The Cat Machine
A logic puzzle game about routing trains of colored cats
Cranktrain · Released Aug 12, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 131
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is The Cat Machine?
In this single-player logic puzzle game, you build an underground machine to keep Earth in orbit. Across more than fifty levels, you arrange colored tracks to handle different cat trains, with the leading cat determining each train's route. Cats fly away after traveling along matching tracks; your goal is to clear every train, including its final white cat.
For you if...
- +you enjoy sequencing puzzles that require careful spatial planning
Not for you if...
- −you want straightforward puzzles with little need for experimentation
What players say
92% of 131 reviews are positive
Players praise the increasingly challenging puzzles, the satisfaction of solving them, and the cat theme. Some complain that larger layouts are hard to predict, leading to frustrating trial and error.
Screenshots and trailer
The Cat Machine system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Cat Machine?
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- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 1.6GHz Dual-core
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does The Cat Machine have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Cat Machine run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does The Cat Machine 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