Cat Daddy Games

United States Founded 1996 Website

Cat Daddy Games, L.L.C. is a video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington that has developed games for publishers Take-Two Interactive, Activision, Electronic Arts, Sierra Entertainment, and Microsoft. Harley Howe and Pat Wilkinson created Cat Daddy in 1996 and started developing several well-known Tycoon series of games and its production of casual titles. Cat Daddy is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and is best known for its Carnival series of games for the Wii, Nintendo DS and Xbox 360. Cat Daddy had a hit with the release of Carnival Games for both the Wii and Nintendo DS, with the former shipping over 7 million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest titles for the Wii, and was certified Platinum. Carnival Games: Mini-Golf was released in 2008, to similar numbers. A true sequel, New Carnival Games was released on September 21, 2010. In 2011, Cat Daddy Games did their first Kinect game, Monkey See Monkey Do Carnival Games, the following year in 2012 produced their first Nintendo 3DS game: Carnival Games Wild West 3D and Let's Cheer! for Kinect. The studio is focused on mobile titles, recently releasing Comedy Central's Indecision Game, House Pest starring Fiasco the Cat, Gridblock and Herd, Herd, Herd for iPhone, iPad & Android.

Cat Daddy Games at a Glance

Cat Daddy Games operates out of Kirkland, Washington and has been active since 1996. The studio developed 24 titles on PlayPile but never published a game under its own name. Its catalog spans three decades with most work appearing in the 2000s when they released 17 games. Output dropped significantly in the 2010s to just six releases and slowed further in the 2020s with only one title so far. This decline suggests a shift away from the high-volume development seen earlier in their career. The company focuses heavily on sports, simulator, and strategy genres. Sports titles make up ten of their games while simulators account for eight. They also explore strategy, arcade, and turn-based strategy formats. Their platform reach is strongest on PC with fifteen releases. Mobile platforms follow with six iOS games and four Android titles. The studio also ventured into console gaming with three Wii games and single releases for PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Xbox, and Nintendo DS. Quality trends show a mixed reception across their work. Seven of their 24 games have ratings on PlayPile, yielding an average score of 60.1 out of 100. Three titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79 points. Four others sit in the mixed category between 40 and 59 points. No games reached the great threshold of 80 or higher, though none scored below 40 either. NHL Supercard stands out as their highest-rated game with a score of 78 from 2015. WWE SuperCard followed at 68.3 in 2014. Carnival Games VR earned 63.3 in 2016, while Skateboard Park Tycoon scored 59.5 back in 2001. Recent activity includes NFL 2K Playmakers released in April 2024. The studio also produced Mafia III: Rivals and Evolve Hunters Quest around 2015 to 2016. Early success came from their Carnival series which shipped over 7 million copies on Wii. They later moved toward mobile with titles like Herd, Herd, Herd and Comedy Central's Indecision Game. The studio remains a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software as they continue to release content across various platforms.

Total Games

60.1

Avg Rating

2000

First Release

2024

Latest Release