The Missing Tail is a cozy co-op adventure for two players, each controlling a cat, exploring a medieval courtyard and castle together. One of you is the royal palace cat whose comfortable life has just collapsed; the other is a stray defending its food from forest creatures. Their paths cross and the journey home becomes shared. It plays in split-screen third person, with co-op puzzles, platforming, quests for other animals and townsfolk to talk to.

Why it is on our radar: “the missing tail” registered as a Breakout rising query against co-op games on Google Trends in the United States over the seven days to 11 September 2026 — the strongest co-op signal in that window that was not an established franchise. The Steam release date is listed as to be announced.

Key features

Split-screen and online, on one copy

The store page lists shared and split-screen co-op alongside online co-op. Two-player games that require only one purchase remove the coordination problem that kills most co-op sessions before they start — nobody has to go buy something before you can play tonight.

Two cats with different starting positions

The palace cat and the stray come from opposite ends of the same world, which gives a wordless puzzle game a reason for its two characters to notice different things. Asymmetry of background, rather than asymmetry of abilities, is a lighter way to make both players necessary.

A courtyard built to be lived in

Quests for other animals, townsfolk to interact with and secrets to uncover fill the space between puzzles. A cozy co-op game needs somewhere to idle; the parts that are not puzzles are what makes the puzzles feel like they are happening somewhere.

Where to find it

The Missing Tail has a Steam page with a release date listed as to be announced, and no price published yet. Developed and published by Estoty LLC, Windows, with full controller support and 11 languages listed.
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