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Meow Palace: Forbidden City

Meow Palace is a chill desktop companion & idle life-sim where an adorable palace cat settles on the corner of your screen—keeping you company while you work, study, or secretly slack off.

All Reviews:

Mostly Positive (33) - 78% of the 33 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Dec 16, 2025

Developer:

宫喵家族

Publisher:

宫喵家族, 2P Games

	Interface	Subtitles
English	✔	✔
Simplified Chinese	✔	✔
Japanese	✔	✔
Traditional Chinese	✔	✔

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Player involvement is key to making a great game. The earlier players can try the game themselves, the sooner we can hear their feedback. By involving players in development and improving the game based on their input, we can create something better.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“About a year.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Our goal for the full version is to build on Early Access with richer content, more complete systems, and a more polished experience.
During Early Access, we plan to release multiple updates, aiming to add new storylines, holiday-themed features, customization options, and more.
We also plan to continue fixing bugs and optimizing the game. All of this relies on players’ support and feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version of Meow Palace offers a complete idle-game experience, including multiple crafting skills, story content, palace cats, and scenes inspired by the Forbidden City.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will be higher after Early Access ends.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We will continue monitoring feedback on Steam and other platforms, and stay in regular contact with players through various channels. We will also communicate directly with players in our official discussion groups. We truly value player feedback and look forward to shaping the game together.”

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Demo Version Notice

If you played the demo during a previous Steam Next Fest, please manually delete your old save files after updating to avoid compatibility issues.

Save data location: Game installation folder/save

Note: The save folder is hidden by default, so please enable “Show hidden files” in your system settings to access it.

About This Game

Welcome to Meow Palace!

A cozy, laid-back game that blends idle play, bonding, and cultural discovery. Slip into the paws of a stray kitty who’s wandered into the Forbidden City. With the help of palace cats, you’ll learn new tricks, collect treasures, unlock stories, and experience the whimsical life of a royal feline.

The story begins with a stray cat that accidentally wanders into the palace—but its destiny is up to you.

Create A Cat: Customize everything from name, fur pattern, pupils, ear shapes, and tails to craft your perfect palace companion.

Go from “Stray Cat” to “Imperial Guardian” through effortless idle gameplay.

Idle Training: Learn up to 15 skills, including Imperial Cuisine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Opera, and Fishing with the instruction of veteran palace cats. Higher skills = better yields.

Craft Fashion & Furniture: Use collected materials and blueprints to make outfits and home décor for your cat.
Palace Encyclopedia: Every crafted item, animal encounter, and discovered treasure is collected into your growing compendium.

Feeling stressed at work? Tired of studying? Let your palace cat stay on your desktop.

Desktop Pet Mode: Your cat lives directly on your Windows desktop, quietly gathering resources while you’re busy. Tap it when you take a break and enjoy simple, soothing interactions.

Encounter NPC cats based on actual residents of the Forbidden City, and explore the Palace Museum through their eyes.

The Palace Cat Family: Meet Aobai the dignified, Sheriff the clever, and Mantou the gentle—each being the inspiration of NPC cats in the game!

Four Seasons of the Forbidden City: Unlock classic locations, such as Hall of Supreme Harmony, Palace of Heavenly Purity, Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, and more. Game time syncs with real time, letting your cat walk you through spring blossoms, summer rains, autumn leaves, and winter snow in the Forbidden City.