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CATch the Stars

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

CATch the Stars is a minimalist puzzle with a pleasant and original soundtrack. Click on the right star, solve the puzzles and form constellations with a beautiful and relaxing environment. No score, no timer and no pressure.

What works

  • Relaxing and calming atmosphere
  • Simple yet engaging puzzle mechanics
  • Pleasant music and visuals
  • Good value for price
  • Progressive difficulty and achievement system

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Lack of instructions or tutorial
  • No undo move feature
  • Minimal story and character involvement
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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Similarity map

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

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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 (hidden on purpose).

CATch the Stars: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Survival.

Last update: 26/07/2026