$1.99Sudocats Every number is a cat
Fill sudoku grids with hand-drawn cats at your own pace, and unlock photos and trivia for the real cats behind them.
Is Sudocats worth it?
Sudocats is worth it if…
- you want a first sudoku that eases you in from tiny 4x4 grids to full 9x9
- you like logic puzzles but prefer cats to digits
- you play to unwind, with no timers, pressure or punishment
- you enjoy collecting little extras, like photos and trivia for each cat
- you want something your brain can chew on in short, calm sessions
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Sudoku with cats instead of numbers
The rules are classic sudoku: every row, column and box needs one of each. Here, the symbols are nine hand-drawn cats instead of digits, each with its own color and pose. Instead of checking "is the 4 missing?", you scan for the sleepy one, the calico, the flat white. It sounds like a small change, but it makes a familiar puzzle feel new, and honestly rather adorable. If your brain insists on digits, one click swaps every cat back to a number, and back again, any time. You start on small 4x4 grids, work up through 6x6, and end on full 9x9 boards, with extra puzzles waiting after that.
Gentle help when a grid stalls
Nobody yells at you here. Place a cat that breaks the rules and it turns red, with a meow to point it out, so mistakes surface early instead of ruining a nearly finished board. As you progress, you unlock three kinds of hints, styled as a scratching pole, treats and toys, that fill in cells for you when a puzzle has you cornered. Use them freely or save them out of pride; the game is fine either way. Between that, an undo, and the option to flip to numbers mid-puzzle, there is always a way forward when a grid refuses to budge.
A quiet puzzle for slow moments
This is sudoku at your own pace, with nothing chasing you. There are no timers and no failure, just the small, steady satisfaction of a row clicking into place. It suits a coffee break or a wind-down session: a few grids, then stop. One honest note, sudoku veterans will find the puzzles on the easy side; the game is happiest as a first sudoku or a cozy, low-stakes one.
What else is hiding in the game?
Can you play it with just a mouse?
Yes. Everything runs on simple clicks: pick a cell, a small tray of available cats appears, click the one you want. It is a singleplayer game with no fast reactions needed, so it works just as well on a laptop or an older computer as anywhere else.
Why cats instead of numbers, really?
Because the game has a point beyond the puzzles. It was made by cat people to spread real advice: as you solve grids, you unlock tips on introducing a new cat to a home that already has one, done gradually so everyone gets along. The nine cats in the grid are based on real ones, and a gallery shows their photos, names, breeds, likes and dislikes.
How long does it take to finish?
A few hours for the main set of puzzles, a bit more with the extra boards. It is built for short, repeated visits rather than one long sitting, and the puzzles stay friendly in difficulty from start to finish.
