CATO: Buttered Cat

CATO: Buttered Cat

Steam Deck Verified

Team Woll · Puzzle Platformer · Sep 6, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $6.59.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The simplistic graphics and soundtrack are nice, and I enjoyed changing into different silly character skins.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Since you'll be concentrating, whether in working out the solution, or lining up the characters in just the right place, playing nondistracting music isn't a bad design choice.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Its combination of humor, charm, and challenge makes it a standout example of how even the strangest ideas can evolve into surprisingly compelling gameplay.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The simplistic graphics and soundtrack are nice, and I enjoyed changing into different silly character skins.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It has a pick-up-and-play style, so if you have a Steam Deck this would be perfect.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Platforming games always feel better with a controller, so I'm glad CO worked just fine when I plugged mine in.
7 of 300 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 love6 themes
Graphics33 reviews
Story and characters30 reviews
Gameplay28 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty27 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $6.59 (−40%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.59

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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