We had to stop and check whether Cats and Seek: Tokyo had already released before. Then we checked again. And then one more time, just to be certain. But no – somehow this really is a brand-new Xbox launch.
Available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows PC for just £2.49 (and also coming to Switch and PlayStation), the latest entry in the Cats and Seek series from Silesia Games and Noobzilla once again asks players to do one very important thing: find an absurd number of hidden cats.
And of course, wityh Forza Horizon 6 hyping the Japanese way of live, there was only one place this latest Cats and Seek iteration could go…
At A Glance
- Game: Cats and Seek : Tokyo
- Developer: Noobzilla
- Publisher: Silesia Games
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, Play Anywhere, Switch, PlayStation
- Genre: Hidden Object / Puzzle
- Price: £2.49
More Cats. More Searching. More Addiction.
At this point, the Cats and Seek formula is firmly established. Players are dropped into hand-drawn scenes and tasked with spotting hidden felines tucked into every possible corner of the environment.
This time, the setting shifts to Tokyo (having already taken us to Osaka and Kyoto), with more than 500 cats hidden across five different levels inspired by the bustling Japanese city. It is simple. Ridiculously simple, really. Yet somehow these games remain dangerously good at triggering the ‘just one more cat’ mentality until an hour has vanished.
Not Quite Hidden Cats – But Still Hard To Resist
We will be honest: the Cats and Seek games have always felt like the scrappier cousin to the Hidden Cats series; and yes, we’ve gone to this part of the world with Hidden Cats in Tokyo already. Same publisher, similar idea, but generally lacking some of the polish and charm of the bigger franchise. And yet… we still keep playing them.
Part of that comes down to the price. At £2.49, Cats and Seek : Tokyo lands firmly in impulse-buy territory, especially for players who enjoy relaxing hidden object games or easy Gamerscore hunting sessions. Sometimes you do not need a masterpiece. Sometimes you just want to click tiny cartoon cats for an evening.
New Modes Add A Little Extra
Alongside the core cat-hunting gameplay, Tokyo also includes a few extra distractions.
There is a Photo Mode and Paint Mode letting players capture and customise scenes after clearing them, while the newly added Stamp Mode allows players to collect stamps and piece together their own ideal cat creation.
There are also adjustable colour, brightness and contrast settings, helping players tweak the visuals to make spotting those hidden felines slightly less painful on the eyes.
Another Cozy Puzzle Game Arrives
Cats and Seek : Tokyo via the Xbox Store is not trying to reinvent anything. This is a cheap, cheerful and mildly addictive hidden object game built entirely around cats. There are far worse ideas to build a game around.
We will get the review process underway soon and see whether Tokyo manages to climb the feline ranks… or whether those cats stay hidden for good.
