A Wild Catgirl Appears!

A Wild Catgirl Appears!

Released Jan 2016

A Wild Catgirl Appears is a short romance visual novel featuring multiple routes, different girls to date and of course, catgirls! You follow the story of Ami, a loner at high school, as she joins the school's coding club and sets about making her first video game.

56% positive · 282 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to buy

Steam $2.99
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Evaluation

A Wild Catgirl Appears! launched on January 4, 2016 and received two major post-launch content updates. Version 2.0 (February 24, 2016) was a full engine rebuild with improved artwork, additional scenes, and new platform support. Version 3.0 (September 7, 2016) added new CG artwork, native 1080p resolution, and further improvements. The store description also references a free update adding Eiko, a new character and route, which appears to have been bundled into one of these versions. The developer's last communication was a streaming announcement on September 4, 2016 during 3.0 development, and the 3.0 release post on September 7, 2016 was the final news item. Since then — nearly a decade as of June 2026 — there have been no further posts, announcements, or hints of additional content. The developer's attention had already shifted to other projects (Impulse launched April 2016; Sweet Volley High was in development by July 2016). The game shipped as a short visual novel, received two rounds of meaningful improvements, and has been silent ever since. There is no announced future content and no unreleased DLC listed on the store.
Evidence
Version 3.0 released: new CG artwork, native 1080p, full engine rebuild in Ren'py, and general improvements. This is the last developer post about the game.
news post · Sep 7, 2016 source content shipped
high
Version 2.0 released, featuring a complete remake with new engine, improved artwork, additional scenes, and 32-bit/Mac support.
news post · Feb 24, 2016 source content shipped
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
NewWestGames
Achievements
5
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

A Wild Catgirl Appears - Now on Steam!
A Wild Catgirl Appears is a short romance visual novel featuring multiple routes, different girls to date and of course, catgirls!

Synopsis
A Wild Catgirl Appears follows the story of Ami, a loner at high school, as she joins the school's coding club and sets about making her first video game. They create Starla, an awesome catgirl ninja and create a figure to interact with their game. The figure doesn't quite work, but the next day Starla is quite real!

Who will you choose to date?

Includes free update!
All new for Steam is Eiko, a new catgirl character and route to the game adding over an hour of extra play time! Achievements and trading cards are also supported! Each route takes approximately 1.5 hours to play through so please try to get all of the achievements!

NewWestGames
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Please note - a 64-bit OS is required to play this game.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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