Critter Cove

Critter Cove

Steam Deck Verified

Gentleman Rat Studios · Stylized · Sep 10, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

95%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is the classic moving to an empty, worn-down town and then repairing and building it back up, while exploring, crafting, making new friends and gathering/foraging.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay: Think Stardew Valley/Animal Crossing/My Time in Portia/Subnautica, MtiP being the closest match with its bright and cheerful take on a post-apocalyptic world, littered with old trash which you gather and use for crafting and relics from the ancient times you display in a museum.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visually: This game is gorgeous with vibrant colors, a cartoony art style, beautiful environments with alien plants and animals and the characters actually have some facial expressions and body language, something I've only seen in very few games of this genre to this day.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Game worked great on steamdeck and with controller on PC!
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
And the soundtrack is lovely aswell.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs great on steam deck oled.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters123 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface19 reviews
79%
Combat7 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs24 reviews
92%
Crashes6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.