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2011PCPlayStation94 % positive

You play the cat of Iran's Prime Minister Mossadegh, nudging him through memories of his life and the 1953 CIA coup. A short, unusual documentary game styled after Persian miniature art that tells history through small puzzles.

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  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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The closest matches for The Cat and the Coup are Valiant Hearts: The Great War, A Case of Distrust and Valiant Hearts: Coming Home. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Cat and the Coup special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Valiant Hearts: The Great War

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2014PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable95 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Cat and the Coup: a historical setting, a strong story and a distinctive art style.

A moving puzzle adventure in a hand-drawn comic style that follows four lives and a loyal dog through the horrors of World War I. Alongside its puzzles, it weaves in real history and hits hard with quiet, tragic moments.

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A Case of Distrust

Distinctive, stylised art style

A noir detective adventure set in 1920s San Francisco where you play a private investigator who catches suspects in lies using evidence and statements. Its bold black, white and red art style and themes of prejudice and self-doubt set it apart.

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

Distinctive, stylised art style

An emotional, hand-drawn puzzle adventure set in World War I, where you switch between several characters and see the human side of the front. The focus is on narrative and light puzzles rather than combat.

Return of the Obra Dinn

Distinctive, stylised art style

As an insurance investigator, you use a magical pocket watch to relive the final moments of a ghost ship's crew and deduce the identity and fate of every sailor. Its striking 1-bit visuals and brilliant deduction design make it a one-of-a-kind detective game.

Syberia: The World Before

Puzzles and brain teasers

A story-driven adventure where you play Kate Walker and Dana Roze across two timelines, solving puzzles and unraveling a personal mystery against the backdrop of rising fascism in 20th-century Europe.

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders

Puzzles and brain teasers

Step into Hercule Poirot's shoes to hunt a serial killer across 1930s England, examining crime scenes, scrutinizing suspects and linking clues into deductions with your little grey cells. A charming cartoonish look and mechanical puzzles round out this relaxed whodunit.

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures

Puzzles and brain teasers

Set in Victorian-era England, young lawyer Ryunosuke Naruhodo defends clients by picking apart testimony and exposing contradictions. Herlock Sholmes' absurd deductions and the jury mechanic make this courtroom drama especially quirky and entertaining.

Venba

Distinctive, stylised art style

Venba tells the moving story of an Indian mother emigrating to Canada in the 1980s. Recipe-restoring cooking puzzles are woven into a warm family narrative about home, love and loss.

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Puzzles and brain teasers

A deduction-driven detective puzzler where you solve 20 bizarre crime scenes in 1970s America by gathering clues, identifying people and piecing together events yourself. There is no hand-holding, only your own logic and observation.

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