Cats and Seek : Tokyo

Genre: Puzzle

Players: 1

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Review:

(Note: Review code provided by the kind folks at Silesia Games)

Cats and Seek : Tokyo (not to be confused with Hidden Cats in Tokyo) is a family-friendly “hidden object”-style Puzzle Game released on PC in 2025 and ported to Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in 2026. As the title indicates, this game has you searching for cats and stamps hidden in locales in Tokyo – Asakusa, Akihabara, Ueno Park, Shibuya, and Kamakura.

The game’s presentation uses a cartoony 2D art style that’s mostly monotone, which works well for the gameplay but I wouldn’t call it especially beautiful. And this is backed be a jaunty soundtrack that I found to be annoying, making me want to mute the game quickly after starting it. Also, expect to hear a lot of meowing as you play.

While the presentation felt wanting in my eyes, the gameplay here is pretty solid for this genre, letting players zoom in and out as they please, move the screen, and select objects using either a gamepad of the touchscreen in handheld mode, with the touchscreen controls working pretty well. There are also areas with characters scrolling across the screen, which was a nice dynamic element. In addition, the game has a nice help feature that acts as a compass toward the object you’re looking for rather than outright giving you the answer, which I feel is a good mechanic that works well here.

At $3, Cats and Seek : Tokyo presents a decent value for a game with over 500 hidden objects spread across 5 levels. However, the sub-par presentation really detracts from this game, and there are so many other better entries in the genre on Nintendo Switch that I’d recommend you go with one of those instead.

tl;dr – Cats and Seek : Tokyo is a family-friendly hidden object-style Puzzle game where players try to uncover the 500+ hidden cats and other objects within a contemporary Tokyo setting. Mechanically this game works pretty well, but the presentation is somewhat lacking, with the soundtrack being particularly grating. It’s not a terrible entry in the genre, but you have so many better alternatives. I suggest you play one of those instead.

Grade: C-

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