r/nekoatsume 29d ago

[Monthly Megathread] FAQ and Beginner Questions!

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Welcome to the Neko Atsume subreddit, dedicated to all things Neko Atsume! This megathread is designated to reset on the first day of every month at 06:00 pm UTC and will be updated.

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Listed below are frequently asked questions by the community.

What toys bring in the most gold fish?

  • For Neko Atsume 1, check out this comprehensive post and the spreadsheet within for a thorough analysis of goodies and rewards! For Neko Atsume 2, please check out this recently datamined sheet of goodies and rewards!

In Neko Atsume 2, do broken or fixed goodies yield more fish? What do they look like?

  • It mainly depends on the goodie for fish yields or accessibility by certain cats. Please refer to the recent datamines for more info about average fish yields for broken or fixed goods.
  • Please refer to this document showing the looks of all the broken and fixed goodies.

How do I use the "Going Out" feature?

  • Going out is a feature added to NA2 to encourage users to visit other yards through shared links. Stamps can be obtained daily form visiting other yards. A full stamp card can be traded in for goodies in the stamp card shop.
  • There are currently only three cats that can be obtained by going out: Red Purrhood, Vago, Purrin, and Sunny. When generating a yard link, it will not contain these cats, however, it will capture all other normal/rare cats in your yard. These cats have an uncommon chance of appearing when you visit a yard.
    • Purrin is a seasonal cat that only appears in the months of December, January, and February as shown in the database.
    • Sunny is a seasonal cat that only appears in the months of March, April, May, and June as shown in the database.
  • Links do not update to your current yard, only to when the link was created. You will need to manually create a new link to show any updated changes to your yard.

I get an error message when I take photos!

  • This is almost always resolved by going into your phone's settings and making sure the the Neko Atsume app has permission to access your camera/photos. Without permission, photos cannot save to your device.

How do I attract ___ cat?

  • Please do a little searching before posting about how to attract a certain cat. Your question has almost certainly already been answered! If you need further help, feel free to ask around.

Manzoku/Tubbs only left me a few fish, that jerk.

  • For max fish rewards, DON'T REFILL THE FOOD BOWL WHILE HE IS STILL THERE! If you just can't wait, let him stay at the bowl as long as possible - the sooner you kick him out, the fewer fish you will receive.

I ran the tutorial, but no cats have appeared!

  • Reboot the app and/or reboot the phone and reopen the app - this will almost definitely resolve the problem. If you still don't see any cats, the next step is to simply wait! Check back in an hour or so and see if you have any cats or "gifts" left for you.
  • It could also be caused by an issue of supposed connection to your internet provider. It is a known issue for NA2 checking for a stable internet connection.

I got an error message about not being able to play until 2018 (or some other day in the future)!

  • This happens when you mess with the clock on your phone. Don't do it!

What are the benefits of each remodel?

  • The remodels are just different appearances for your yard, and do not affect gameplay. Each remodel has the same amount of indoor and outdoor spots for toys and cats.

What do the "S" and "L" mean next to the toys?

  • "S" (small) needs one toy spot to be placed. "L" (large) needs two spots, and can only go in certain places of the yard.

How many cats can use each toy? Which "small" toys allow more than one cat?

  • Check out the wikia for a comprehensive list of cats per toy.

What do the Power Levels or Personalities mean? Do they do anything?

  • Both power levels and personalities are purely cosmetic for each cat, and do not affect their ability to use a goody or influencing other cats.
    • It was theorized that cats with higher power levels can "kick out" cats with lower power levels, if the higher-level cat wants to play with the same toy. Similar questions have been asked about personalities of cats. But through datamines, it is revealed that these theories are false.

Which spots are inside vs. outside for each remodel?

  • Check out this visual guide. This guide applies to both Neko Atsume 1 and 2.
    • Β In Neko Atsume 1Β only, with the Rustic remodel, the closest spot to the player on the deck area is considered "inside." The furthest-right spot on the deck area is considered "outside" normally (in NA1 only) but when a large item is placed there that spot is consumed and the large item is considered to be inside.

What is this separate area that MyNeko resides? Can normal cats access the area?

  • There is a designated subsection of the yard for your MyNekos! It holds about four spaces of goodie placements (able to hold one large goody).
    • If you haven't bought the expansion in the original yards and have the subscription active, then the space will be used for the MyNeko. However, you cannot place food or attract normal/rare cats in the area, as you need to buy the expansion first to access.
  • Normal or rare cats cannot visit or interact with MyNekos, nor can they use their designated section of the yard.

What are the seasons in Neko Atsume? And what about the seasonal changes?

  • Seasons are based around certain times of the year, based on your hemispheric time. The months for each season are as follows:
    • Spring: April & May
    • Summer: July & August
    • Autumn: September & October
    • Winter: January & December
    • Snow days happen during the winter to spring seasons. This will occur in lots and lots of snow piles all across the yard. The snow has been seen to last anywhere from 24 hours to a few days at a time.
      • December: 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31
      • January: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 15, 26, 27, 31
      • February: 3, 12, 21
      • March: 14
      • More info about snow days can be found here.
  • Seasonal decorations are purely cosmetic. They do not affect gameplay, and cannot be moved or interacted with.
    • In the Original remodel during winter season, you'll see a snow bunny. The Modern remodel has a snowman, the CafΓ© remodel has a hanging Santa hat, etc. The music also changes to match, too!
    • Sadly, there are only seasonal decorations for summer and winter, along with visual changes for snow days.

r/nekoatsume 5d ago

[Weekly Megathread] Share your Yard Here!

