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Animal Shelter
In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Animal Shelter Simulator is a game unlike any other. Above all, besides entertainment, it also provides us with important knowledge and an understanding of the important and incredibly challenging role animal shelters…”
“[h3]No challenges[/h3] Animal shelter is aimed at just looking after animals and running a shelter, like it says on the tin. It's very simple, and after a bit can get quite fun actually, but a few things did bug me,…”
“Super cute and relaxing to play! Some dog models look possessed, but aside from that everything looks great! I quickly get locked in and the time flies by as soon as I begin playing. I'm looking forward to buying Animal…”
18 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Super cute and relaxing to play! Some dog models look possessed, but aside from that everything looks great! I quickly get locked in and the time flies by as soon as I begin playing. I'm looking forward to buying Animal…”
“i just loved the dogs! they are sooo cute this is a 5-star game!”
“THIS SO MUCH CAT 10/10 MEOW MEOW GOOD VERY ... CAT”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I liked the game for about 2-3 hours then I realized how limited it is. All of the biographies of the animals are repeated from about 3-4 stories. And the stories don't match up with the automatically written ones for…”
“I got this on sale for $3, and I feel like that was a fair price for what it is. I would absolutely not recommend it for full price. I do not own any DLC. It's a really, really cute idea and I love resource…”
“Genuinely enjoyable game. Glad I was able to get it during the sale. One of those games you can just go ahead and veg out to.”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“its such a fun game once you grasp the concept and how to work the controls and everything. i really do love the game”
“good but inefficient graphics, simple controls.”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Rescue animals, take care of them and make them happy while managing and upgrading the shelter. A different and wholesome managing game where you feel good about helping our furry friends.”
“Cosy game you can play at your own pace and unlock levels to improve your shelter-highly recommend vet DLC”
“Animal Shelter Simulator is one of those games that sneaks up on you with how cozy and motivating it is. You run your own shelter, take in dogs and cats, help them feel safe with humans again, and then match them with…”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I liked the game for about 2-3 hours then I realized how limited it is. All of the biographies of the animals are repeated from about 3-4 stories. And the stories don't match up with the automatically written ones for…”
“I got this on sale for $3, and I feel like that was a fair price for what it is. I would absolutely not recommend it for full price. I do not own any DLC. It's a really, really cute idea and I love resource…”
“I'm giving this a thumbs down unfortunately. After maybe 3 to 4 hours there's not much else to experience. You pretty much already had the majority of the fun you will have. After that it's just rinse and repeat. The…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Got far in my first shelter, wanted to try the horse pack, it immediately overwrites your other saves and now I need to start all over again and suffer through the never ending tutorial.. again. There's no way to skip…”
“not worth the price, especially with the numerous bugs and complete lack of things to do without paying for DLCs”
“firstly, it has animals and i'm an animal lover. i also liked the experience of taking care of animals. i do recommend this game to people. but, there is some slight glitches with my animals. sometimes when i put my…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Its okay. Its laggy and glitchy and it can be very frustrating. Some of the achievements don't seem to be working right. Becomes very tedious very fast. The newer game is probably better. Skip this one and get that one.”
“very fun and cute but a bit laggy sometimes and gets boring”
“The game is a concept I really liked and excited about. I got this game a year or so ago. It was buggy and slow at times so I waited for fixes and optimisations to happen. Fast forward to now, I experience a lot of…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I liked the game for about 2-3 hours then I realized how limited it is. All of the biographies of the animals are repeated from about 3-4 stories. And the stories don't match up with the automatically written ones for…”
“I got this on sale for $3, and I feel like that was a fair price for what it is. I would absolutely not recommend it for full price. I do not own any DLC. It's a really, really cute idea and I love resource…”
“Got far in my first shelter, wanted to try the horse pack, it immediately overwrites your other saves and now I need to start all over again and suffer through the never ending tutorial.. again. There's no way to skip…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Super cute and relaxing to play! Some dog models look possessed, but aside from that everything looks great! I quickly get locked in and the time flies by as soon as I begin playing. I'm looking forward to buying Animal…”
“It gets tiring with three of the same dog models but its alright”
“Pretty good but graphics are meh but the second game looks really cool aswell :)”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“i'm a grown ass man , doing it for the achivement hunting but boy do i feel sad when animals go away , taking care of them is the best thing ever - it has repetation but i cannot stop taking care of my beautiful babies”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Animal Shelter is basically a "hotel for furry drama queens" simulator. You spend your time managing fluffy troublemakers, cleaning up their messes, and trying to convince them that baths aren't actually a death sentence. You’re essentially building a luxury resort for pets who…”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“If you've ever had the opportunity to visit an animal shelter, you know how depressing they can be. Running such a facility strikes me as an incredibly difficult job, one in which a person with limited resources and abilities can't help as much as they'd like. And although the…”
— a player, Steam review · 72 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
ANIMAL SHELTER 2 is OUT NOW on PlayStation! 🎮🐶
Hello Animal Lovers! 👋 We are celebrating a big milestone today! Animal Shelter 2 has officially launched on PlayStation ! 🎉 https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10017582 While we remain incred
Animal Shelter 2 - Anniversary Update is HERE!
Hello Animal Lovers! 👋 The Anniversary Update is officially OUT NOW for Animal Shelter 2! 🎉 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658510/Animal_Shelter_2/ The biggest update for Animal Shelter 2 has arr
Steam Summer Sale is here!
Hello Animal Lovers! 👋 We are part of the Steam Summer Sale 2026! On this occasion, we have special discounts for you! 🥳 One of the biggest events on Steam every year, the Summer Sale brings amazing d
Animal Shelter 2 - Hunting Dogs Pack OUT RIGHT NOW!
Hello Animal Lovers! 👋 The wait is finally over - it’s time to welcome a brand new group of energetic companions to your shelter! 🐕✨ We’re happy to announce that the Hunting Dogs Pack is now available
Animal Shelter 2 - Hunting Dogs DLC Announcement!
Hello Animal Lovers! 👋 We’re excited to announce that the Hunting Dogs DLC for Animal Shelter 2 will launch on April 29, 2026! 🐾 Get ready to welcome some of the most loyal, intelligent and energetic
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Dog · Life Sim · Cats · Education · Casual · Singleplayer · Simulation · Adventure · Family Friendly · Realistic · Cute · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 125 |
| Official site | https://games-i.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 780 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space