Catizens

by badopticsgames, HeroCraft PC

The Developer Says...

Inspired by RimWorld and The Sims, Catizens is a colony management simulation game where you watch over unique cats with quirky personalities, as you help them build and grow their settlement while exploring new lands, facing off against wildlife and overcoming the challenges of each environment.

Keywords

Colony management

Cat personality management

Exploration and progression

Combat and survival

Sandbox replayability

Level-based progression

Hands-off city building

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Players Like...

❤ Game Overview

This early access title blends RimWorld, The Sims, and city-building strategies, centering gameplay around managing a quirky cat settlement.

❤ Core Gameplay Mechanics

Players start with two cats and gradually expand their colony by balancing resource management, individual cat needs, and survival strategies. Campaigns progressively unlock new challenges across multiple levels, while sandbox mode offers open-ended exploration.

❤ Character Development

Cats possess unique personality traits like 'stubborn,' 'cowardly,' or 'adventurous'. Players assign professions such as Knight, Farmer, or Blacksmith. Individual skill trees let cats unlock specialized abilities. Social dynamics emerge through cat-to-cat relationship mechanics.

❤ Settlement Management

Construct farms, markets, and housing using limited resources. Manage food production and cat happiness to prevent settlement collapse. Strategic building placement determines survival chances. Each level introduces new environmental challenges.

❤ Combat and Challenges

Knight-class cats defend against enemies like rats, wolves, and skeleton raiders. Combat requires careful positioning and character development. Difficulty scales from 'Catsual' (easy) to 'Catverage' (hard). Enemies become progressively more complex and threatening.

❤ Unique Gameplay Elements

Cats occasionally ignore player commands based on their traits. Apprenticeship system allows skill transfer between characters. Dynamic relationship trees create unexpected interactions. Detailed character creation with 20+ physical and personality customization options.

❤ Player Experience Highlights

Fans appreciate unpredictable cat behavior mechanics, challenging strategic decision-making, adorable visual design, and ongoing development potential.

❤ Challenges and Criticisms

High micromanagement requirements, occasional pathfinding bugs, limited current content, and steep initial learning curve.

❤ Recommendation

Ideal for players who enjoy deeply strategic simulation games, character-driven gameplay, cute yet challenging management experiences, and supporting early access game development.