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Critter Cove
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Cozy exploration and town building” (53 of 94 reviews) and “Detailed critter customization” (28); the most common complaint is “Grindy materials and unclear progression” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
53 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“All i have to say is: that honestly im just REALLY enjoying this game, maybe a little to much, 10 out of 10!!!!! Edit: Even tho some areas r under constroction, i cant spell either. (Edit 2: i do wish, i could put…”
“Critter Cove: The Pros and Cons There are many elements in this game that I enjoy, and way too many that I don't. To be clear I'm not trashing the game, nor am I dissing the people who helped develop it, this is a…”
28 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Tedium simulator. 3+/10. TL;DR below. --- after 20 hours, still no boat speed upgrade, wth --- very grindy, no perks or skills to alleviate this grind either --- majority of gameplay is you watching the paint dry / the…”
“Critter Cove: The Pros and Cons There are many elements in this game that I enjoy, and way too many that I don't. To be clear I'm not trashing the game, nor am I dissing the people who helped develop it, this is a…”
“As of my time playing, all I can sum it up to is fun, cute, and relaxing. Firstly, the character customization is very diverse, allowing you to create basically anything you want with a wide range of species, colors,…”
11 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Very rarely a cozy game elevates itself from the sloppy mines of farming or being clones of the same unity asset flip and becomes something fun. **Critter cove** might be the third “cozy” game I’d list as being…”
“You restore an island. You craft, forage, and decorate to your hearts content. Cute characters. Good story (from what I've seen so far). What more could I want?”
10 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“This game was my first ever steam game. And it is my absolute favourite. Have so far loved everything about this. I needed a bit of help with some parts and the developers went above and beyond in helping me through it.…”
“I bought this in early access because it looked cute. I've not been disappointed with the updates and gameplay. It's exactly what you look for in a cozy game. Quests to prog story, crafting, decorating, farming, cooking…”
“Very satisfying, incremental town building. There's always an upgrade to be made somewhere and the grind is reasonable. I've found myself starting a new game every big update to try to do things more efficiently and I…”
9 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“All i have to say is: that honestly im just REALLY enjoying this game, maybe a little to much, 10 out of 10!!!!! Edit: Even tho some areas r under constroction, i cant spell either. (Edit 2: i do wish, i could put…”
“At the time of this review the following is true for me: I have played 190 hours, I have not installed the "Brains, Bones and Badges" patch. In the game i have filled up my town and completed all of the quests expect…”
“great game as it should be, exploring, building a tourist attraction village is fun, price is to cheap for a great game, it`s at least 100 hrs to do most stuff”
7 of the 94 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Tedium simulator. 3+/10. TL;DR below. --- after 20 hours, still no boat speed upgrade, wth --- very grindy, no perks or skills to alleviate this grind either --- majority of gameplay is you watching the paint dry / the…”
“At the time of this review the following is true for me: I have played 190 hours, I have not installed the "Brains, Bones and Badges" patch. In the game i have filled up my town and completed all of the quests expect…”
6 of the 94 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Tedium simulator. 3+/10. TL;DR below. --- after 20 hours, still no boat speed upgrade, wth --- very grindy, no perks or skills to alleviate this grind either --- majority of gameplay is you watching the paint dry / the…”
“All i have to say is: that honestly im just REALLY enjoying this game, maybe a little to much, 10 out of 10!!!!! Edit: Even tho some areas r under constroction, i cant spell either. (Edit 2: i do wish, i could put…”
“At the time of this review the following is true for me: I have played 190 hours, I have not installed the "Brains, Bones and Badges" patch. In the game i have filled up my town and completed all of the quests expect…”
6 of the 94 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“More a neutral review than anything (seriously steam why do we not have this option yet?) Also I have a tendency to ramble so TL:DR is that its a decent game to waste time on but there is a lot they could do in terms of…”
“I played the hell out of Garden Paws, so I am determined to like this as well. It's early access so I am keen to see the things to come. The only things that are annoying me so far are the questmarkers. They are not…”
“Game is fantastic, music is good, character designs are exactly what I'd want from an animal crossing like. My only complaint right now is I wish there was a way to save, like, loadouts for character customization. It's…”
5 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Epstein's Furry Island Simulator set in Uncanny Valley If you pay attention to the character creator and listen to what the NPCs have to say in the first few minutes of the game, you'll discover that nearly every…”
“Ok, first of all, I am probably heavily biased to this type of game. I just LOVE games that let me play as animal characters, it is just so fun, and I don't like human characters as much. Games should be creative, and…”
“been a great game reminds me quite a bit of animal crossing with some aspects not to dissimilar from Subnautica. Its been a great time to spend when you want to do something calming and casual and the npc…”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Tedium simulator. 3+/10. TL;DR below. --- after 20 hours, still no boat speed upgrade, wth --- very grindy, no perks or skills to alleviate this grind either --- majority of gameplay is you watching the paint dry / the…”
“very charming game, while there are still a few bugs here and there, I've probably played through this game more than 10 times and am looking forward to what gets added next.”
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“This game allowed me to come out as a furry. No, I'm not joking. You see my avatar? I designed that bunny - my fursona - in this game. I wasn't able to bring him to life for two reasons: I don't have any artistic talent, and I was too shy to commission someone to do it for me.…”
— a player, Steam review · 85 hrs played“Its like they took the best parts of: Skies of arcadia (world exploring, finding treasure, meeting interesting random characters wherever you go) Animal Crossing: (Crafting, discovering crafts, animal characters, relationships and such) The only thing I'd improve is the ability…”
— a player, Steam review · 89 hrs played“I really wanted to like this game. I purshased it when early access released, then waited a year and a half to give the devs some time to add content and polish the whole thing. Unfortunately, after 10ish hours of gameplay, I just cant. The game feels empty : there is no story,…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 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 2026-10-25.
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.
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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.
Update 412 — Quick Bug fixes
Update 412 — Bug fixes This update fixes several errors players ran into since the last update. Thank you to everyone whose game sent us an error report. Saves Closing the game window no longer loses
The Fast Travel Update
We’re happy to announce The Fast Travel Update for Critter Cove, available now. Ok, it may not be the most clever update now we've come up with, but it is a big deal for the mid and late game! This on
The Fast Travel Update
The Fast Travel Update Fast Travel: Repair the docks at major locations, then ring any bell to sail straight to any dock you've fixed. Your home bell works too, so you can sail home from anywhere. 5 N
Vanity OutFit Fixes Patch 311
Added new Option to show only items in the vanity slots OR if a vanity slot is empty allow the normal equipment slot to show instead. So this allows you to always wear some pants/shirt etc outfit whil
The Outfitters Update
Ahoy! We’re happy to announce the next update for Critter Cove. The Outfitters Update adds some long-standing player requests to make expressing yourself a lot easier, a brand new quest line, a minima
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Relaxing · Cozy · Singleplayer · Base-Building · Management · Fishing · Sailing · Adventure · Nature · RPG · Early Access · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Official site | https://visitcrittercove.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX760+ or AMD Radeon 7950+ equivalent with a minimum 4GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space