Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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Critter Cove
Developer Gentleman Rat Studios
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? From the Steam store page
328 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 5, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
95
LovedLoved
191 positive · 10 negative
95% range 91–97%
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| Steam reviews | 191 | 10 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
127 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,847 of 1,950 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 328 · most liked firstHey Bluesky! 👋 Critter Cove is a 🌴 tropical life sim 🌴 game inspired by games like Animal Crossing, Portia and Zelda. We're a small, family-based dev team making games we love. We're available now on Steam and GOG, and launching on consoles next year. store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/...
unlabelledView post →Trying Critter Cove. The game is still Early Access, but it is pretty cute, half Animal Crossing, half exploration game. And the character creator is pretty strong!
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove on steam has a great character creator that allows you to create a Greb, though it makes no attempt to stop you from doing so & unleashing chaos as a result
unlabelledView post →Time for an exclusive Bluesky Steam key giveaway 👀 We're giving out 5 codes for our life sim game, Critter Cove Enter by following us on Bluesky and reposting! gleam.io/competitions...
unlabelledView post →First, I will start by saying that I don't often write reviews, but I'm going to for this one. I spent a total of 92 hours playing this game. Tl;dr I wanted to love this game, but I just couldn't. For this first point, I will speak as diplomatically as possible. If you're looking for LGBTQ representation, especially T, this game is for you. This is good for some, but not for others. If you like using pronouns, every single NPC has their preferred. Again, good for some, not for others.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tedium simulator. 3+/10. TL;DR below. --- after 20 hours, still no boat speed upgrade, wth --- very grindy, no perks or skills to alleviate this grind either --- majority of gameplay is you watching the paint dry / the boat sail --- your boat can be rammed by a patrolling barge and pushed many yards away (you can technically lose it since you are forced to swim to it) --- devs didn't even think of the option to respawn the lost boat at the dock, or worse, they didn't play their own game +…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you need a new animal crossing-like game in ur life right now I highly recommend Critter Cove Currently slated for release next month but a demo of the game is currently out on steam. It's akin to new horizons but way better also you can be a furry btw store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/...
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove is an amazing game. It's still in early access, but I got sucked into playing it for like 40 hours. That's a lotta stuff! I can't wait until the other islands and shops are added ✨
unlabelledView post →Good thing I played a little Critter Cove this morning! I think I'll be able to handle being Hyalite runnin' around in a wetsuit for the year... X3
unlabelledView post →Gotta give a shoutout again to Critter Cove to being one, if not the ONLY game where I've been able to recreate myself down to almost perfect detail! The only thing off is the horn shape, and I'm a bit on the thiccer side, but everything else is spot on!
unlabelledView post →I needed a new cozy game to help me relax, so I turned to Critter Cove. I’m really glad I did, too, because this game is amazing! Also the character creator is amazing; I fused my hyena fursona with cactus cobra parts and also mutated webbed hands lol
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove: - Cute game - Highly customizable - Relaxing - Has paws - Has pawprints
unlabelledView post →www.twitch.tv/tigermanstre... Happy Father's Day everyone! Gonna be the demo of the furry game Critter Cove! Feel free to join & watch! :3
unlabelledView post →Touching this game again... Critter Cove still has an adorable character customization system... Just my drago self... feminine body is the thickest too when Big is at max. Vgood...
unlabelledView post →so @thefluffydino.bsky.social managed to make Greb in Critter Cove's character creator - I have now wishlisted this game lmao
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED INTO EARLY ACCESS! I'm sure we'll have much more to say in the coming weeks but for now, thank you so much for the support, sharing and kind words. Now, back to work, Early Access and all that. 💪 store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/...
unlabelledView post →I really wanted to like this game. I purshased it when early access released, then waited a year and a half to give the devs some time to add content and polish the whole thing. Unfortunately, after 10ish hours of gameplay, I just cant. The game feels empty : there is no story, the quests are basically fetch quests and NPC have no personality (they sometimes even have the same lines). Controls are clunky. You spend the most of you time sailing from point A to point B. The game had…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Critter Cove is 40% off Steam this week, and next week, for the Steam Summer Sale! ☀️ 40% is the biggest discount we'll be doing in Early Access, so we can promise now is the best price you'll find on Steam until our 1.0 launch on [redacted] store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/...
unlabelledView post →🎵 Sammi From Critter Cove Dancing To A Wacky Tune By A Certain Musical Fox Wow, So Swag 😎 (but seriously though I gotta play the game again soon because Early Access launched :D) #music #furry #furrymusician #crittercove
unlabelledView post →Yoooooo! I tried out critter cove demo yesterday and was very excited that I was able to make Ino on it !! #crittercove #sona #game #demo
unlabelledView post →.... Y'know, come to think of it, between Atlyss, Critter Cove AND Webfishing I may just be "Cute little indie game where I can recreate my sona" pilled 🤔
unlabelledView post →Thanks to Mia at the @/TheGeeklyGrind for the great review. Love from all of us at Critter Cove. 💙 www.thegeeklygrind.com/archives/cri...
