Critters for Sale
A surreal visual novel where your choices decide who survives
Sonoshee · Released Jun 3, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 1,943
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 24 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Nov 24, 2021
What is Critters for Sale?
This single-player game combines point-and-click adventure and visual-novel storytelling in five short episodes, playable in any order. You meet characters and make decisions across different eras and locations as a hostile cosmic force threatens the world. The stories draw on Middle Eastern and North African folklore.
For you if...
- +you enjoy psychological horror mixed with absurdist humor
- +you like revisiting branching stories to find different endings
Not for you if...
- −you want frequent, complex puzzles or action-focused gameplay
- −you prefer straightforward plots and realistic settings
What players say
94% of 1,943 reviews are positive · 91% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the unusual art style and strange, unexpected stories. Some say they have trouble following what is happening.
Screenshots and trailer
Critters for Sale system requirements
Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Critters for Sale?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or higher
- Processor
- 2Ghz+
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Critters for Sale have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Critters for Sale run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.
Does Critters for Sale use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Surreal
- Visual Novel
- Gore
- Psychedelic
- Psychological Horror
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Adventure
- Violent
- Multiple Endings
- Choices Matter
- Noir
- Dark Humor
- Action
- Story Rich
- Choose Your Own Adventure
Recent updates
- Jun 9, 2021 · Minor bugfixes
- Jun 5, 2021 · Minor bugfixes + frame rate cap