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To The Rescue!
To The Rescue! is a charming dog shelter simulator. Take care of unique dogs and find the right homes for as many of them as you can. Upgrade your shelter, control disease outbreaks, learn each dog's preferences, and make tough decisions, all while helping support real-world animal shelters!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“With achievements there would be more of a reason for me to play”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I really enjoy this game. It's a simple time management game with adorable artwork and catchy music. The game fits very nicely into the cozy game category. I do wish there was more nuance and difficulty. As a shelter worker I would like to see the game grow to add more…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“It was such a good game and a good idea, but sadly the dev team has since abandoned the game and there are a ton of bugs.”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:07 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.
To The Rescue!: Run a Dog Shelter at 70% Off
Run your own dog shelter, one wagging tail at a time. Feed, clean, treat, and play with a kennel full of pups, then match each one with the perfect forever home.Balance your budget, keep your dogs hap
Patch 1.5.6: Bug Squash (50+ Fixes)
Hey shelter heroes! 🐾 We've been deep in the kennels with a mop and a bug net, and Patch 1.5.6 is here: 51 fixes across the whole game. This is the big "we're back" pass, built from your reports and a
A new season, a new deal!
If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Spring Sale! Catch the game on sale from March 13th through the 20th. Make sure to check out other
Patch 1.5.4
Hi everyone! Coming in with another small patch to address a few more obnoxious bugs that have been affecting players. I'll be working on making a list of reported issues next week, so if you run into
Patch 1.5.3
Hi everyone! Coming in with a small patch with a few minor bug fixes and some changes to a few things to align with indie.io taking over development with the game! We've had a lot of great bug reports
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Dog · Management · Immersive Sim · Building · Casual · Life Sim · Cute · 2D · Top-Down · Choices Matter · Simulation · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.totherescuegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 2.2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space