Casual · December 15, 2020
Calico (2020)
Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again! Calico is meant to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The gameplay reflects that with a laid back, low stress creative environment to explore and play in. Character Creator The Calico character creator will allow players to create their own magical person to experience the world through. There will also be plenty of clothing to choose from and collect throughout the game! All Animals are Interactive! The player will encounter many animals in the world of Calico. Once befriended, you can name them, add them to your party, or send them to their new home at the café. Animals in your party will follow you everywhere you go and listen to your commands. The animals in your café will relax and play with any customers that pop in for a visit. Café Decoration Your task in Calico is to bring the town's café back to life again. This isn’t just achieved by bringing in cats and animals alone, however – you can also decorate your café with furniture of different styles to create the perfect cozy home for you and your animals! Cooking Minigame Create a wonderful café by making yummy baked goods and drinks for the townspeople! Learn about your follow villagers to pick and choose their favorite foods to sell! Magic of Calico We wanted there to be no limits to how you could find happiness in Calico. Magic potions are a system that allow us to break the rules of what is possible and to find what would be most fun. Example: the More-to-pet Potion allows the player to magically turn a single animal giant-sized! You can hang out with a giant animal, or even ride a giant cat!
Casual releases from 2020
48 Casual titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Cute · 246
- Casual · 238
- Cats · 207
- Indie · 202
- LGBTQ+ · 200
- Simulation · 200
- Open World · 192
- Relaxing · 168
- Female Protagonist · 168
- Character Customization · 166
- Singleplayer · 164
- RPG · 152
- Life Sim · 142
- Family Friendly · 139
- 3D · 131
Peer Casual titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Casual
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.8k Steam reviews | Top 49% in Casual |
| Positive rating | 87% positive | Genre average: 88% — this title sits in top 70% |
| Metacritic | 57/100 | Genre average 76 — top 97% of Casual titles |
| Engagement hours | 11 h average | Top 39% for session depth among Casual |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English volume_up
- Simplified Chinese
- Japanese
- French
- Italian
- German
- Korean
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Spanish - Latin America volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Spanish - Latin America
Reception Metrics
Steam community
87%Very Positive · 4.8k reviews
4.2k positive · 621 negative
Metacritic
57/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
5.8/10
Curator recommendations
3.2k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Accessibility
- Color Alternatives
- Playable without Timed Input
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
Other
- Single-player
- Save Anytime
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 15, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Peachy Keen Games |
| Publisher | Whitethorn Games |
| Base price | $3.59 -70% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
11h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
5h
Typical completion time
Achievements
13
Steam unlocks available
Editions & Packages
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