# The Isle of Cats — Beloved cat rescue board game > Digital board game adaptation for rescuing and arranging cats on a boat. (iPhone/iPad app by Dire Wolf Digital.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-isle-of-cats/id6449233575 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dire Wolf Digital](https://appshunter.io/developer/815343758) - Category: Games, Board, Strategy - Price: $9.99 - Rating: 4.70/5 from 126 App Store ratings · 20 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 277 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), Italian, European Spanish - Released: 2025-04-02 - Data updated: 2026-09-05 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-isle-of-cats/id6449233575/reviews.md ## What is The Isle of Cats? Rescue colourful cats to fill your boat in a new digital adaptation of the beloved board game. Citizens of Squall’s End! Lookouts have spotted the sails of the evil Lord Vesh on the horizon! We must save the Isle of Cats before he arrives! The Isle of Cats is a competitive board game race to save a colourful collection of cats, scoring points based on how well you settle them into your personal rescue boat. Each cat comes on a unique tile and belongs to a family of cats of its color. You must find an arrangement to fit them in your boat, while keeping families together and managing your resources along the way. Befriend mystical Oshax, read ancient lessons, and collect treasures to propel your boat to victory! Rescues Once you’ve mastered the basics, level up your game with rotating Rescues! Every few days, a new Rescue will add twists on rules and objectives to add some catnip to your single-player PVE games. See how you measure up against the competition on seasonal leaderboards! Challenges Ten tricky challenges – each with two levels of difficulty – provide a puzzly twist to classic gameplay. What if boats are full of treasure? What if your cats are roaming freely, with no placement rules? What if they keep to themselves, and don’t like other cats? Challenges give you new ways to play and explore! Achievements 15 achievements measure your progress on the Isle. From your first days as Skipper to your rise to Master Mariner, achievements show you how your game improves! ## Key features - Rescue colorful cats - Arrange cats on personal boat - Manage resources - Befriend Oshax - Collect treasures - Rotating Rescues with new rules - Ten tricky challenges ## Chart rankings - #176 in Top Paid · Board (US App Store) ## Recent user reviews (10 of 20) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-isle-of-cats/id6449233575/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Doofe Challenges *2026-07-07* … wie zB No.2 „roomly“ oder „unfriendly families“ ### 3/5 — No Pass & Play *2026-02-15* Very disappointed this doesn’t have a pass & play option so I can play locally with friends & family. ### 3/5 — Pretty good, but still needs fine tuning *2025-12-28* As others have reported, this is a mostly good, not to mention beautiful, digital version of a great board game. There are a few things that make me crazy, though: The pop-up when playing a treasure card makes it VERY hard, and sometimes impossible, to choose the common treasures you want. The overlay covers them up and you can’t zoom in or out to adjust how they show up on the screen. Not being able to see how many fish I have at any given time is maddening. Keeping track of your fish is a major strategic need. Several times my cat has been locked into place when I’ve pushed the ‘rotate’ button. The buttons are just too close together. This is handled much better on the phone app instead of the iPad or tablet app. Fix these things and I’ll come back with a 5 star review. **Developer response:** Hello, we're sorry these issues soured your experience, and we appreciate the feedback. We've passed your comments along to our team! ### 3/5 — Not in german 🤯 *2025-06-23* Sorry guys without the german version 3 stars is to much, but the game is good. If the german version arives I give more stars. ### 4/5 — Really Cute But Still Needs Work *2025-06-11* Really cute and fun but a little glitchy and there aren’t enough users yet to make use of the online play. Maybe there are in a larger city but where I am now there are never any players on. The AI games are fun though and good practice for when I go to play the real game with some friends that have it. I will say that I think it’s too expensive for what you get, especially since they don’t have many users yet so there really is no online play. ### 4/5 — Great but no async games *2025-05-25* I enjoy this game much more than I thought I would as usual from Direwolf it’s a top notch digital implementation. However there is no async mode in multiplayer. I’m a busy person, but I love to play board games, but to get the most out of them I need an async mode. Every other Direwolf game I own has this feature. This is disappointing as it means I don’t play this game as much as I would like, so I’ve dropped a star off my review. ### 2/5 — Where’s the local play for 2 of more players? *2025-05-19* I would like to be able to have pass and play (local play) for 2 or more players in a standard game. The family game is boring and not needed. I don’t play on line against other people, but the option is nice for those that do. Other than these two things, the app looks and plays very much like the physical board game. ### 3/5 — No asynchronous play *2025-05-11* Was very excited to get this only to find out that there’s no asynchronous play online. I get the game has simultaneous moments of play but I hope it’s something