The Cat Machine

The Cat Machine

Steam Deck Playable

Cranktrain · Cats · Aug 12, 2015

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

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.24.

94%
Very Positive
148 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 119 sampled reviews

Based on 148 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 119 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise119 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
There are many levels to keep you occupied and the difficulty steps up as you go along, providing a clear introduction to the key concepts as you progress.
17 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay | Although the first thing you will notice is the cuteness of the game, I must set focus to the gameplay idea itself.
8 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Overall Visuals | Leaving aside the cats, the 3D graphics are pleasant for the eye, combined with all of the colours and the waving sea in the background.
6 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Great puzzles, great little bits of dialogue, and most importantly: cats.
6 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack featuring cat sounds is awesome and so are the meows that can be heard when one of the cats flies away.
5 of 119 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
Difficulty17 reviews
Gameplay8 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
5
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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