Kittens and Yarn

A tile-swapping puzzle game about untangling yarn around kittens

Pinel Games · Released Jun 17, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 199
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 5 years ago; Sep 2, 2021
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Kittens and Yarn?

In this single-player puzzle game, kittens have tangled their yarn at home. You swap pieces with the left mouse button to untangle the strands, working through separate levels without a timer or score.

For you if...

+you enjoy logic puzzles that steadily increase in complexity

Not for you if...

−you rely on hints when puzzles become difficult
−you want to interact directly with the cats

What players say

94% of 199 reviews are positive

Players praise the kitten artwork and relaxing background music. Some find the puzzles repetitive and the larger layouts tedious.

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Kittens and Yarn system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/10
Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core
Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 512 MB available space

Does Kittens and Yarn have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Kittens and Yarn run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 8
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does Kittens and Yarn 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