
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?
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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!
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Languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain
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Mysigt spel, roliga figurer där man har många möjligheter att göra sin karaktär så underlig som möjlig. Va sägs om fladdermus vingar, tv som huvud, ödla, regnbågsfärgad enhörning...oändliga möjligheter =) Massa quests, flertal öar, sjunkna byar, fiska, laga oändligt med mat. Härligt varma färger och när det blir natt blir det mööööööööörk, men en frän pannlampa fixar det =) För någon som mig är detta ett super härligt spel, speciellt på morgonen när hjärnan inte är vaken.
i love it
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super leuk spel als je er van houdt om dingen te ontdekken, te verzamelen en te maken
Relaxing, fun, cute, and I can be a fox which is pretty neato.
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 one of the the best hidden gems that I have played. The game has a great character creator and you could easily get over 40 hours of playtime even in early access. The size of this game is very impressive for how small of a team works on it and it seems like a lot of love went into the development of it. I would strongly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys similar games.
randomly came across this game a few days ago, a bit different to what i play so i wasnt sure.im so glad i brought critter cove, there is so much to do in game and im really enjoying it. probably will become one of my faviroute games and i cant wait to see what else they bring to critter cove. i would really recomend this game to everyone and its well worth the money for everything you get in game :)
Super fun game! It reminds me a little of older Animal Crossing games when it comes to the way the characters speak and how uniquely they're designed. Really nice music, interesting story/lore. It definitely gets grindy at times though, especially once you need to start making different types of wooden planks. It's probably my least favorite part ^^; The exploration and quests are pretty fun though, and I look forward to seeing what is added and improved over time. I've played on Steam Deck and PC and it's enjoyable on both~
I played this game in early access and it was stunning already. Rebuilding the island, following a cute story on the side, and getting to know all the different critters was a lot of fun. Some parts of the game get a tiny bit grindy (getting stuff for batteries is probably the toughest challenge, which is still very easy), but never to an extend that I'd call too much. It's always within fun limits. The character creation is my personal highlight because I got to play as myself, and to be honest, that was one of the main reasons I bought this game. I'm happy I bought it, though, because I really enjoyed exploring Critter Cove and everything surrounding it, as well as crafting, collecting, and chatting with critters. My only two "grudges" are that the boat upgrade is still kinda slow, especially when you need to go back and forth between the main island and some of the more distant islands for quests. I'm also a bit sad that the game feels like it's very centred around capitalist endeavours. If you're already in a post-apocalyptic setting, you might as well try something new to create a better society. Overall, this is a game that I'd happily buy again. It is cosy, fun, heartwarming, sometimes a bit silly but in a good way, and managed to make me forget life for over 50 hours (and they have added more stuff since!). The online wiki also really helps when you don't know where to find certain resources or some of the recipes. I played this on Linux, and it ran flawlessly.
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