Cats Hidden in Japan (2025)

Developer: Travellin Cats
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.9 of 5, 733 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 29 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 calm, charmingly simple hunt for hand-drawn cats in a colorful Japanese scene, with optional timed pressure.

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What players say

Players finish in under an hour, often around 15 minutes, and describe it as relaxing or cute. The difficulty jumps near the end, and some criticize the setting art as a generic Asian pastiche that mixes Chinese and Japanese elements, with nonsense fake Japanese text.

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.