Critter Cove
Release date: Sep 10, 2024
Developers: Gentleman Rat Studios
Publishers: Gentleman Rat Studios
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Early Access
Categories: Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain

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! 

Press reviews: “With over twenty hours already sunk into the game, I've yet to scratch the surface of everything there is to do.” Jade Mist Gaming