Find the Hidden Cats! ~ Cat Me If You Can ~ Launches September 9 on Steam
The game's console ports arriving in the same year as the PC launch signals a quick multiplatform push for a niche indie title, a pattern that could broaden its reach beyond the Steam audience.
Key Facts
- Find the Hidden Cats! ~ Cat Me If You Can ~ launches on Steam on September 9.
- A demo for Find the Hidden Cats! ~ Cat Me If You Can ~ is currently available on Steam.
- Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S versions of Find the Hidden Cats! ~ Cat Me If You Can ~ are planned for the fourth quarter of 2026.
- The game is set in a monochrome manga-style 3D world where players photograph hidden cats.
- Some cats in Find the Hidden Cats! ~ Cat Me If You Can ~ only appear after solving puzzles.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Developer Cosmic Stag Games and publisher Craftmos Games will release Find the Hidden Cats! ~ Cat Me If You Can ~ on Steam on September 9. The game is set in a monochrome manga-style 3D world where players photograph hidden cats with a camera. A demo is currently available on Steam. Console versions for Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S are planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. The game is inspired by popular 2D cat-finding games and sends players to explore modern Japanese street corners, medieval castle corners, and ancient Egyptian deserts. Cats may be sleeping in grass or stretching on benches, but some only appear after solving puzzles, deciphering clues, and finding hidden passages. After photographing a cat, players can also pet it. The supported platform for the PC release is Steam, with the release date set for September 9.
The game's monochrome manga-style 3D world is a deliberate nod to the visual language of 2D cat-finding games, but it adds a photographic mechanic that changes how players interact with the environment. Instead of simply tapping on cats, players must frame shots with a camera, and some cats require puzzle-solving before they even appear. The demo on Steam lets players try this core loop ahead of the September 9 launch.
Cosmic Stag Games and Craftmos Games have not detailed the console versions beyond their fourth-quarter 2026 window. The Switch and Xbox Series X|S ports will follow the PC release by a few months, which suggests the developers are treating the Steam launch as a proving ground. The petting mechanic, described as a reward after photographing a cat, adds a tactile element that could appeal to players who enjoy casual, low-stakes exploration games.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.