Witch’s Cat 3DS is a compact puzzle title from Silver Star Japan that originally arrived on the Nintendo eShop in January 2013. This page covers the EUR and USA CIA builds of the game, packaged for consoles running custom firmware. The download is 12MB, and the file you get is a CIA package you install with FBI, DevMenu, or BigBlueMenu. If you keep a homebrew-enabled 3DS around and want a short, low-storage puzzle game to fill a gap in your library, this release is a straightforward pick.

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What Witch’s Cat 3DS Actually Is

Witch’s Cat sits in the puzzle genre, and it is a small game by design. The whole CIA package is 12MB, which tells you a lot about its scope: you get a focused puzzle loop rather than a sprawling adventure. Silver Star Japan handled both development and publishing, and the game shipped on the 3DS eShop on January 31, 2013. That places it in the early wave of downloadable 3DS titles, back when small studios used the eShop to release tight, idea-first games.

The premise leans on the title itself — a witch and her cat — and the puzzle design is built around the kind of logic and pattern work you would expect from a handheld puzzler. There is no version number published for this eShop build, so treat any version label you see as an estimate. What matters for installation is the region tag: this download covers both EUR and USA, so you can match the CIA to your console’s region and avoid the mismatches that cause install failures.

Technical Specifications

The OS field reflects the desktop environment you will use to download and extract the archive. The game itself runs on Nintendo 3DS hardware with custom firmware. The CIA file is what you move to your SD card; the RAR archive is what you unpack on your PC first.

Key Features

• Region-matched CIA builds: Separate EUR and USA files so you can install the package that matches your console region.
• Small footprint: At 12MB, the game takes up almost no space on your SD card, which makes it easy to keep installed alongside larger titles.
• eShop release: This is the downloadable eShop version of the game, not a retail cartridge dump.
• English language support: The eShop listing for this release includes English among its supported languages.
• Standard CIA installation: Works with the common 3DS installers — FBI, DevMenu, and BigBlueMenu.
• Emulator-friendly: Decrypted ROMs of 3DS puzzle games can be run on PC through Citra, so you have a desktop option if you prefer not to use hardware.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Very small download and install size at 12MB.
• Both EUR and USA regions are provided, so region mismatches are easier to avoid.
• Uses the same CIA installation path as most 3DS homebrew and eShop packages.
• Published by the same studio that developed it, Silver Star Japan, so the game is a coherent single-studio product.

Cons

• No official version number is published for this eShop build, so version tracking is limited.
• Requires custom firmware on your 3DS; a stock console cannot install a CIA file.
• The archive is a RAR, so you need extraction software such as WinRAR or 7-Zip before you can reach the CIA.
• As a small 2013 eShop puzzler, the content scope is modest compared with full retail 3DS games.

Download Links and Regions

The download button above points to the EUR MediaFire mirror. Below are the additional mirrors included with this release, organized by region. Each archive is the same 12MB CIA package.

EUR → MediaFire

USA → MediaFire | Mega

If a mirror is slow or unavailable, try the other one before assuming the file is gone. Both links resolve to the same game, just hosted on different services.

Installing the CIA File

You install this package with a CIA installer on your console. The three common options are DevMenu, BigBlueMenu, and FBI. Whichever you use, the workflow is the same: extract the RAR on your PC, copy the CIA file to the correct folder on your SD card, then run the installer on the console and point it at the file.

Place the CIA where your installer expects to find it. If you use FBI, the file needs to be somewhere FBI can browse to; if you use DevMenu or BigBlueMenu, follow the folder convention those tools use. A misplaced file is the most common reason an install appears to fail, so check the path before you troubleshoot anything else.

For extraction, use WinRAR or 7-Zip. Keep your extraction tool updated — older builds sometimes throw password prompts on archives that have no password at all. There is no password on any game file on this site; all uploads are password-free.

Version Freshness and Publisher Details

This listing reflects the eShop build of Witch’s Cat as it was distributed for the 3DS. Silver Star Japan is both developer and publisher, and the original release date was January 31, 2013. Because no official version number was attached to this eShop release, the version field in the table is an estimate. You should treat the region tag and the file size as the reliable identifiers: EUR and USA builds, 12MB each.

On the trust side, the practical checks are simple. Confirm you downloaded the region that matches your console. Confirm the archive extracts cleanly. If you get a RAR CRC error or a damaged-file warning, re-download rather than trying to repair the archive. If a link is dead or a file is missing, use the reupload request page rather than hunting for a mirror of unknown origin.

Playing on PC with Citra

If you would rather not install to hardware, decrypted ROMs of 3DS titles can run on PC through the Citra 3DS emulator. That gives you a desktop path to the same puzzle content. It is a different setup from the CIA install, so pick one route — console or emulator — and follow the steps for that route instead of mixing them.

Notes Before You Download

• For multi-part RAR extraction, check the FAQ section instead of asking in the comments.
• Update WinRAR before extracting; old versions sometimes ask for passwords that do not exist.
• There is no password on any game file uploaded here — all games are password-free.
• If an archive reports damage or a CRC error, re-download it.
• For broken, missing, or dead links, request a reupload.

If you enjoy small eShop puzzlers, you may also like Acorn Avengers Switch NSP (eShop), another compact download worth a look. And if this game clicks with you, buy it and support Silver Star Japan.

⬇️ Download Witch’s Cat 3DS CIA (EUR)

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