NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise

A café-set visual novel following four humanoid cat trainees

NEKO WORKs · Published by Sekai Project · Released Jul 15, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 6,528
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 19 in 30 days
Players: 9; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 14, 2025
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise?

This free, single-player visual novel casts you as a woman who inherits her late grandfather's café and house. You read dialogue and follow four character routes as catboy trainees help her keep the café running. The dialogue has Japanese voice acting.

For you if...

+you enjoy relaxed stories with anime-style characters

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-focused gameplay to reading character dialogue

What players say

89% of 6,528 reviews are positive · 78% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players describe the game as short and repeatedly ask for more content.

Screenshots and trailer

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NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 and above
Processor: 2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo and above
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 450 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Multi window app automatically sets focus
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian.

Does NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam