Little Kitty, Big City
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Game2021
Natural Instincts: European Forest
Developer DreamStorm Studios
Protect the environment, and save it from harm! Give commands to the animals, observe their rituals and help them survive. Face different disasters, react to human presence and help the animal kingdom flourish in this unique, environmental experience! From the Steam store page
188 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Aug 17, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
40
Mixed
74 positive · 112 negative
95% range 33–47%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 74 | 112 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
132 of 297 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 188 · most liked firstIf you go into the discussions area, you'll find one of the last posts the Devs made was that - while they "aren't happy" about it, the game CANNOT and WILL NOT be worked on. It will be left in Early Access forever. New Buyers wouldn't know this unless they checked discussions first, which most don't. The Devs had said "well if you aren't happy with this, sorry, Steam sets the refund policy not us." Which is true, but what they could set is the price for a game they have admitted to be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First thing first is I would say I love this game! We are in need of something like this on the market! Personal thoughts about the game would be: I would love to play a game mode which is on more of a micro level. For example a survival RPG mode which you control only one creature and experience the circle of life of the creature. Maybe some multiplayer potential on this as well!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Age Of Animals"? Not really, instead, 'Natural Instincts' gives us experiences of the animal kingdom and also a better view of several types of wild animals, their needs and also their dangers or threats. A fantastic addon to this game is the fantastic voice acting, it's like this game is an 'interactive documentary' which is really great! Hope to see more of these educational games in the future with this voice. You can see early access footage here: https://youtu.be/79JDihZSPLM The game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the positives; the premise for this game is good, and I like the idea of having what is basically a nature sim where you manage the animals and ensure they thrive. The in-game models look nice, the menus are nice and polished and the audio is really clean. What puts a downer on the game for me is amount of motion blur in the game - the game is very laggy at this point due to no (or minimal) optimisation, but the intense motion blur doesn't help, it makes it harder to play because when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please don't buy this game in it's current state. The devs haven't done anything substantial with the game, kept buyers in the dark for months and have said that they are not working on it, and you ONLY find this out in the discussions, where a potential buyer would not typically go to check. Despite this it's still being put on sale and in bundles and they've withheld the fact that they aren't working on the game anymore from both the store and game news page. It's an extremely scummy thing to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devs have abandoned the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Backed the game years ago, forgot about it after a few years, remembered it existed. Game is basically in the same state it was at launch. Don't pick this one up
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They launched the game in early access to abandon the project 1 week later with zero updates. After keeping everyone waiting for a year they finally "officially" admitted they stopped working on it. Or well stopped, they never actually worked on it other than this very early alpha build. SHAME on you DreamStorms Studio's en Shame on your publisher: Games Operators, for continuing to sell this game on Steam without any notice saying that it's been canceled.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't waste your money on this game. Bought it when it was first release and wasted my money because they stopped developing the game completely and I like many others was well past the refund period. No communication from the developers, still have it up for sale in the store (which is a total SCAM & highly UNETHICAL,) spend your money somewhere else and avoid this developer at all costs. I won't even review the game play because it's pointless.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peaceful management game about forest wildlife. Early access without much content yet, but offers a very serene experience nonetheless! Eat, drink, rest and reproduce In Natural instincts it's your job to make a species survive. These species currently consists of rabbits, wolves, boars, deers and bears. The game offers (version 1.0.6) a tutorial, a campaign for the first three mentioned animals each, and a free play mode. The instructions are read by a very pleasant, high quality voice,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loving the idea behind this game both educational and a fun way to learn about wildlife. Seems a good early access starting point and will definitely sticking with the game to see how it fully develops over time. Great graphics,easy menu and so far great playability.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead Game, no news since late 2021, Dont buy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well obviously abandoned, devs have said so themselves and zero updates since 2021 also confirm it. I had this game wishlisted way before launch and was excited when it came out. Turned out to be quite boring but I liked the overall concept and I thought I'd leave it in my library to support the devs nonetheless, hoping for improvement. Big error. I hope I can still refund this but I doubt it, waste of money, disappointed in this company, remove this from sale if it's not being developed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the devs need their butt kicked. its still in early access and they havent had an update since december of 2021. good job creating crap. losers
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →💥DO N O T BUY THIS!!💥 || Really sad, i backed this on KICKSTARTER before steam even knew of it. 🦌Played it, then put it on the shelf as others did WAITING for updates. 🐗Its a real damn shame. Potential squished because they let it sit an did nothing more with it. THEN have the AUDACITY to offer DLCS? And price drops?! 💥DO N O T BUY THIS!!💥 ☠️RIP Natural Instinct.☠️
