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Game
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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
Developer Relic Entertainment, THQ Nordic
Impossible Creatures is a 2003 steampunk real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Its unique feature is that the armies used in gameplay are all created by the player, and involve combining two animals to make a new super creature with various abilities. The concept was inspired by H. G. Wells' novel The Island of Doctor Moreau. The player-created armies are… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
160 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
98
LovedLoved
156 positive · 4 negative
95% range 94–99%
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Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
1,773 of 1,851 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 160 · most liked firstBest game I have ever played, not overreacting at all, I made 15 abominations that would make god cry
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mixed a mammoth with a lobster.......................... Get this game right now!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a random flashback of this game from some ~20 years ago while watching an episode of One-Punch Man... But it was more like a feeling than a simple memory ? Or a memory accompanied by a physical feeling ? Weird. Anyway, best game ever, 10/10. I feel like a kid again ^.^
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most unique RTS games ever made, def worth a play now and deserves a remaster with modern technology.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My beloved childhood game. It's pretty simple, but unique and a lot of fun. I was thrilled when my mother bought me the CD with Impossible Creatures. It felt so cool to combine different animals into amazing mutants. Even today, this game can surprise you. Scenarios with Velika La Pette were my favorite!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is a unique charm to this game that manages to overshadow the game's glaring issues of single player and multiplayer balance, bizarre design decisions, and unrealized, questionable intent with the game's mechanical identity. I'm going to be real, this game is unbalanced in many respects. Some unit combinations are utterly broken. Single player campaign is dominated by unfair AIs with massive bases that grind every mission to a screeching hault. The electricity resource is so plentiful…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well… good. This is an RTS game. The graphics are dated but decent. The music fits. The story is funny, and there’s a clear effort behind it. No bugs, no crashes. Overall, entertaining. The main appeal is creature mixing and experimentation, which offers plenty of strategic variety. On the flip side, it suffers from the usual RTS flaws: imbalance and occasional chaos. Speed rules everything; fall behind even slightly, and recovery is unlikely. Not much chance to enjoy the scenery. Rage-quits…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This NEEDS a remake "THE CRITTERS ARE UNDER ATTACK!!!"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Might be the most unique and creative game I have ever played. Nothing beats the erly 2000's gaming era. One of my few childhood games I play year after year when nostalgia hits.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's actually zero good reason why an RTS game with mix and match units that combo parts together for different abilities, completely unique, gets left in the dust. No sequel, no remaster. We just keep getting spoonfed the same "modern" ♥♥♥♥, but you can tell that this was made in the classic days.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What If You Put a Shark on a Praying Mantis? There are games I remember because they were great. Then there are games I remember because there was absolutely nothing else like them. Impossible Creatures is the second kind. The Best Part Was Making Monsters The entire premise was wonderfully ridiculous. Take two animals. Combine them. Create something that nature absolutely never intended to exist. Want a lion with the body of a scorpion? Go for it. Want a praying mantis with shark…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish they make a modern remake for this game. Amazing implementation of army building features and one of the most unique RTS games ever made! It is a bit basic in some of its RTS elements though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing! Would love to see this get a full on remake with todays graphics and how much more could be done!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Haven't played this game much yet but it seems solid
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SOMEBODYS CHEATIN'
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game! If you don't mind 2003 graphics, it is a brilliant game with great mechanics. I played this back when I was a kid and I am an adult now, still love it. The DLCs people have made, make it extra fun and the maps people have designed make it more entertaining, especially when you have learnt all the original multiplayer maps like I have. I have played the campaign countless times and it is so much fun, really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard at parts [the multiple factory mission] and interesting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember when my mom got me this game several years ago. I think I was 10-11 or something like that. She found it at Goodwill. I am 25 now and I love the game still.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Should be a cult classic, but too obscure. I Hate every RTS game I've ever played simply because I started with this one when I was a kid, and in creativity I think it's still unmatched. Make sure to play with insect invasion content enabled if you're just messing with the creature creator!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Throwback to when I actually was excited to play new games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Impossible creatures is a wonderful RTS game, where you design your own units by splicing animal bodyparts. As a child, I spent hours mixing animals for the fun of watching the weird hybrids bounce around on screen, and I also loved the story campaign. Comming back as an adult, I am really enjoying the player vs player aspect. It is a fun RTS battle game, and between battles you can re-think your monster selection and get a kind of deckbuilding style kick out of that. The economy system…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm buying to support the OG of my childhood.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Impossible Creatures is a real-time strategy game that has earned a lasting reputation as one of the most imaginative and unconventional entries in the genre. Originally developed by Relic Entertainment and later reintroduced to modern audiences through THQ Nordic’s Steam release, the game stands out immediately thanks to its bold central idea: instead of commanding predefined factions with fixed unit rosters, players are encouraged to design their own armies by splicing animals together into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →childhood classic. what can I say ?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played this game on and off since I was a kid. It's addicting. Just the right amount of challenging at times. I just wish they'd made a new, updated one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →impossible creatures
