Hidden Cats in Santa's Realm

Hidden Cats in Santa's Realm

Steam Deck Playable

Nukearts Studio · Casual · Dec 18, 2023

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.19.

98%
Very Positive
218 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 218 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 189 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The core mode asks you to find 120 cats placed in fixed locations, offering a gentle difficulty curve and a chance to learn the game’s visual language.
11 of 189 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
For those wanting more challenge, Advanced Mode expands the hunt to 200 cats and introduces additional hidden characters, more elaborate puzzles, and randomized placements that keep each playthrough feeling fresh.
10 of 189 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It distinguishes itself from similar titles in its genre by its high quality, rich content, and solid replayability value.
9 of 189 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
When you zoom in you can see the blurry lines which I have seen in several hidden object games and there has got to be a fix for this, but honestly, this art style kind of makes it work.
9 of 189 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design supports this with soft music loops and cheerful audio cues—like the small meow that plays when a cat is found—which gently reinforce the game’s friendly tone.
7 of 189 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Difficulty11 reviews
Story and characters10 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs4 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.19 (−20%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $3.19

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
53
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.