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →scam. not being worked on, dead project.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why is it only about breeding all the time? That's all we seem to do for hours. It would be more fun to also care for their needs in stead of breeding ALL. THE. TIME. We do not get any nature disasters or human interference. Also, why is it never night time? We thought we could change something about the environment, placing different types of trees, better hiding places or add water, etc. Unfortunately this is not the case. The ratio of animals is completly out of balance: It isn't a healthy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No update since Dec 2021, don't buy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a barely finished game that is no longer being developed. Don't waste your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GAME IS NO LONGER IN DEVELOPMENT. Full of bugs and issues, no patches or anything. Devs have completely abandoned the game *I just noticed the comment from the developer. The game has ABSOLUTELY been abandoned. It's been years without a patch or even a comment. My original review stands.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't recommend this to anyone cant even call it a game. I played and then got tired of it and waited for a update on the game. and by the time they gave a update i couldn't refund the game HUGE scam.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game was abandoned
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sweet little game in early access, unfortunately the devs stated this game wont be uploaded further. At this state the game is dead and I wouldn't recommend until the devs decide to continue developing. Really sad but not worth to spend money on it, would have loved to give this a thumbs up. :<
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has been abandoned with little gameplay and polish, and serious bugs. They don't want to announce it because they want to still make money. The latest announcement was either never true or no longer is correct. If you want to verify what I've said, check out the comments section for the latest announcement - it includes the link to where a dev mentions it buried inside a discussion. Either way don't waste your money here.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like this had potential to be something great, and you may be wondering: 'Its only in its alpha stage what did you expect?' Well yes it is in alpha so there will be mistakes, but the developers completely abandoned the game. (From what I have heard also not sure it is in alpha.) I also have so much feedback because I LOVE this idea of watching over animals and helping them survive, but when I bought the game and started playing it felt empty.. Again I know it is alpha. It just could have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this game thinking it was cool, but needed some polish. Its been almost a year without updates. This game is abandoned. And I can't even refund because I waited too long giving them the benefit of the doubt. Unless it gets a decent update, don't buy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SCAM. Do not buy. Game is unfinished and development has been abandoned.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dead game. devs took money and ran Lol
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know it's early access but the game development looks dead since July and its November already. No updates, no fixes, no patches. If it wasn't for lack of progress and development the rating would be different. @nathalie.ross - 23rd of December edit: it's been almost 4 months since last update/fix. My rating stands unchanged. @nathalie.ross - 21st of January 2nd edit: It's been yet another month of empty promises, deception and lies. Rating stands unchanged. This game is dead as a Dodo.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dead game, no more development ongoing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly an abandoned game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →writing this review just incase others think about getting it. i got it when it first came out. had a good time playing it despite crashes and was really looking forward to further development. I let it sit for a bit bc nothing had come out and i was giving it a chance. Whelp now its 3 years later and still nothing. Can't get my money back b.c im way out of the period to get money back and as you can see, full early access stuff and with replaying a few times only amounted to 7hrs. I really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I originally bought the game back in 2021 because I loved the ideas the devs had of an educational ecology simulator with habitat restoration, reintroduction of species, and other themes. It seemed like a different take on this kind of genre that I hadn't seen before and I was excited to see how the game would develop. While the content that's currently in the game is interesting (and the animals are adorable), there's very little of it. After about 2 1/2 hours of playtime, I feel like I've…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly, they quit development on this game before it was even a year old... I only got it for free because I supported it back when it was still on Kickstarter, and I was super excited about it. However, in the discussions, it is confirmed that this game has been abandoned, possibly forever. So do. Not. Buy. Honestly, as it is right now, as it was left, it's super buggy. I can't even get it to load. It just crashes. It's heartbreaking. This developer has some other good games, though,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is dead. No updates for months, lack of communication from Devs beyond "we are fighting for the project"..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I backed the game on Kickstarter because it seemed like a cute niche game. I didn't really have a good idea of how the game was going to turn out. The closed Beta seemed promising, but I wasn't really into it. Tried it again when it launched Early Access, once again, was kinda 'fun, but meh' to me. I started the game up on a whim and began playing through each campaign. The development has really come along and I am having much more fun. It definitely is tedious and sometimes boring going from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't recommend this. I wanted to try it, after it was laying in my library for so long. Well.. It is a cute game with a great concept, but unfortunately it was abandoned like the negative reviews are saying. I won't recoomend buying it therefore. 2/10 Get Goo Goo ALU!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was a fun game, but has been abandon and left unfinished