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hope one day we get a remastered of this game. Until then, I am stuck on the level with the jaguar lady bc of a glitch and she doesn't exsist.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My neighbor had a copy of the demo she gave me in 2002/2003. Played that demo endlessly. 20 years later and I bought and beat the full game for the first time. Such a massive hit of nostalgia! If you like old school RTS, this one is well worth the $10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are some visual bugs from time to time. Luckily nothing major. The game is still as fun as it was all those years back. The campaign is very well designed and quite engaging. Really wish we got Impossible Creatures 2 one day, where you can combine up to 4 creatures and have even more control over what is modified, but I doubt that will ever happen given the gaming climate. Who knows tho, one day maybe
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →mpossible Creatures was one of the most creative and fun strategy games of my childhood. Its unique gameplay—letting you combine animals to create bizarre, powerful hybrids—was both innovative and endlessly entertaining. From eagle-tigers to shark-wolves, every battle felt fresh and unpredictable. The game’s wacky tone, combined with surprisingly deep strategy, made it a standout experience that I haven’t seen replicated since. If you’re craving something inventive and unlike any other,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate myself. Everyone abandoned me and for what? God has made us just to give us freedom and what do I do with it? Ruin every relationship I've ever ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ had, ruin every love I'd been given to throw it away for nothing. Only to lock myself away in insanity and discomfort to tell myself I'm free and happy letting out my emotional instability to destroy and create abominations of absolute agonising pain to display my dissatisfaction with myself. FOR WHAT? NOTHING CHANGES. Fun game:3! Try it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a childhood classic! I love mindlessly playing this game, coming up with new animal creations, and defending my island!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone described it before, this game is a scissor vs rock vs bigger rock kind of game. Just build the biggest baddest creature and have fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played the hell out of this as a kid at my babysitters house
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Impossible is nothing, you just gotta believe, b'
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a very fun and modifyable game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the games from my childhood. I'd love to see a remake that is true to the original.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Da critters are under attack!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All around great classic game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so much fun mixing animals <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite RTS games. Building your own army instead of using a set of base units adds a level of complexity that makes it addictive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An excellent game...that time forgot... Try it out (probably /w Creature Allstars installed, from the workshop, tbh)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not an RTS guy, I don't know if this is a good RTS and I didn't play the campaign, but I love mixing the creatures together and playing with a friend. Fun and unique game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like the game but gave it the thumbs down because I can no longer get it to run. It exits after displaying the main menu.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cheesy and goofy, in a good way of course. the combats fun the creatures cool and i never get tired of hearing "our critters are under attack!"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a little wonky, but it's certainly unique, & you're missing out if you don't grab it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just as much dumb fun as I remember it when I bought it as a teenager 2003, make some messed up creatures and hope they work!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game design peaked here - there will never be a better game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just as fun as when I was 8! Steam has the best games!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was my childhood game and the nostalgia hits hard playing it. It is really fun to build your army and annihalate everything with a wolverinXPotwhale all the time. On the other hand I think this is one of my favorite RTS stories and the steampunk aesthetics are on another level. Of course the graphics and controls are a bit outdated nowadays, but it's still a fun time to be had
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game that got me into RTS. I have so many good memories. Just the sheer nostalgia effect is just delicios. Anyhoooo: 1. The game lacks any real graphical updates for the modern gamer. It has good graphics for a game over 20years old. 2. The campaign story can be rather deep, and at times comical, it has an air of new discovery vibes. 3. The defensive towers are rather standard and not too deep. 4. The real winner is the creature combiner for your armies. It can have you barreling over…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily the best game ever. The only thing I might say could use improvement was expanding the choices in Animals more, but its still great as is. Frankly I think they need to make a Modern Impossible Creatures 3!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nothing like this game.....grew up obsessed with it. This needs a remake it would do really well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just a very wacky but interesting RTS of fusing 2 animals together to build your army, it's pretty fun even if some animals are better then others (avoid the Lemming & Rat, they are by far the worst units in the game)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good game, have had it for years now. recommended to all lovers of animals, scifi and everything in between.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"God is dead, we killed him" ~ Friedrich Nietzsche 1882 i think this quote perfectly describes this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played this game way back when i was little it is a great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scratches that itch of 'what if I wanted to play command and conquer but like, with gorilla-giraffe hybrids'. 10/10, no notes, wish people still made games like this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it was impossible
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →zoo tycoon meets age of mythology meets bg3 character creation. what more do i need to say other than "OK you da boss"?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this game as a kid and still love it to this day. I am so hopeful they remaster or make a sequel, there is no game like it and the concept is so FUN.
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