Underplayed Gems

Cats and the City: Shanghai (2025)

Cats and the City: Shanghai cover
Developer
Repose:Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
3.3 of 5, 9 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 7 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A gentle, meditative exploration of hand-drawn Shanghai scenes, rewarding patience with a slowly coloring world and the quiet joy of spotting hidden cats.

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What players say

Players say the game is a very short cat-finding experience that takes about three minutes to complete, with cats out in the open rather than hidden. The art is pleasant, but bugs with settings not saving unless you relaunch the game are noted.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.