StrategyFit check
Is The Cat Machine worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle fans who prefer logic-based challenges
- Strategy players who enjoy planning routes through connected tracks
- Players seeking a cat-themed game with more than 50 levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer open-ended exploration rather than structured logic puzzles
- Players seeking character progression or a broader strategy system beyond train-routing challenges
- Players looking for only a small number of stages
Our take on The Cat Machine
The game replaces familiar strategy structures with compact routing puzzles. Instead of managing territories or units, players arrange a machine around colour-matched tracks, front-of-train rules, and cats that leave the system after travelling.
What is The Cat Machine?
The Cat Machine is a logic puzzle game about building a secret underground machine that maintains Earth's orbit.
Each puzzle requires a design that can process several cat-train configurations. Cats may travel only along tracks matching their colour, while the cat at the front of a train determines where the whole train moves. After travelling along a coloured track, a cat disappears. The objective is to send every cat in every train away, including the white cat at the end. The game includes more than 50 levels, music, and a simulation of cats riding trains. It supports Windows, Mac, and Linux.
How The Cat Machine plays
- 01Colour-Matched Tracks
- Cats can travel only along tracks that share their colour.
- 02Train-Led Routing
- The cat at the front determines where the entire train will go.
- 03Multi-Level Puzzles
- More than 50 levels present cat-train configurations to process.
- 04Cross-Platform Support
- The game supports Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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The Cat Machine: platforms & release
Is The Cat Machine worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle fans who prefer logic-based challenges. Skip it if: players who prefer open-ended exploration rather than structured logic puzzles.
Where can I download The Cat Machine?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Cat Machine's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Cat Machine on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
