
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?
Modeled estimate, not a reported figure. How we estimate →
Media

About

The town of Critter Cove used to attract visitors from all over the world. Now it’s mostly known for dirty streets and trash-strewn beaches. Can you help us turn things around?
Critter Cove is a life sim and town builder game with a beautiful, handcrafted open world to explore.

Spend your doubloons to upgrade buildings and explore the world to discover new blueprints and gather resources to grow your town. More upgrades will improve Critter Cove’s tourist rating.
The greater your tourist rating, the more new tourists will visit. The more new tourists, the more money in your pockets to upgrade the town!


Venture out into the mysterious tropical archipelago peppered with the ruins of a long-destroyed civilization. Dive beneath the waves to salvage the treasures of the old world. Rescue shipwrecked critters. Unearth exotic ingredients. It’s a wondrous world of mysterious ruins, shipwrecks and ancient technology waiting to be discovered.


As you explore, you’ll find resources to craft hundreds of different items, discover new construction blueprints and bring home unique plants to grow on your farm. Turn mundane salvage into something new and unique, and improve your tourism rating by offering your freshly grown food to visitors.


Use tourist money and salvaged items to restore rundown buildings and open up entirely new stores and venues for tourists and townsfolk. Craft decorations and interactive objects that will improve the town and make it uniquely yours. You can even decorate your very own home with hand-crafted (or hand-looted) furniture!


You’ll need help to restore the town, and luckily the world of Critter Cove is filled with many colorful characters. Some are easy-going and friendly… others might need some convincing! Rescue Critters across the world, assist them in building a home and help them find the perfect job in your community. Their happiness is the key to your success.


Embark on quests to find hidden treasures or ancient relics scattered throughout the world. Donate these artifacts to the Museum of Mystery to uncover the secrets of the long, long ago - and then charge tourists a small fee to the museum so they can absorb some local culture!


Create your perfect island persona with our robust customization system. Human or animal? Mammal or reptile? The head of a parrot and the tail of a monkey? It’s entirely up to you! Mix and match your physical attributes to your heart's content and discover that perfect tropical drip with hundreds of outfit combinations to craft and discover.


Discover abandoned attractions and rebuild them in your town
Explore weird and wonderful locations such as a sunken city, and a wild botanical garden
Catch some post-apocalyptic fish and discover the best and most unique fishing spots around the world
Dismantle items in the open-world to discover new crafting recipes
Watch tourists launch themselves into the ocean for entertainment
Assign townsfolk careers they’ll love (or hate) depending on their personalities
Watch Critters use gifts or wear clothes you make for them
Hunt for new residents shipwrecked after storms
Cook powerful food items that affect your stamina and exploration prowess
Run advertising campaigns to attract more tourists to your island

Wishlist us to stay up-to-date, and head over to our Discord to be the first to hear about giveaways, and the latest Critter Cove news and gossip!
Genres
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 40 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
This game is adorable. It is really fun to play. I know it is in EA and there are a few improvements that they need to make, like maybe a little more direction with some functions and maybe something telling you ratings of the furnishings like if one bed is better that the rest. Over all though It is great. I like the concept and it is super cute. As I play more I will update the review, but as of right now, It is great and I am really looking forward to what is to come.
I love this game! It is unique, has tons to do, and is still in early access. I am addicted to it. It is gonna be a hit.
Played the demo and had to get the game. Really relaxing an fun game...and I´m not a kid!?
very cute cozy game and its fun :3
I expected a nice game. It got an awesome game. Really fun!
I love love love this game!!!
O jogo é muito fofo, cada aprendizado que o personagem tem trás junto um pouco mais da história
Subnautical Crossing
This game is great. It goes beyond the typical cozy game (gathering, building, fishing, cooking, etc) and has a lot of reasons to keep playing. It feels very satisfying seeing the island get more populated and have more businesses. I love seeing the critters find their place with their homes and jobs. I thought the museum was especially brilliant - to see the artifacts you've gathered displayed, and adding to the tourism success. Exploring the surrounding islands and underwater has been a joy (my cat would often sit on my lap and watch it, which he doesn't do with any other game haha). There's honestly so much to love. I'm not big on quests, but these ones didn't bother me too much; they usually contributed to the bigger picture. I'm playing in early access, and there have been a few glitches here and there, like only one swimming fin coming on. But nothing major. One overall comment is that the game could use more instructions on how to do things. I find myself googling a lot (recipes, how to use keys or lures, which machine is used for crafting what, etc.) I also don't like the sound of the critter's talking lol, but that might just be me. Easily one of my top 3 favourite games, and well worth it.
This game is perfect for exploration. The quirky design is just fit perfectly, and i love that your exploration is below the ocean, not only just above the ocean. The ocean view is *chef’s kiss*. Consider that it’s still in EA, i wish the developer can keep in mind about the clear progression of the game. Rn it’s too “free” and you accidentally will comes up with quest that’s not fitting with your current progress. Last time I played, the wiki is also not yet there, so i am honestly confused on the game progress. Will replay the game once the full release comes out.
Related
Related
Trends
Modeled estimate over time, reconstructed from Steam's monthly review histogram.
Momentum
Pace estimated from the game's recent review growth (our daily snapshots) at its own sales-per-review ratio — a momentum signal, not booked sales.
Audience
Estimated from the language of this game's reviews — a proxy for where players are, not official Steam demographics.
Related
| Assassin’s Creed® Liberation HD | $1.5M | 3.3K | 54% | $19.99 |
| Intravenous 2 | $1.5M | 4.6K | 95% | $10.99 |
| Cepheus Protocol | $1.5M | 3.7K | 76% | $19.99 |
| Maximum Action | $1.5M | 3.7K | 89% | $19.99 |
| Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince | $1.5M | 14.2K | 89% | $5.99 |
| The Settlers: New Allies | $1.6M | 1.2K | 49% | $39.99 |
Related
| Littlewood | $3.3M | 6.1K | 93% | $14.99 |
| Paleo Pines | $2.2M | 2.6K | 83% | $5.99 |
| Snacko | $918.9K | 1K | 96% | $24.99 |
| Everdream Valley | $327.7K | 706 | 70% | $24.99 |
| Disney Dreamlight Valley | $33.6M | 21.7K | 92% | $39.99 |
| Ooblets | $1.4M | 1.5K | 91% | $29.99 |