5 hours, just long enough to be well immersed in this universe and to get attached to the characters and their stories. However I really do not…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“i just finished purrgatory a few minutes ago and as i type this i pray i get a traumatic brain injury and forget i ever played this just so i can experience it for the first time again. it's seriously such a good game. the story is simple yet beautiful, the characters are…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“short and sweet :3 a very relaxing sit and play game”

— a player, Steam review · 229 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

106all-time peak
0 25 50 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 45 avg · Aug 2021

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 13, 2026
Demo released for my new game Evenfall!

Hello! I have gone through a lot of life changes in the last four years, but I am finally hard at work on a new visual novel. Just like Purrgatory, there will be lots of exploration, loveable characte

Feb 28, 2026
Purrgatory in Norwegian (Bokmål) and Russian!

hello everyone, i'm happy to announce that purrgatory is now available in norwegian and russian, courtesy of translators kettu and marcel respectively! thank you so much to the two of you, and all of

Jul 20, 2025
New project from Niv!

I'm excited to announce a project I've been working on ever since I released Purrgatory! It's far from done, but I'm ready to take you all on this journey with me. My next game will be-- ... ⚠️ FAILUR

Apr 30, 2025
Purrgatory est disponible en français !

hi all, i'm very happy to announce that purrgatory is now available in french! this update was multiple years in the making and is the work of translator virtuoso léo l'hoost, with help from fellow tr

Jan 13, 2025
Purrgatory in Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish!

hello everyone! this long-overdue update contains FOUR new translations for purrgatory: italian, polish, brazilian portuguese, and latin american spanish! these showcase the talent, hard work, and att

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsVisual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Cute · Point & Click · Cats · Funny · Story Rich · Hand-drawn · Casual · Minimalist · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, French, Norwegian, Russian
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 200 MB available space