Cattails: Wildwood Story

Item: Cattails: Wildwood Story
Rating: 90
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-08

Summary

Significant sequel improvements, charming, cozy experience
Extensive customization options, engaging characters
Cat life simulation, Stardew Valley-like gameplay
Extensive dungeon and mining content
Perceived overpricing, shallow NPC interaction
Pacing and repetition concerns

Emotions

Satisfaction28%Joy16%Disappointment9%Excitement8%Frustration7%

Reviews (sample size): 381
Helpful reviews: 76%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 0%

90%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
10%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1190
Negative points: 409
Gameplay points: 455
Perf. points: 9
Rec. points: 228
Misc points: 48

Point	Description	Importance
Significant sequel improvements Description The game is widely praised as a massive upgrade from the first Cattails, improving upon nearly every aspect including graphics, music, gameplay mechanics, and overall quality of life features. It's seen as the original game reaching its full potential. Importance 100%	The game is widely praised as a massive upgrade from the first Cattails, improving upon nearly every aspect including graphics, music, gameplay mechanics, and overall quality of life features. It's seen as the original game reaching its full potential.	100%
Charming, cozy experience Description Players consistently highlight the game's adorable art style, warm visuals, and relaxing atmosphere. This creates a comforting and immersive "slice of life" experience, often compared favorably to other cozy life-sims. Importance 99%	Players consistently highlight the game's adorable art style, warm visuals, and relaxing atmosphere. This creates a comforting and immersive "slice of life" experience, often compared favorably to other cozy life-sims.	99%
Extensive customization options Description The game offers a wide array of customization for the player's cat, den, colony, and even kittens. This includes detailed appearance options, modding support, and the ability to shape the player's unique cat life experience. Importance 27%	The game offers a wide array of customization for the player's cat, den, colony, and even kittens. This includes detailed appearance options, modding support, and the ability to shape the player's unique cat life experience.	27%
Engaging, unique characters Description Reviewers praise the game's well-written and diverse cast of cat characters, each with distinct personalities and backstories. The ability to form relationships, witness NPC interactions, and learn about their lives adds significant depth and enjoyment. Importance 25%	Reviewers praise the game's well-written and diverse cast of cat characters, each with distinct personalities and backstories. The ability to form relationships, witness NPC interactions, and learn about their lives adds significant depth and enjoyment.	25%
Abundant post-story content Description Players appreciate the significant amount of content available even after completing the main storyline. This ensures high replayability and provides many tasks, achievements, and activities to keep players engaged for extended periods. Importance 10%	Players appreciate the significant amount of content available even after completing the main storyline. This ensures high replayability and provides many tasks, achievements, and activities to keep players engaged for extended periods.	10%
Adjustable game pace Description A highly valued feature is the ability to customize the in-game day speed. This allows players to progress at their own leisure, whether they prefer short play sessions or extended, immersive gameplay without feeling rushed. Importance 7%	A highly valued feature is the ability to customize the in-game day speed. This allows players to progress at their own leisure, whether they prefer short play sessions or extended, immersive gameplay without feeling rushed.	7%
Enjoyable, choice-driven story Description The game features a well-received storyline that is both entertaining and family-friendly. Players appreciate the narrative's purpose and the inclusion of choices that can influence the outcome, adding to immersion. Importance 7%	The game features a well-received storyline that is both entertaining and family-friendly. Players appreciate the narrative's purpose and the inclusion of choices that can influence the outcome, adding to immersion.	7%
Expanded romance options Description The ability to romance and marry nearly all characters, including the option for NPCs to marry each other, is a highly appreciated feature. This adds significant replayability and depth to the social simulation aspect. Importance 7%	The ability to romance and marry nearly all characters, including the option for NPCs to marry each other, is a highly appreciated feature. This adds significant replayability and depth to the social simulation aspect.	7%