Best Animals Games on Steam
Games featuring animals as heroes, companions, subjects, systems, or central themes.
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1Planet Zoo
- Players say: Build and run a customizable zoo: design habitats, care for wildlife, manage staff and visitors, and breed animals for conservation. Players like: Creative Zoo Building · Detailed Animal Care · Lifelike Animals
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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
- Players say: Fight through a 64-player top-down animal battle royale, then explore a shared island for quests, fishing, and races. Players like: Cute Animal Style · Fast, Simple Matches · Character Customization
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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
- Players say: Search a hand-drawn Paris scene for 100 hidden cats, click each one, and uncover small extras in a relaxed object hunt. Players like: Relaxing Atmosphere · Hand-Drawn Paris Art · Cute Cat Details
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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
- Players say: As a lone Yellowstone wolf, hunt, find a mate, defend territory, and raise pups through a life that can span generations. Players like: Realistic Wolf Life · Generational Pack Raising · Yellowstone World
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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
- Players say: Build a virtual aquarium by opening fish packs, raising fish in real time, and selling or keeping them to fund new tanks. Players like: Cute Fish Designs · Relaxing Background Play · Fish Collection Variety
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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.
6Ghost of a Tale
- Players say: Play Tilo, a mouse minstrel, sneaking through a rat-guarded medieval keep with disguises, quests, and careful exploration. Players like: Atmospheric Art · Memorable Characters · Rich Worldbuilding
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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.
7Ratz Instagib
- Players say: Play a railgun-wielding rat in one-shot arena matches, using rocket jumps to outmaneuver rivals across household maps. Players like: Fun With Friends · Satisfying Railgun Combat · Responsive Movement
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Shoot first, eat cheese later! Jump into a fast, frenetic and exciting one-hit, one-kill FPS arena shooter with a totally level playing field, tonnes of maps, customisation and a robust map editor!
Jul 27, 2016
In this game, you can…
- paint the arena with your beam color as every shot leaves visible splats that build up over the whole match.
- set the whole world to greyscale while making enemies neon-bright, tweaking colors, outlines, HUD, FOV, and more for visibility.
- use your railgun's secondary fire to rocket-jump, chain boosts, and turn the weapon into your main movement tool.
- bounce-hop for speed, then hit a rocket-jump button to launch yourself across the map while lining up instant-kill shots.
- land a single railgun hit to end a fight instantly, so every click can decide the duel on the spot.
- fight a survival horde of unique ground and flying enemies, dodging slow orb shots and sniping the glowing core in their bodies.
- jump into Freeze Tag or Capture the Flag with friends and freeze or rescue teammates while everyone's flying around at full speed.
- build maps in an editor and pull in Workshop arenas, then treat community-made levels like a private playground with friends.
8Equilinox
- Players say: Shape a landscape into a living ecosystem, balancing plant and animal needs while evolving species and unlocking new life. Players like: Relaxing Atmosphere · Species Unlocking · Creative Ecosystems
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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.
9Cattails | Become a Cat!
- Players say: Live as a feral cat: hunt prey, explore wilderness and caves, battle rival colonies, and build a home and family. Players like: Cat-Life Fantasy · Warrior Cats Nostalgia · Charming Pixel Art
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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.
10Islets
- Players say: As mouse warrior Iko, explore floating islands, fight monsters, and reconnect their magnetic cores to open new routes. Players like: Charming Art And Cast · Island-Linking Map · Fluid Movement
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Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Aug 24, 2022
In this game, you can…
- physically stitch separate islands together until dead ends turn into new routes and the whole map reconfigures
- fly an upgradable airship between islands, chat with NPCs in the sky, and even fight bosses mid-flight
- crack a hidden spot and get a choice of three random permanent upgrades like heal-on-teleport or exploding arrows
- start with simple movement, then unlock jumps and climbs until you're whipping through spiky obstacle rooms at full speed
- swing your sword to lunge forward without taking contact damage during the attack, so you can fight right on top of enemies
- walk into boss fights that escalate into full bullet-hell screens of projectiles, sometimes with a hitbox indicator to track the chaos
- trigger side quests from upgrade prompts that say things like "receive a strange letter in your post box," then follow the mail
- use a ground slam that can make you completely undamageable during the move, letting you brute-force certain late boss patterns