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove is really cute and fun so far. It's amazing how close I can make my fursona in this game.
unlabelledView post →About 5 years ago I started up an indie game with my partner Eli & his brother Jason to create a relaxing open-world life-sim called Critter Cove. I went from being a solo artist, to managing an outsource studio in Brazil to art directing for a small but wonderful team of artists.
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove gets a major performance update - should work better on Steam Deck #CritterCove #SteamDeck #Gaming
unlabelledView post →Anytime I can be a deer in a wetsuit, I'm in:) Critter Cove. It may be early access but it's perhaps the most polished early access game I've every played. Having lots of fun playing it in my deer suit:)
unlabelledView post →this game is so cute 🥺🤏 (Critter Cove on steam)
unlabelledView post →More furries need to know about Critter Cove, I feel x3 It's a very cozy game like Animal Crossing and the My Time In series, with a VERY in-depth character creator that is essentially a fursona maker, as seen when I tried making @azurifoxcoon.bsky.social . Also has some really cute characters!
unlabelledView post →Happy Monday! 🌞 We should hopefully be updating our demo this week 👀 with about a years (!) worth of updates from the main game, whew And if you missed it last week, there's still plenty of time to enter our Critter Cove competition!
unlabelledView post →I just found out Critter Cove has a Griffin named Peter in the game and he's now a dream villager of mine. He's literally Peter Griffin!
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove followed me?! The game!!!? :O
unlabelledView post →This game allowed me to come out as a furry. No, I'm not joking. You see my avatar? I designed that bunny - my fursona - in this game. I wasn't able to bring him to life for two reasons: I don't have any artistic talent, and I was too shy to commission someone to do it for me. But Critter Cove has a robust, yet simple to use character creator that was perfect for my needs. The game itself is pretty good, too. It's a charming, cozy town builder sim with an emphasis on crafting and finding…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello Everyone! Critter Cove will be launching into early access on September 10th & DEMO 👏SAVES👏 CARRY👏OVER to the main game! In triple-A we believe this would be called an exclusive VIP pre-order early access bonus Here it's called being chill ⭐
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove is kind of a cross between Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, and My Time at Portia/Sandrock. It’s a town builder, exploration, “villager” recruiter style of game with tool and crafting progression where the “goal” is to rebuild a dilapidated, neglected, abandoned island into the thriving tourist destination and community it once was. You build relationships with the residents, buy and sell materials, collect (way too many, I’m a hoarder/completionist) and decorate with clothing and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →17. Critter Cove A newer addition, but I've quickly fallen in love with this game made by @crittercove.bsky.social It's like Zelda Wind Waker meets Animal Crossing in one adorable fuzzy package. And I love it so much 🥰
unlabelledView post →Ok, first of all, I am probably heavily biased to this type of game. I just LOVE games that let me play as animal characters, it is just so fun, and I don't like human characters as much. Games should be creative, and being a human for the nth time isn't as fun. This game really hit a spot for me. You like story? It's got some story. I won't say it's got a massive plot that is emotional or anything, but, you have to explore to progress. Progression isn't just linear, you can do it in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the time of this review the following is true for me: I have played 190 hours, I have not installed the "Brains, Bones and Badges" patch. In the game i have filled up my town and completed all of the quests expect those from the LSD riddled Cat Statue (which i purposfully ignored as they are stupid). I have more money that I can spend and ther is nothing I can buy or do that will contribute to my further enjoyment of the game. I While my review says I would not recommend this game -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All i have to say is: that honestly im just REALLY enjoying this game, maybe a little to much, 10 out of 10!!!!! Edit: Even tho some areas r under constroction, i cant spell either. (Edit 2: i do wish, i could put decorations, closer together, and closer to my walls or structures, and i also wish there was an aquarium building, but it's fine there isn't, bc there r the small tanks, i can just make my own aquarium, in one of my houses rooms, annnnyway, still 10 out of 10, i can't stop playing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you so much to the Dev that responded so fast.. now that i know it wont save more then 30 auto saves i feel alot better about the game.. i thought it would just keep making saves and over load my ssd card .. thank you for letting me know
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have made the upgrade from demo to early access with Critter Cove. A super chill cozy game with no curview!
unlabelledView post →Indie game show off day! Lets hop into Critter Cove and have some fun! 💕🌊 Any lurks/support/raids are greatly appreciated! 💕 ♡ twitch.tv/sakura_vixxie ♡ #Vtuber #VtuberSupport ♡
unlabelledView post →Been checking out Critter Cove on the recommendation of @noeljoyeux.bsky.social and it's fun! I like any game that actively lets me be a lil shark creature.
