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Critter Cove cover art

Critter Cove

Gentleman Rat Studios · 2024-09-10

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Sep 10, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (PlayStation 5), TBD (Xbox One), TBD (Xbox Series X|S), TBD (PlayStation 4)

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?

26
playing now
95%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

26 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

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 combination life sim and town builder game with a beautiful, handcrafted open world to explore.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 26 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (353 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 28,833 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 39k–87k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,943 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.99 at GreenManGaming (2026-01-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 76 of 119 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34134120242026Week of 2024-09-10: 341 positiveWeek of 2024-09-10: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-17: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-09-17: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-24: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-09-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-08: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-15: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-22: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-29: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-05: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3482026-09-15 06:00 — 15 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 26 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 21 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 28 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 25 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 34 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 10 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 32 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 10 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 17 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 16 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 27 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 28 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 25 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 17 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 31 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
59036Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 590 · peak 1,286Oct 2024 — avg 166 · peak 389Nov 2024 — avg 95 · peak 220Dec 2024 — avg 120 · peak 291Jan 2025 — avg 114 · peak 272Feb 2025 — avg 91 · peak 265Mar 2025 — avg 75 · peak 148Apr 2025 — avg 44 · peak 85May 2025 — avg 45 · peak 139Jun 2025 — avg 94 · peak 296Jul 2025 — avg 111 · peak 244Aug 2025 — avg 97 · peak 283Sep 2025 — avg 68 · peak 178Oct 2025 — avg 57 · peak 136Nov 2025 — avg 54 · peak 119Dec 2025 — avg 46 · peak 109Jan 2026 — avg 57 · peak 116Feb 2026 — avg 38 · peak 93Mar 2026 — avg 77 · peak 182Apr 2026 — avg 50 · peak 111May 2026 — avg 62 · peak 144Jun 2026 — avg 43 · peak 92Jul 2026 — avg 36 · peak 96Aug 2026 — avg 44 · peak 125
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.992024-09-102026-10-142024-09-10 — best price $17.392024-11-27 — best price $19.992025-01-11 — best price $24.992025-03-03 — best price $17.492025-05-16 — best price $24.992025-06-27 — best price $17.492025-08-18 — best price $13.992025-09-27 — best price $24.992025-10-24 — best price $24.992025-11-05 — best price $24.992025-11-24 — best price $24.992025-12-11 — best price $16.242026-01-06 — best price $24.992026-01-26 — best price $24.992026-03-02 — best price $16.242026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-14 — best price $16.252026-05-01 — best price $16.252026-05-25 — best price $24.992026-06-17 — best price $16.252026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-03 — best price $14.992026-08-28 — best price $16.252026-09-02 — best price $16.252026-09-07 — best price $16.252026-09-12 — best price $16.252026-09-17 — best price $16.252026-09-22 — best price $24.992026-09-27 — best price $16.252026-10-02 — best price $16.252026-10-07 — best price $24.992026-10-12 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
17.6%
earned "Nailed It!"
6.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1613%32

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCozyNatureFishingSailingLife SimRelaxingAdventureManagementOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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