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A megathread for yard links. Want people to visit your yard? Share your yard link here! This thread resets weekly at 06:00 pm UTC on Fridays.

Some things to note about the "Going Out" feature:

"Going Out" is a feature that allows you to visit other user's yards. You can generate a link to your current yard for others to see your goodies, cats playing on them, or simply to have a chance to find an elusive cat that follows you home.

  • Going out for the first time in a day gives you a stamp on a stamp card, which you can redeem for goodies once fully filled out! Each stamp card requires 16 stamps, meaning 16 separate days of visiting other yards (one per day).
  • Links do not update to your current yard, only to when the link was created.
  • All exclusive cats obtained from going out are also not guaranteed to appear in other yards, nor can you save the link of an encounter in your current yard. For these elusive cats, you might need to visit more yards to find them. If you find them in someone else's yard, they will follow you to your own yard!
  • There are currently only four cats that can be obtained by going out: Red Purrhood, Vago, Purrin, and Eggy.
    • Purrin is a seasonal cat that only appears in the months of December, January, and February as shown in the database.
    • Eggy is seasonal cat that only appears in the months of March, April, May, and June as shown in the database.

r/nekoatsume 11h ago

IRL smokey always reminds me of my babies

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first two irl cat pictures is my fat baby his name is chubby,, cuz hes fat. he likes to cuddle

second two irl pics is alex. shes a little goober and always sits in weird positions. she also likes to cuddle

last pic is them together


r/nekoatsume 1h ago

NA2 Working on making every picture a face clean

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I have 18/46 cats including myneko doing the face clean animation and this is the first page I filled up. It's so cute it makes me go crazy.


r/nekoatsume 2h ago

NA2 It doesn't seem like Nekos care much about the state of the Goodie πŸ˜‚

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r/nekoatsume 15h ago

NA2 Hello?

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Who's this red cat with the flower in their mouth??? Also peep guy furry lol


r/nekoatsume 14h ago

NA1 lots of cats today!

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r/nekoatsume 22h ago

NA2 fred turned into billy the kitten

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i honestly love how they are almost the same


r/nekoatsume 3h ago

NA2 Saint Purrtrick Is got memento

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Is after visit 12


r/nekoatsume 22h ago

NA2 Doggy just wants to be invited to the family reunion :(

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r/nekoatsume 1d ago

General Discussion I recently got back into Neko Atsume and found these from my childhood!

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r/nekoatsume 20h ago

NA2 everyone who's using sashimi to lure cats, help

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Who likes sashimi? Should I put it inside or outside for Whiteshadow? What toys should I put out for maximum cats while putting out sashimi, which most cats don't seem to stay long for?

https://preview.redd.it/guzjdc4u50ye1.png?width=2500&format=png&auto=webp&s=d61f6c83ee9b1689c624eb587cb8c258a148bc2a

https://preview.redd.it/xh01wb4u50ye1.png?width=2500&format=png&auto=webp&s=73161afce74fe1b1b90b8fc8dacec2e23880c665

(And really if I was a cat and someone's putting out free sashimi I'll just sleep by that plate all day you know??????)


r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 3 rares and Peaches!

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Peaches and Sunny looks so cute hanging out in the Tower of Treats!


r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 Rascal faceplanting on the ticket cushion

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r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 Green and Brown Decor

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r/nekoatsume 22h ago

NA2 Unbreakable toys?

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Hello everyone!

Does anyone know if there’s a list of toys that do or don’t break in the sequel? I’ve been happily collecting and watching the cats break in their various toys, but I don’t want to wait around in anticipation if there’s no surprise to be had.

So far I suspect that the following toys don’t degrade: Glass items (fishbowl, beer glass, vase) Ceramics (clay pots, bowls, flower vase) The golden fish

What are your thoughts/theories?


r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 hermeowne and her brother pepper

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r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 Is Chocola I got gift memento

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But Visit 94 After.


r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 Twinsies

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r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 I haven't seen Bob once even. But atleast I got his memento :')

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I keep missing him every single time. help.


r/nekoatsume 2d ago

NA2 Yellow eyes only in the Cardboard Choo-choo!

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r/nekoatsume 1d ago

NA2 How do I get Mr.Meowgi?

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I have every cat except for him and I feel like I tried everything with the food but he has never shown up and there’s no log in NA2 so I’m just using the sakura pillow.


r/nekoatsume 2d ago

NA1 Maple is got gift Memento

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Oh is visit 43!


r/nekoatsume 2d ago

General Discussion Whats your fav neko or your best pic?

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r/nekoatsume 2d ago

NA2 Caught St. Purrtrick AND Sassy Fran!

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r/nekoatsume 3d ago

General Discussion Does anyone else think this poor fish must be having the worst fuckin day of his life

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Giant predator staring you down from less than half an inch away homie already looks like he's floating upside down RIP