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100 Istanbul Cats

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

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Quick resume

🐾 Join the cutest adventure in the Istanbul 🕌, Türkiye full of cats! Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Istanbul themed locations as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

Global score

83/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Free to play
    • Charming and colorful art style
    • Relaxing and casual gameplay
    • Option to toggle color and black & white
    • Easy achievements for completionists

    Cons

    • Very short gameplay
    • No story or narrative
    • Some cultural inaccuracies noted by turkish players
    • Minimal challenge for experienced players
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Competence, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy, Continuation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players freely choose how to search for cats, toggle color or black & white mode, and use hints optionally."

    • Competence
      2

      "Finding cats requires some skill and attention, with some cats cleverly hidden, but overall the game is easy and short."

    • Competition
      -4

      "No competitive elements or comparison to others; focus is on personal pace and completion."

    • Continuation
      -3

      "Game is very short and easily completed in one session; low attachment and replay value."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player hidden object game with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

    • Creativity
      1

      "Some creative hiding spots and art style, but gameplay follows a fixed hidden object formula."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of dominance or control over others; purely individual experience."

    • Escapism
      3

      "Players use the game to relax and reduce stress, providing a casual escape from real life."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and relaxation, not out of obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting
      -2

      "Limited experimentation; players mainly follow the routine of searching for cats with minor toggling of color modes."

    • Exploration
      -3

      "Single static image with no new areas to discover; exploration limited to scanning a known environment."

    • Expression
      -3

      "No character or environment customization; presentation is fixed and standardized."

    • Fantasy
      -4

      "Game depicts a stylized but plausible cityscape; no strong fantasy or fictional elements."

    • Fellowship
      -4

      "Minimal social interaction; mostly solo play with some community discussion but no in-game social features."

    • Growth
      1

      "Some learning involved in spotting hidden cats and using game features, but limited personal development."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

    • Idle
      3

      "Suitable for short, casual play sessions and filling time; can be played while multitasking."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "No close relationships formed through gameplay; interactions are surface-level or absent."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; purely individual gameplay."

    • Progression
      3

      "Progression through finding cats and unlocking achievements; linear and straightforward."

    • Relaxation
      4

      "Game is designed to be relaxing and stress-relieving with calm music and gentle challenge."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Visual appeal through colorful and detailed art; mild sensory stimulation but not intense."

    • Status
      -4

      "Achievements are personal and do not confer social recognition or status."

    • Story
      -5

      "No narrative or story elements; gameplay is context-free hidden object search."

    • Strategy
      -3

      "Minimal strategic thinking; mostly visual scanning and pattern recognition."

    • Thrill
      -4

      "Low suspense or risk; calm and predictable gameplay."

    • Value
      4

      "Free to play with optional DLC; good value for short casual gameplay."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No violence or destructive gameplay; focus on finding and clicking cats."

    • Survival
      -5

      "No survival or threat elements; stable and safe gameplay environment."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026