Hidden Paws Mystery
Released Dec 2018
What is this cat doing here? And where are his friends? Explore strange and beautiful islands to find all the little kittens hidden there.
93% positive · 323 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Hidden Paws Mystery launched on December 18, 2018 as a complete, self-contained experience featuring 20 handcrafted islands and 100 cats to find. The store description lists a fixed, fully enumerated feature set with no mention of upcoming content, seasons, or expansions.
The only post-launch update was a small quality-of-life patch on December 28, 2018 adding an optional hint system — a maintenance-level change, not a major content drop. On December 19, 2019, the developer announced a brand-new standalone game called Summer Paws (a separate Steam app, ID 1150460) with new summer-themed islands, rather than announcing any additional content for Hidden Paws Mystery itself.
There have been no developer communications of any kind since December 2019, no DLC listed on the store, and no roadmap or announcement of future content for this title. The game shipped as a finished product and the developer's subsequent work was directed toward a separate follow-up game.
Evidence
Developer announced Summer Paws as a separate standalone game on its own Steam page, not as DLC or an expansion to Hidden Paws Mystery. Last official communication from the developer regarding this title.
Store description lists a fixed, complete feature set: 20 islands, 100 cats, no mention of planned updates or additional content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Manic Hyena
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
What is this cat doing here? And where are his friends?
Explore strange and beautiful islands to find all the little kittens hidden there.
You are an adventurer, the last of the Seekers of Cats, and you are tasked with an important job. Scattered on those islands are little cats, some of them are cold and hungry and yet still hoping someone will find them. Others don't really care about you or your quest but meow insistently anyway so you should probably stop for a moment and pet them too.
Features:
- 20 handcrafted islands
- with lots of nooks and crannies to poke your head into
- to find 100 little cats
- while listening to charming music
- and enjoying a bizarre and mysterious world
- with stone cat figurines that you wish you could take home
- but you are there to search for and pet little cats
- so you stumble onto the beach and there you see a little creature hidden in the reeds
- hello there, you say
- meow, says the kitty
- so you reach with your hand and wait
- wait
- wait
- and then, oh, she reaches with her paw and touches your hand
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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