that’s added. ### 1/5 — Can’t finish a single round *2025-05-03* Why this game shipped without a turn based “ad hoc” mode is beyond me. Cascadia’s works amazingly. My wife and I can’t even finish one round because it keeps disconnecting us. Insanity. ### 4/5 — Carte mal expliquée *2025-04-24* Je viens de faire une partie et il y a une carte tradition en solo qui disait 18 points si cabines du capitaine vides sauf que le symbole sur la carte était la lune soit la chambre à coucher. Du coup, ça se contredit et je n’ai pas gagné mes 18 points car c’était les chambres à coucher à ne pas remplir. ## Frequently asked questions about The Isle of Cats ### What is The Isle of Cats? The Isle of Cats is a digital adaptation of a beloved board game. Players compete to rescue colorful cats and arrange them on their personal rescue boat to score points. The game involves managing resources, strategically placing cat tiles, and aiming for high scores. ### What are the key features of the game? Key features include rescuing various cats, arranging them on your boat while keeping families together, managing resources, befriending Oshax, collecting treasures, and engaging with rotating Rescues that offer new rules and objectives. There are also ten challenges with two difficulty levels and 15 achievements to track progress. ### Is the app free to play? The app is free to download and play. However, it does contain in-app purchases, which may offer additional content or advantages within the game. ### What platforms is The Isle of Cats available on? The provided data does not specify compatibility with particular operating systems or devices. However, as a mobile application, it is likely available on major mobile platforms like iOS and Android. ### How do I score points in The Isle of Cats? Points are scored based on how well you settle the rescued cats into your personal rescue boat. This includes keeping cat families together and managing your resources effectively. The goal is to achieve the highest score by strategically arranging the cat tiles. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.1.2 — 2025-09-23 General bug fixes and compatibility updates. ### 1.1.1 — 2025-04-15 Hotfix to address two instances of softlocks and a rules issue with anytime cards. ### 1.1.0 — 2025-04-11 Today’s patch addresses a number of issues reported by the community, along with a variety of general improvements. -Community Reported- • Corrected several instances of mistranslation in Spanish. • Updated several prompts for clarity, including Catnip and Catcall (and all similar effects) as well as prompting around discarding Lesson cards. • Resolved a number of issues with the add friend flow. -Gameplay- • Fixed several bugs where challenge and Rescue rules modifiers were not functioning as intended. • Re-worded portions of the Rescue scoring screen for greater clarity. • Corrected several softlocks and game crashes, including several which occurred in Rescues with certain modifiers. -UX/UI- • Adjusted highlight positioning, shape and size throughout the game, including an issue where rare treasure highlights could become obtrusive. • Resolved overlapping textures, objects and text. • Corrected some visual issues with the auto-camera. • Corrected numbering of tiles on the beach. • Moved opponents’ boats closer to player’s, enabling better visibility when zoomed fully out. Opponent boats are still off-screen when zoomed far enough in. -Gamepad- • Fixed an issue where certain Anytime cards couldn’t be played during Jump In windows while using a gamepad. • Improved gamepad functionality on certain prompts, including the friends list and chat. • You can now correctly use the bug report modal with gamepad (though we hope you don’t need to!). • Hotkeys to open certain prompts now work correctly while you have the chat window open. -Mobile- • Added UI for precise tile adjustments to account for difficulty with manually dragging. • Adjusted mobile cat tile tray for ease of use with certain cards. • Fixed an issue where the front end menu could fail to load. • Resolved several minor UI issues such as incorrect fonts and overlapping icons. • Fixed an issue where a blown-up card could reappear after dismissing it. • The leaderboards should now properly display usernames. • Treasure tiles should no longer overlap no matter what order they’re drawn in. -AI- • Fixed a case where the AI would play slowly. • Resolved an AI crash which could occur when the Extended Family and Whale modifiers were enabled in Rescue. • Solo games will now properly show your sister’s score when skipping the scoring count-up animation. • Your sister has been caught cheating and no longer gains points from Public Lessons in Solo mode. • The easy AI will now go a little lighter on drafting Lesson cards. • The AI now overall makes more natural decisions about drafting Lesson and Rescue cards. -Front-End- • Added confirmation and clarification of text for reporting other players. • Corrected issue of miscounted Lessons in Player History. • Rescue page now reloads when Rescue timer hits zero. • Updated Treasure Trove Challenge text for clarity. • Corrected spots where non-English text could overflow its borders at certain resolutions. • You should now be able to change your avatar and color when joining a match even if you’re the last player to join and the game auto-starts. If you run into trouble while playing, please let us know via in-game feedback, or by dropping a line to Support@DireWolfDigital.com so we can help, and be sure to join our player community on Discord! 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