Best Animals Games on Steam
Games featuring animals as heroes, companions, subjects, systems, or central themes.
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1Planet Zoo - Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Nov 5, 2019
In this game, you can…
- have an antelope herd get spooked, jump the fence into the guest crowd, and trigger a full-on panic as people sprint for the exits.
- select breeders by multiple genetic traits, track rare genes through family lines, and end up with unusual offspring like albinos.
- rotate, overlap, and clip building pieces to make custom shops and restaurants, then save them as blueprints to reuse in other zoos.
- zoom in and just watch lemurs or red pandas roam, with lifelike animations and realistic calls.
- dig rivers and lakes, raise mountains, carve caves, and build a huge custom zoo for hours with no money pressure.
- build a habitat from scratch, tune humidity and planting, add enrichment and climbing, then watch the animal move in and thrive.
- save a custom restaurant as a blueprint, then drop it into other zoos and blend it into whatever theme you're building.
- release new generations back into the wild after breeding them, so your zoo's animals become part of a continuing lineage.
2Super Animal Royale - Welcome to the coziest way to kill your friends. Super Animal Royale is a 64-player, top-down 2D battle royale where adorably murderous animals fight tooth, claw, and machine gun. Then, relax in Super Animal World with fishing, hamsterball races, and story quests before the next fight to the death.
Aug 26, 2021
In this game, you can…
- throw a banana to make someone slip, then hop into a hamster ball and run them over.
- hang out in a social hub to take quests, fish, catch bugs, and race hamster balls before jumping back into lethal matches.
- chase a surprise mole that pops up and drops stronger weapons if you catch it first.
- roll for a speed burst, then time another roll to go even faster.
- ride a giant emu into a fight, hop off, and start pecking people to finish them.
- use a dart gun to heal teammates or poison enemies with shots that ignore armor.
- play event modes where you infect others as The Cluckles, or fight in a capture-the-flag style war between two factions.
3Travellin Cats in Paris - Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Jul 16, 2023
In this game, you can…
- turn each cat you click blue, hear it meow, and unlock an achievement for every single one.
- hunt down 100 hidden cats in one big hand-drawn black-and-white Paris scene.
- finish the cat hunt, then unlock a timed mode where you try to clear the whole scene in under three minutes.
- find five seagulls hidden in the scene to unlock a "Not A Cat" achievement.
- click bikes to ring their bells, trigger voices behind doors, and make the scene play little sounds like ship horns and car engines.
- check every cat's individual name, then track which specific named cats you're still missing as you keep searching.
- use a hint that briefly points to the area of a missing cat, disappears fast, and can be tapped again immediately.
- find the final cat, then watch fireworks go off as the full scene completion reward.
4WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition - Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
Jul 22, 2025
In this game, you can…
- switch to a head-level view and growl to drive off an eagle diving at your pups.
- usurp a rival pack and take over as one of their new leaders.
- watch grown pups stay with the pack into adulthood, then disperse, court new wolves, form packs, or help overthrow rival leaders.
- start as a lone young wolf and court a mate by comparing personalities and genetic diversity.
- claim territory, choose a den, then raise pups by feeding, playing, guarding, and watching them grow into yearlings.
- grab prey by the leg, side, or neck and hang on while it fights back and tries to kick you off.
- ambush beavers as a distinct kind of prey instead of chasing everything the same way.
- pick between open and wooded dens, trading off eagle attacks, cougar hiding spots, and how well pups can stay concealed.
- move the whole family to a new den when your current one floods or gets infested with fleas.
5Chillquarium - Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!
Sep 6, 2023
In this game, you can…
- watch your aquarium income jump from 100k a day to 17 trillion a day as your tanks fill out.
- crack open fish card packs and have baby fish pop out.
- open a second tank, move your grown fish over, and turn it into a separate income engine.
- wait in real time for baby fish to grow up, sell them, and roll the profits into more packs.
- hold down to auto-feed while you do something else, so your fish keep growing in the background.
- feed babies to speed up their growth, then keep the adults as passive money earners.
- hunt specific rare variants like painted, gold, and rainbow fish that can take days of pack-opening to finally appear.
