This summer is quite a brutal one. While it’s great (and recommended) to relax, play, and recreate outside, we all must give ourselves time to cool off in the shade. While escaping the heat, why not play and quick and cozy game before heading back out into the blazing sun?
Relax with Catto this summer – an adorably determined feline postman embarking on a sweet birthday adventure. Catto’s Post Office, developed by In Shambles Studio, is a 3D casual game that takes no more than an hour to complete. It includes a cute story, hidden secrets, and a lively community of friendly kitties.
Catto’s Post Office released August of 2025 on Steam and PC, and is now available on the Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 as of June 2026.
It’s such a purrfect day
The game opens with you as Catto the mail kitty, awakening in your bedroom . . . which is directly connected to the town’s post office! Catto is ultra ready for the day ahead of delivering packages. But wait! It is also Catto’s birthday! He just knows it’s going to be a good day.
The player walks out into the office to find the Assistant, who will hand you packages for delivery throughout the day. However, not once do they tell Catto “happy birthday.” When Catto decides to beat around the bush (i.e., ask the Assistant if anyone’s birthday is coming up), the Assistant responds with a no, and exclaims that they “would never forget a birthday.” Huh.
Time slowly passes and the player progresses the story. There is no time limit on these deliveries – that’s the beauty of casual gameplay! Catto will go business to business delivering packages with unknown contents. Some of the town’s buildings include the grocery store, the nursing home, and the café. Throughout the game, Catto can interact with the local kitties, like Eepy Cat and Chef Meow, and may fulfill their little side quests. For example, Little Miss Florist lost her pair of scissors in the garden, so she asks you to go retrieve them. Astronomew will ask you to come back at night to witness a meteor shower through the telescope. All the side quests are simple and quick!
Pawsome gameplay
Catto is only able to do so much: trot around, pick up and deliver packages, talk to the townskitties, meow loudly, and swat at and kick props.
Items that the player can interact with include random cat scratching posts, outdoor faucets, rubber ducks, shopping carts, a soccer ball and goal post, telescopes, cardboard boxes, and empty cans of cat food littered throughout the streets (which you can kick into trash bins). There are no achievements to unlock on the Switch version of Catto’s Post Office, but Steam/PC have about 18 available achievements. Some achievements include finding all the hidden rubber duckies, and choosing whether to walk on a puddle in the grocery store and get Catto’s paws wet.
There are virtually no roadblocks to the gameplay. The plot is simple: you cannot “die” or be “late” to anything; and for the most part, you will be able to interact with anyone and everyone during a playthrough because you either have to or there is just way too much time to spare.
The cat’s meeeeooowww
Catto’s Post Office‘s art style is very rounded and cute, with soft, pastel coloration making it easy on the eyes. The shading is cartoony and minimalistic, and design-wise, the game is like a cross between Human Fall Flat and Animal Crossing. The architecture in the game is reminiscent of a small, feline-ridden European village.
Time moves very slow as you play, but I will say the lighting is a bit strange. Due to the saturated orange shading, it constantly looks like it’s evening time (except when it becomes night).
The background track is very relaxing and fitting, only interrupted by tiny interactive noises and, of course, all the cat’s meowing of various ranges. You can make Catto meow too!
Final thoughts
There is not too much to be said without spoiling, as this game is only 45-60 minutes long. To be frank, I am unsure if such a short game is worth $3 (but maybe it is more-so on Steam in which you can earn achievements). Regardless, Catto’s Post Office is quite adorable and re-playable: a good “palette cleanser” between meatier games, or a nice little way to occupy your lunchbreak at work.
Catto’s Post Office packs lots fun in its short length. There is also never a moment of confusion, instead just constant and passive game progression with a happy-go-luck vibe and somewhat of a somber “everyone forgot my birthday” undertone. You, as Catto, can choose to sulk about lack of attention or “be strong” and persevere.
I will say that the end of the game made me laugh very hard. All the kitty characters are unique and silly, and become even more loosey goosey with humorous quips at the very end. I highly recommend this game if you’re looking to pass the hour!
