Finding Meow

About the Game

Finding Meow — often searched for as Meowdoku — is a relaxing, cat-themed logic puzzle game that combines the regional partition logic of Sudoku with the adjacency rules of Star Battle. Place exactly one cute cat into every colour-coded region, every row and every column on the grid — but make sure no two cats touch each other, even diagonally! Walk through 50 cosy journey levels across 5 seasonal chapters, or enjoy infinite procedurally generated classic grids ranging from 5×5 up to 9×9. With soothing visuals, adorable cat graphics, intuitive touch and mouse controls, and instant hint and undo tools, Finding Meow offers hours of relaxing brain-teasing fun for puzzle lovers of all ages. Play it free in your browser with nothing to download.

How to Play Finding Meow

1. Look at the grid. It is divided into colour-coded regions, and each region must contain exactly one cat.
2. Every row and every column must also contain exactly one cat. So on a 6×6 grid you will place exactly six cats.
3. No two cats may touch — not horizontally, not vertically and not diagonally.
4. Single-tap (or single-click) a cell to place an X, marking it as a cell where a cat cannot go. Double-tap (or double-click) to place a cat. Right-click also toggles an X on desktop.
5. Work through the logic: once a cat is placed, X out its row, its column, its region and all eight surrounding cells.
6. Use the hint button if you get stuck and undo if you change your mind. The puzzle is complete when every region, row and column holds one cat.

Tips & Strategy

• Start with the smallest regions. A region of one or two cells has almost no choice, and its cat immediately eliminates many other cells.
• Look for a row or column that is entirely inside one region. The cat for that region must be in that line, so the rest of the region can be crossed out.
• When two regions are confined to the same two rows, those rows are 'used up' and no other region can place a cat in them.
• Place X marks aggressively. Most Meowdoku deductions come from noticing that only one cell in a line is left unmarked.
• On larger 8×8 and 9×9 grids, work region by region rather than scanning the whole board — it is faster and less error-prone.
• The journey levels are ordered by difficulty and introduce one new technique at a time, so play them in order if you are new to the genre.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Finding Meow the same as Meowdoku?

Yes. Finding Meow is our version of the cat-themed logic puzzle usually called Meowdoku. The rules are the same: one cat per region, row and column, and no two cats touching.

How is this different from Sudoku?

Sudoku is about placing digits 1–9. Finding Meow places a single cat in each region, row and column, with the extra rule that cats cannot be adjacent — it is closer to the Star Battle puzzle family.

Is it free?

Yes. Finding Meow is free to play in your browser with no download, no account and no purchases.

How many levels are there?

There are 50 hand-designed journey levels across five seasonal chapters, plus an endless classic mode that generates new grids from 5×5 up to 9×9.

Does it work on phones and tablets?

Yes. The game is built for touch: single-tap places an X and double-tap places a cat. It also works with a mouse on desktop.

Is every puzzle solvable by logic?

Yes. Every grid has exactly one solution and can be solved without guessing.