- use a full tank's feeding chaos to your advantage by dropping food where babies can reach it before adults block them.
6Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release) - Let’s bring back all the good memories of the incredible, brave and lovely Kao the Kangaroo. Immerse yourself in a classic 3D action-adventure platformer where Kao runs, jumps, and fights lots of enemies.
May 31, 2019
In this game, you can…
- dive underwater and watch your kangaroo's neck stretch longer the deeper you go
- throw nuts to open the path, climb a tower as lava rises, then immediately switch into a high-speed snowboard run down a mountain
- collect coins to afford a bribe that lets you pass a guard
- outrun a boulder that's literally rolling after you
- trigger sudden full-speed escape sequences that turn platforming into a pure momentum sprint
- pilot a combat vehicle and blast ice pillars during special gimmick stages
- power up your abilities by collecting stars, with every 50 stars making you stronger
- unlock bonus levels by collecting crystals, then use level select to replay stages while tracking what you've found
7Bear and Breakfast - Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Jul 28, 2022
In this game, you can…
- run a bed-and-breakfast as a bear for human tourists.
- scavenge guests' trash and barter it to a raccoon for new furniture and decor.
- grow from one little inn into managing up to five properties in different regions, each with its own requirements.
- redesign rooms nonstop by moving walls, doors, and furniture around until the layout clicks.
- renovate abandoned buildings and repair bus stops to reopen travel between areas.
- solve escalating build challenges like fitting bathrooms, kitchens, boiler rooms, and temperature control into each new property.
- cook bizarre dishes like Sous Vide Cheesecake while guests keep eating everything you make.
- meet bosses and helpers like a robot shark, a socially anxious goat staff manager, and a raccoon running the local economy.
8Ghost of a Tale - Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure. Through stealth and cunning you’ll be able to explore the secrets of Dwindling Heights Keep and navigate its dangers.
Mar 13, 2018
In this game, you can…
- disguise yourself as a rat and walk among the guards as one of their own.
- serve tables in a rat mess hall as part of a quest.
- throw bottles, goo, and pinecombs to lure guards or make them slip.
- escape a dungeon as a tiny mouse without fighting.
- dive into buckets, barrels, and cupboards to vanish in plain sight.
- unlock lore entries mid-conversation and dig into topics as characters mention them.
- learn songs and lyrics from books, then use them to answer dialogue prompts correctly.
- loop through secret tunnels and shortcuts until the whole castle clicks into one connected place.
9Equilinox - Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.
Nov 23, 2018
In this game, you can…
- genetically modify animals into absurd variants like super-fast pink wolves or rainbow sheep.
- push one trait to extremes, like chickens bigger than sheep or coral so huge it rises out of the water.
- stack evolution requirements: place specific plants, spread the right biome, and unlock new animals that unlock more life.
- start with a blade of grass and grow it into deserts, marshes, snowy mountains, and full animal-filled ecosystems.
- set up food chains and habitat needs, like foxes eating chickens and squirrels only surviving near nut trees.
- build pixel art with colored mushrooms or spell words using giant, color-mutated trees.
- leave a biome running and come back hours later to find it on the hundredth generation and changed by its own evolution.
- directly control an animal and run around as one with its own name and sounds.
- engineer delicate biome overlaps so a new species can spawn without the habitat spreading out of control.
10Cattails | Become a Cat! - Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness!
Dec 1, 2017
In this game, you can…
- fight off rival colony cats invading your borders, win the skirmish, and flip which colony controls that map tile.
- raise your kittens, bring them on adventures, and train them by taking them along.
- watch kittens grow up with their own personalities, then choose their names and coat colors as they mature.
- get abandoned as a housecat and get taken in by a feral colony.
- hunt mice, rabbits, birds, frogs, and bugs, then eat what you catch to survive.
- pause time to mine in dangerous caves, dig up gems and riches, and bring the haul back to your life on the surface.
- date an eligible cat, marry them, and have kittens together.
- go to end-of-season festivals where all colonies meet in the Sacred Temple for rotating mini-games and prize coins.
- start as a stray and eventually become the leader of your own colony after the main storyline.