unlabelledView post →This game has revived my love for gaming - I absolutely love Critter Cove! Perfect cosy game. It also runs on a near 10year old potato with low graphics, but even then it still looks so beautiful! It has a decent grind level, fun quests, amazing characters (you'll grow to love Pokee!) and fantastic story lines. Love that there's no combat & minimal danger, so I can explore the ocean in peace. The soundtrack is super cute & I wish they'd release it! It's madness that this is still in early…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Critter Cove might be more your alley, then: store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/... I've really been enjoying that one over the time it's being worked on. I should check it out again soon; been about a year since I played. XD
unlabelledView post →Not worth the money at all, even on sale. The game feels very unpolished and cheap in every way. The quests are boring, and the characters talk a lot, but it's not engaging at all. They tried to copy Animal Crossing, but it genuinely feels like a bootleg copy. and what is this stupid gamepad controls. run on RB? menu orientation on d-pad only??
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game but still needs a lot of fine-tuning throughout EA. Crafting is similar to "My time" series with commissions & in-depth workbenches - This is done really well. Social aspect plays more like AC - though it's already deeper, the devs should do more here. World looks amazing and it plays pretty well -it could do with some further optimizing however, as my CPU & GPU were hardly working and still only getting under 90fps. Hate the fishing in all honesty, it's far too easy & there is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice cozy game. Definitely in EA for a reason: plenty of systems need filling out. Does get grindy in the late game like people say (mostly looking at housing material costs imo). Context for review: I believe I have completed all of the story quests other than the fishing quests. I have most of the collectibles. I'm not really motivated by collectibles, so I will not be looking for the remaining few. Pros The water and sky are quite pretty. You can visually see the progress you are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit 09.11.2026 changed to negativ Since my review I tried to contact the developers and make suggestions. Got no replies. Not on Discord, not on X, and not here in the Steam forums either. At this point I guess the official feedback process is opening Bluesky, reading what the same little bubble agrees with, and then pretending that represents the playerbase. If the devs don't stop listening only to that crowd, I really think this game is going to fail. There is way too much focus on making…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh my goodness - this is the game I didn't know I needed!!! You arrive on a dilapidated island and have to fix everything up so the island can receive tourists again. You place crafters in the workshop and forage all over the island and travel by boat to half a dozen nearby islands to find the things you need. You even dive down into the ocean to find things! The NPC's are funny, cute, and some can have snarky funny comments. They are all a variety of creatures. You can customize your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More a neutral review than anything (seriously steam why do we not have this option yet?) Also I have a tendency to ramble so TL:DR is that its a decent game to waste time on but there is a lot they could do in terms of QoL features and such to make it better. I dunno what their roadmap is like so maybe some of my concerns will be addressed in future but I'm just calling it as I see it atm as of the current update (Brains, Bones and Badges). Maybe wait for a sale if you are unsure. Critter…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hate some quests. "Need one item. Oh no, one more item. Forgot, a couple more. And oooone more." And like an idiot you swim back and forth for a whole hour.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing a lot of Critter Cove lately (well, passing the controls from headmate to headmate lmao) and the character creator in this game is the absolute best for making furries Behold, a jackal! 🦋
unlabelledView post →jam packed with content with very frequent updates. much more similar to games like animal crossing than ones like harvest moon or sdv, so keep that in mind depending on what you're looking for. great for people who love to explore and collect things!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Critter Cove is a very cute game. Very reminiscent of My Time at Portia/Sandrock, but with the addition of swimming, and furries store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/...
unlabelledView post →It's like if Animal Crossing was good. I made my actually convoluted Sona in like an hour, down to the fur patterns horns and weird wings 10/10 Made By Critters, For Critters, Of Critters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →About time I dusted off my bluesky account and post something instead of lurking. I commissioned some lovely art of my girl Shae in celebration of her inclusion in the game Critter Cove! Artist is dinnymot on Instagram, be sure to show them some love over there! #furry #furryart #cozygames
unlabelledView post →Critter Cove has a fishing minigame!! #crittercove #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
unlabelledView post →Apologies I probably won't have any new art pieces ready to share this weekend, too much going on in my personal life and I need a break. I may upload another Critter Cove gameplay video or two to YouTube though, since there was another update to the game recently.
unlabelledView post →Its like they took the best parts of: Skies of arcadia (world exploring, finding treasure, meeting interesting random characters wherever you go) Animal Crossing: (Crafting, discovering crafts, animal characters, relationships and such) The only thing I'd improve is the ability to randomly give things to villagers you like with the related dialog/gifts in return table for an RNG reward if you learn that particular character's likes. Its early on though so its likely they have much more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STREAMS NEXT WEEK Gonna try and aim for some TUES/THURS/FRI streams! Same BAT TIME at 5pm EDT. Critter Cove has a fun update, might Fallout some more, and FISH in VRC calls to me. So no SET game plan-- every day will be a SURPRISE!
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