Review: Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats (Nintendo Switch)

Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats is a charming hidden objects game developed by Pinel Games and published by Silesia Games. If you’re looking for something short and sweet to occupy your time, this is a solid choice.

When I say hidden “objects,” I mean just kittens. This title contains large, hand-drawn images of medieval and fairytale-like scenes. Each one has cats riddled throughout the picture. Some are easy to spot, others not so much. Some are super tiny, and others are hiding inside something. For example, you’ll need to click on a pot for the kitten to appear, then click the kitten again for it to count.

In Hidden Kittens, there’s one large picture that contains four doors. Each door is locked. Once you find a certain amount of cats within the big picture, the doors will unlock. Each door brings you to another image that’s smaller and contains more cats to find. I found all the cats in the big picture before opening the doors and working on the smaller images.

Overall, I think the game took me less than an hour to complete. Once completed, nothing happens. The game rejoins for you and…that’s it. There are no timers or high scores or the like. It’s simply finding the cats and that’s all. There is a hint button that you can use as many times as you want, though it has a cooldown which doesn’t take long at all.

Hidden Kittens allows you to customize the coloring of the pictures. However, I kept it simple with black and white. I found it easier that way. Maybe the color changes would make it more difficult, but after you play the game once, there’s no real reason to play again since nothing happens when you find all the kittens. Also, there’s no timer so you can’t even challenge yourself unless you decide to do it manually with your phone or something.

As something that’s quick and simple, Hidden Kittens is a decent hidden objects game. I think it’s a great title for kids. The music is soothing and the kitten sounds when you find one is pleasant. It’s not super challenging, but it also won’t give you a headache after staring at the same image for a while.