Cat Quest III

Cat Quest III

Released Aug 2024

In Cat Quest III you play as a purrivateer in a freely explorable 2.5D open-world swarming with Pi-rats. You can sail the seas in your ship for treasures galore! But prepare for peril, as the Pirate King aims to hunt you down...

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Evaluation

Cat Quest III launched on August 8, 2024 and has received three major free content updates from The Gentlebros. The "Mew Content Update" arrived on November 27, 2024, adding five new side quests, four new dungeons, three new boss fights, and new gear. The "Mew Game Mode" followed on February 10, 2025, introducing a modifier-based challenge system. The "Tavern Tales" update shipped on June 26, 2025, bringing five remixed boss fights, five unlockable crew mates, a new trinket, and additional wanted posters. These three major updates across roughly ten months establish a clear sustained update pattern of roughly every 2–4 months. The one-year anniversary post on August 8, 2025 recapped all content shipped since launch and announced the game's arrival on Apple devices, but did not announce any specific new content beyond what had already released. No developer statement — before or after that post — has declared the game's content development complete. As of today (October 1, 2026), the last major update shipped on June 26, 2025 — approximately 15 months ago. The established cadence between major updates was roughly 2–4 months, meaning the current silence of 15 months is well beyond 3x that cadence window. The developer's last communication of any kind was the August 8, 2025 anniversary post, now approximately 14 months ago — also beyond the 6-month silence threshold. However, the developer has never stated that development is complete or that no further content is planned. The December 31, 2024 post promised further content, which was delivered. The anniversary post did not close out the game. The outstanding question is whether the sustained cadence has simply concluded without announcement, or whether more content is still coming — and the silence now significantly exceeds the established update pattern with no communicated reason for the gap. This tips the assessment toward development_uncertain: the developer established a clear pattern of updates, has gone silent for a period that far exceeds that pattern, and has not communicated that the game is complete. The August 8, 2025 anniversary post is encouraging in tone but makes no specific forward-looking content commitments. This combination — no completion statement, no new announcements, silence far beyond the cadence — warrants flagging the situation as uncertain.
Evidence
Tavern Tales free update shipped with 5 remixed boss fights, 5 unlockable crew mates, new trinket, and wanted posters — the most recent major content release.
news post · Jun 26, 2025 source content shipped
high
Mew Game Mode free update launched, adding a modifier-based challenge system with eight gameplay modifiers.
news post · Feb 10, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Kepler Interactive
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Get whiskered away on a hearty catventure in Cat Quest III, the third installment in the award-winning Cat Quest series!

Play as a swashbuckling purrivateer in this 2.5D open-world action RPG set in a fantastical pirate-themed world – the Purribean - an archipelago swarming with Pi-rats searching for the Northern Star - a long-lost mythical treasure. Alongside your trusty spirit companion, set sail through the Purribean in your very own ship! But beware, the seas are dangerous, and a meow-tiny is nigh as the hordes of Pi-rats under the order of the Pirate King hunt you down…

RETURN OF THE CAT


The cutest action RPG you know and love returns for a colorful adventure filled with furr-iously fun gameplay! Delve into a paw-geous new world with varied dungeons and biomes to explore, and encounter fierce battles with the newly refined combat system featuring tighter attack combos and weapon swapping. Playable in either solo or local co-op!

SAIL THROUGH THE PURRIBEAN


For the furr-st time in the series, sail the seas and battle in your very own ship! Explore the waters on your ship, seamlessly zip to shore, and traverse the land on paw to hunt booty in the paw-esome pirate world - the Purribean! There's treasures galore to be found, including new weapons, like the blunderpuss, furr-ocious spells, gla-meow-rous costumes, and more!

X MARKS THE SPOT


Embark on your very own treasure hunt and craft your own story with complete furr-eedom! Choose to explore the deepest corners of the Purribean at your leisure, or say ahoy to a quirky cast of characters and aid them in their quests along the way, in any order! The meow-steries of the Northern Star reach far and wide, and it’s up to you to investigate, gather clues and uncover the many secrets of the Purribean. This (cat’s) tale is yours to make, so weigh anchor and let’s go!
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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