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead game. I would have been great, maybe one of my favourite games if they'd finished it, but no, yet another abandoned "early access" game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DON'T BUY THE GAME IS DEAD . Another early access game left unfinished with the community lied to about work on the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a neat idea on it's face, however with such a narrow selection of animals to choose from and not much to do, there isn't any replayability. The gameplay loop is the same for pretty much all the animals. Click on food, get food, click on water, get water, click on a resting spot, wait for the animal to wake up, then pair them off to reproduce and repeat. Any fighting is basically straight out of an RTS where your wolf runs after a rabbit and bites at it until it's HP hits 0. There's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game had been abandoned sadly. Cool idea, but doesn't have anything to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has been fully abandoned by the developer. This game had so much potential, but they gave up. Now you can't play for more than an hour without the game crashing and losing any progress you had made for the paltry 3 missions that last maybe 4-5 hours. I requested a refused but thanks to the automatic denial due to me "playing" for more than 30 minutes I'm stuck with this constantly reminding me why I need to wait for mostly full releases on amazing looking games. Really ruins it for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like this is a really great premise for a game and I would love to see something built on similar bones, however, this just falls really short for a lot of reasons. Only a few hours of content to play through, feels repetitive fast, and hasn't been updated in years. This feels like it should be a free demo. Would not recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a good game. Completely abandoned, though. So, yeah, don't buy it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting take on exploration and wildlife games. The only drawback is that as of right now (early access 1.0.6) it needs major optimizations: on my razer 7 3.4ghz, 24gb ram ddr4 3200mhz, rx570 8gb gddr5 256-bit (on which i can play most games on highest quality with at least 30-40fps), this game set on lowest graphics can barely do 17-20fps.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lag and abandoned game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandoned by developer. Idea behind the game was interesting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its just an abandoned game it has a good game idea but it isnt made well. the animals are hard to control.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While it's a fun concept it's rather lackluster. They could of made it really cool, but it's honestly shallow at the moment. There's also some inconsistencies I found in the lessons it seemed to be trying to teach you about actual nature at the same time as it was trying to teach you how to play. One of the big ones that stood out to me is the one with the wolves. When you first are introduced to the wolf campaign they are having you "Raise up a new Alpha Male to lead the pack" While I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like this game and I am lucky to have a computer that can run it so it does look gorgeous, however I am disappointed to say that after all the waiting and hearing no news the game is likely not going to be touched again. I would love to see it finished and see where it could go because this game is right up my alley but it seems I will have to live with disappointment.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was super excited for this game but it was so short lived, it was abandoned pretty soon and seems like a cash grab which is incredibly disappointing as the small amount of content that was released was pretty fun and the idea was great. Definitely don't buy if you're expecting any further content updates or a complete game. Edit : I appreciate the response and I really do hope it gets work in the future! I will change my review if things progress because it has a lot of potential!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems the game has been abandoned. It's a shame as the concept behind the game was cool, I truly do hope they continue on with this game in the future. However until then do not buy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is bad. It's buggy, hard to run on even the best of pcs, and overall boring. The devs basically abandoned it. Don't spend a dime on it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is lacking a lot to provide a satisfying experience. Campaign is done in an hour and the game has nothing more to offer after this. Gameplay is basically click animals, tell them to drink, eat or sleep, then timelapse to wait for needs to be fullfilled, have intercourse. That's it. Even if this game is early access, I don't see the reason to pay 10 bucks for an hour of click-and-wait-gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To start, I do recommend the game. I found it pretty peaceful, if extremely micro-managey when you're starting through the tutorial/campaign levels. That said, I am hoping they update some specific things; I'd really like more animations that indicate what the animals are doing (eating, sleeping, etc) as well as animals automatically hunting in an area, rather than having to select each prey animal at a time - depending on the prey, I guess (so for rabbits, wolves go in and kill a number, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I, as a couple of other reviewers here have said, really wish steam had a "sort of recommended" review. I've had my animals die in extremely stupid ways after the game had told me the threat was no longer there repeatedly. I've had my game bug out completely and crash multiple times. The animals move so slowly in this game I might as well play two things at once because it's going to take all day for Jeffery the rabbit to make it over to this water source. Even speeding up the game to x3 still…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very boring, you only eat,sleep, and have sex. Nothing else
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →may i suggest when hunting with the wolves is it possible to make them trap the pray like they do in real life or even stalk the pray when its a lone wolf
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I first saw this game on YouTube, I thought it looked really good, so I decided to buy it. Unfortunately, my computer was unable to handle the hardware requirements, so I was unable to play it... until I got a new, much faster computer. I was very excited to play, and I had a lot of fun with this! At least, I did for a few days. Then, last night, I reached the part of the rabbit campaign with the poachers, and repeatedly failed because it kept taking me back to a few seconds before the 2nd…
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