Meow Palace: Forbidden City

An idle cat simulation that doubles as a desktop companion

宫喵家族 · Published by 宫喵家族, 2P Games · Released Dec 16, 2025 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 266
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 18, 2026
Minimum PC: –; not published

What is Meow Palace: Forbidden City?

This single-player, 2D simulation is in Early Access and follows a stray cat that wanders into the Forbidden City. You customize your cat, train skills with resident palace cats, gather materials, and craft outfits and furniture as you unlock palace locations. In-game time follows real time, including seasonal changes.

For you if...

+you enjoy filling a compendium through crafting and discovery

Not for you if...

−you want demanding challenges and constant hands-on action

What players say

92% of 266 reviews are positive

Players praise the relaxing pace and cute cat designs.

Screenshots and trailer

Meow Palace: Forbidden City screenshot 1

Meow Palace: Forbidden City system requirements

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Meow Palace: Forbidden City?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10

Does Meow Palace: Forbidden City have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Meow Palace: Forbidden City run on Steam Deck?

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

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
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
Achievements: 19
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Meow Palace: Forbidden City 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