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Critters for Sale
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
26 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“The game leans heavily on pseudo-profound symbolism that hints at deeper meaning but ultimately feels incoherent. Not to say that there isn’t any meaning to be found in the game, but the symbolism is loose, and…”
“I like the artstyle, the motives, the hints, the puzzles, the side characters, the ost, the environment, the visceral immersion and the endings. I dislike Mustapha, the game length(It was over too soon) and the scary…”
“This game feels like waking up in a cold sweat after a fever dream with a sleep paralysis demon. Very intriguing story and visuals that feel very David Lynch inspired and kept me guessing as to what would happen next.…”
23 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“I like the artstyle, the motives, the hints, the puzzles, the side characters, the ost, the environment, the visceral immersion and the endings. I dislike Mustapha, the game length(It was over too soon) and the scary…”
“This game feels like waking up in a cold sweat after a fever dream with a sleep paralysis demon. Very intriguing story and visuals that feel very David Lynch inspired and kept me guessing as to what would happen next.…”
“Theologically canon with amazing visuals and soundtrack. Probably inspired the Bible.”
17 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Really bizarre and intriguing experience with a damn good soundtrack to go along with it too. Really looking forward to Zeizen whenever it comes out!”
“I like the artstyle, the motives, the hints, the puzzles, the side characters, the ost, the environment, the visceral immersion and the endings. I dislike Mustapha, the game length(It was over too soon) and the scary…”
“Theologically canon with amazing visuals and soundtrack. Probably inspired the Bible.”
9 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“I like the artstyle, the motives, the hints, the puzzles, the side characters, the ost, the environment, the visceral immersion and the endings. I dislike Mustapha, the game length(It was over too soon) and the scary…”
“A really fun postmodern point-and-click. About 5 hours of gameplay, though all of that is very well crafted.”
“Weird game, rly psychodelic, if not guides I wouldn't do some stuff, don't recommend playing after not sleeping 2 nights in a row bcs it requires a lot of thought, quite hard to get 100% but all of it is rly enjoyable…”
3 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Weird game, rly psychodelic, if not guides I wouldn't do some stuff, don't recommend playing after not sleeping 2 nights in a row bcs it requires a lot of thought, quite hard to get 100% but all of it is rly enjoyable…”
7 of the 89 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game leans heavily on pseudo-profound symbolism that hints at deeper meaning but ultimately feels incoherent. Not to say that there isn’t any meaning to be found in the game, but the symbolism is loose, and…”
“For the longest I wanted to play this game because a certain celebrity was in it unofficially. I was able to play like 90% of the game without external help and after about 3-4hrs finished the game. Overall It is a…”
“Weird and interesting. Good even if I finished and have no idea what happened.”
6 of the 89 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I like the artstyle, the motives, the hints, the puzzles, the side characters, the ost, the environment, the visceral immersion and the endings. I dislike Mustapha, the game length(It was over too soon) and the scary…”
“I love everything about this game. It's super ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ weird, strange, and doesn't tell you much. You have to piece together the story, which is...surreal is really all I can say without really big spoilers. It's not a…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 89 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Weird game, rly psychodelic, if not guides I wouldn't do some stuff, don't recommend playing after not sleeping 2 nights in a row bcs it requires a lot of thought, quite hard to get 100% but all of it is rly enjoyable…”
“cool. like a lot, interesting and epilepcy-like. still, processor util like i play sorta baldurs gate.”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“i usually stay noided, but this time i'm not so sure.....”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“If you take the bizarre nature of early Newgrounds (especially with the real-world references as punchlines) and the surreality of games like Yume Nikki and Hylics, you get Critters for Sale. Being an introduction to a vast universe from the mind of the developer, Sonoshee, once…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I've completed all endings but still don't know what the game is talking about. There are so many bizarre plot twist that I don't even know where it comes from. To watch a bunch of ridiculous stuff with crazy music is just not my style. Only recommend this to someone who wants…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-01 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.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Critters for Sale has been translated to other languages
Thanks to some amazing translators, Critters for Sale is available in Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Hungarian. https://media.giphy.com/media/osPMBur3rY1QDdzlUd/source.gif Also, the game i
Minor bugfixes
Some minor issues are fixed. Here is the full changelog: Fixed some occasional bugs in Snake/Goat/Dragon Made the piano puzzle easier once again by disabling the black keys from the piano Fixed a bug
Sharper pixels, easier Dragon piano puzzle, and other improvements
Some small improvements have been made to the game. Here is the full changelog: Added a windowed mode toggle by pressing the F11 key. If your window suffers from blurry pixels this may be relevant to
Accessibility improvements
I addressed a couple of accessibility issues some players were having. Here is the full changelog: You can now double-click on exploration areas to immediately access them. For example double-clicking
Minor bugfixes + frame rate cap
Some minor issues are fixed and the application's frame rate is now capped so the GPU doesn't run at 100%
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Surreal · Gore · Visual Novel · Psychedelic · Psychological Horror · Indie · Adventure · Point & Click · Violent · Action · Noir · Multiple Endings (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain * , Hungarian * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese * * |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Official site | https://sonoshee.itch.io/critters-for-sale |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 2Ghz+ Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space