SEED GAME#4192 BGG all-time

Cat and the Tower(2024)

★ 7.4 BGG1–5 playersWeight 1.33
Cooperative GameMulti-Use CardsSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Cat and the Tower

Looking for games like Cat and the Tower? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Nekojima(2023)

★ 7.21–5 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSingle Loser Game

Stack O' Cats(2025)

★ 7.11–6 players7 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStacking and Balancing

Bloomchasers: A Delightful 3D Tree Game of Flowers and Wits(2025)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Menara(2018)

★ 7.41–4 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePhysical RemovalStacking and Balancing

Beasts of Balance(2016)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStacking and BalancingSudden Death Ending

Teeter Tower(2022)

★ 6.71–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingStacking and Balancing

Songbirds(2016)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameHand Management

Sheep Hop!(2022)

★ 6.71–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

ChainingCooperative GameSolo / Solitaire Game

TowerBrix(2024)

★ 6.31–6 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStacking and Balancing

MicroMacro: Crime City(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Stem & Branch(2026)

★ 6.71–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

Cozy Stickerville(2026)

★ 8.31–6 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameLegacy GameNarrative Choice / Paragraph

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