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Critter Cove

You have been hired by the citizens of Critter Cove to help put their town on the map. Use your trusty salvage vessel and elite diving skills to find the resources needed from the ruins of an ancient…

10 September 2024

Critter Cove is an adventure developed by Gentleman Rat, released 10 September 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What Critter Cove is

Critter Cove is an adventure game developed by Gentleman Rat and released in 2024. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Critter Cove launched on 10 September 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Astro Bot. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Astro Bot.

Official trailer

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When did Critter Cove come out?
Critter Cove was released on 10 September 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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