A Short - available on GOG
https://www.gog.com/en/game/a_short_hike The cat in this game lost his camping permit and needs you to help him recover it.
https://imgur.com/1teQ1a8.jpg Doodle God is one of those games where you combine two things to create something else. If you like these types of games, the one that I would actually recommend playing is Little Alchemy 2 (which can be played online through a browser or iOS.) Technically what I have is Doodle God 2, which was being given away free on IndieGala as just Doodle God.
The important thing is that in the world of Doodle God, there are cats.... and they don't serve us:
https://imgur.com/FdhoBWs.jpg https://imgur.com/yo0xMSY.jpg In the Egypt mini game, there's some more cat goodness:
https://imgur.com/JMzjQWh.jpg https://imgur.com/nZ2fFGO.jpg https://imgur.com/Ag4BCYz.jpg The cat group header is also used in
Doodle Devil, but I'd recommend not playing that one at all. Even if it's being given away for free, don't bother. The issue I have with it is that it really does feel like a port of a mobile game that was centered around in-app purchases. If you're lacking for something to play and need more cat time, check out the next game on the list instead....
Rebound is a short (less than thirty minutes) game about cleaning and rebinding books that can be either downloaded for free or played online. If you click on the coffee cup to "take a break," you see that there's a cat sleeping in the room. Unfortunately, you cannot interact with the cat but still... there's a cat.
https://imgur.com/2i0s3FK.jpg Self-Checkout Unlimited doesn't have any cats that are actually walking around that you can interact with. The game has more interactivity and puzzles than a walking simulator but less than a full blown adventure game. There are some rules about cats being permitted, and there's a picture of a cat on a poster:
https://imgur.com/Mvk6QNM.jpg https://imgur.com/xIMEvlQ.jpg The light sensitivity warnings on this game are serious business though as I did get nausea playing it.
Echoes of Sorrow 1 and
Echoes of Sorrow 2 are short hidden object games that are completely unrelated in terms of plot. The only thing they have in common is that in both cases, the player character's husband is a got away with murder by framing someone else and a stalker too because why not. Both games feel like script rejects from the Lifetime Channel. Anyway, there are a few cats in hidden object screens, but I wouldn't recommend looking for either game specifically. Because of the interface, the second game manages to feel like its older than the first even though it is technically newer.
Echoes of Sorrow 1:
https://imgur.com/twHjE3I.jpg -
https://imgur.com/aKLcOyS.jpg Echoes of Sorrow 2:
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https://imgur.com/sNsmQXN.jpg -
https://imgur.com/6GYoikj.jpg Hidden Folks is a hidden object game where you find both objects and folks in animated scenes. While I wouldn't recommend this game specifically for the cats as there's only two of them total in the entire game, I would recommend it highly if you like hidden object games.
https://imgur.com/yIc4xqp.jpg The only negative about this one is that when people have asked the developer about releasing the game on GOG, he points them to Steam. >.> I got it through one of those big charity bundles on itch without DRM, so the developer get a big WTF from me for directing people to Steam.
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/hidden_folks