Cat Isle
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Cat Isle

Catch a train to Cat Isle! In this cozy pixel art management game, build restaurants, expand and decorate the town. Figure out your cats needs as they dine, shop, explore and turn the island into their purfect home.

DEV: domkegames, pixelduckooPUB: domkegames, pixelduckooAppID 4018550
UPDATE PULSEevery ~151d·last 23d ago·3 recent on record

Is Cat Isle still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

96.6
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

97.9% of 191 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 94.7. The developers have shipped 1 substantial update in the past six months, adding 1.9.

reception 94.7·support +1.9·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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Current price

$4.79$5.99−20%

Development

Slowing down

Last heard from developers

22 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~9 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

1

Current silence

3× normal

Posting has slowed: the developers usually appear every 9 days, and it has now been 22. 1 substantial update landed in the past six months. It is currently 20% below its usual price.

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Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

patchSep 15, 2026

Cat Isle Update Adds Hard Mode, Speed Challenges, and Accessibility Options

Developer Domke has shipped a notable update to Cat Isle — titled the Challenges, Languages & Accessibility Update — that touches gameplay depth, internationalization, and usability in roughly equal measure.

What changed

New challenge modes

  • Hard Mode removes tips and order history, leaving only statistics graphs to guide decisions
  • Speed Challenge tasks players with beating levels faster than the developers themselves
  • Two new achievements tied to completing any Hard Mode level and any Speed Challenge

New language support

  • Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Finnish

Quality-of-life and accessibility

  • Font style and size settings
  • Smooth zoom toggle
  • Option to disable mouse-driven camera movement
  • Option to make buildings non-clickable during the day
  • Default and decoration-specific cursor settings
  • In-options display of PC and Steam Deck control layouts
  • Hold-to-pet replaces repeated clicking for multiple cats
  • Improved control mapping for Steam Deck
  • Greater decoration placement freedom in Creative Mode

Bug fixes

  • Quit button unresponsive on Level Select screen
  • Auto-run breaking on larger islands
  • Demo achievements failing to carry over to the full game
  • Various smaller issues

The team also notes that community items — trading cards and badges — are in progress, with further bug fixes planned alongside them.

For players who found the base game comfortable, Hard Mode and the Speed Challenge offer a reason to revisit completed levels with meaningfully higher stakes.

Two years of development

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10 announcements · 1 substantial · 19 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

10 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsSep 11, 2026
Level 2 gifts not spawning bug fix

Fixed gifts not appearing in level 2

Community AnnouncementsSep 10, 2026
Challenges, Languages & Accessibility Update

New Languages: Turkish Spanish Portuguese (Brazilian) Finnish Some extra goals for people seeking extra challenge: Hard Mode - same levels, but without the help of tips and order history info (Use only statistics graphs to determine the rig…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 24, 2026
Cat Isle - Auto-Start Mode

Hi there, quite a few players were asking for the ability to auto-start days, so the game could be played in the background. We added it as a simple toggle in the game UI. Let us know if you have any other requests💛Note: auto-start is not …

Community AnnouncementsJul 21, 2026
Cat Isle Day One Hotfixes: 4K support and bug fixes

- Improved support for 4K monitors. You can now scale the UI from 1x to 4x in the Options menu.- Fixed missing gift decorations in the Isle of Brave and Festival Grounds.

Community AnnouncementsJul 20, 2026
Cat Isle is Released!

Cat Isle has launched! 🎉Celebrate with a limited-time 15% launch discount on Steam.A huge thank you to everyone who's been with us on this journey. Your support made this possible.

Community AnnouncementsJun 9, 2026
Cat Isle Playtest Launched

Heyo everyone!We’ve just launched a Playtest For Cat Isle 🐱You will be able to test and experience the main flow of the gameAs always, thanks for all the supportJoin our Discord

Community AnnouncementsFeb 20, 2026
Cat Isle Demo Update For Next Fest

Heyo everyone!We’ve just pushed a fresh update to the demo ahead of Next Fest, packed with improvements based on your feedback 🐱Focused on Quality of Life Improvements, Visual Upgrades, Bug FixesAs always, keep the feedback coming. See you…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 11, 2026
Cat Isle Demo Launch

The Cat Isle demo is out today! You can now build your tiny train platform island, manage shops for curious cats, decorate with Gashapon surprises, and just chill while watching your town come to life. It’s about 30–60 minutes of cozy gamep…

Community AnnouncementsOct 14, 2025
Thank You for 1500 Wishlists

Cat Isle has just reached 1500 wishlists on Steam! We’re so grateful for all your support and excitement for the game.We’re continuing to word hard making Cat Isle the best it can be and are excited and also a bit scared about the demo laun…

Community AnnouncementsOct 7, 2025
Cat Isle Localization

Hi everyone!We’ve seen a lot of interest and wishlists from players in China and Japan, and we really appreciate the support!We’re happy to share that Cat Isle will include Japanese and Simplified Chinese localization when the demo launches…