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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

Real-time strategy where you combine animals to build armies

Relic Entertainment, THQ Nordic · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Nov 11, 2015

Strategy

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 1,672
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
16
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Dec 1, 2021
Minimum PC
DirectX compatible with 6…
0.5 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Impossible Creatures Steam Edition?

In this 3D real-time strategy game set across remote islands in a fictional 1930s world, you combine animals into custom units, build bases, and command them in battle. A single-player campaign follows your fight against a villain threatening the world, and multiplayer matches let you use your custom armies against other players.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy experimenting with animal combinations for custom units
  • +you like real-time base building and army battles
  • +you want both campaign missions and multiplayer matches

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer slower strategy games with time to recover
  • −you dislike managing bases and units during battles

What players say

96% of 1,672 reviews are positive

Players praise the animal-mixing system and the freedom to experiment with different armies. Some criticize uneven unit balance and say the fast pace makes it hard to recover after falling behind.

Players over time

▼ -4% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 35 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition system requirements

Minimum: DirectX compatible with 6…, 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 32 or 64 bit
Processor
1 GHz
Graphics
DirectX compatible video card with 64 MB VRAM
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 /10 32 or 64 bit
Processor
2 GHz
Graphics
DirectX compatible video card with 128 MB VRAM
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Impossible Creatures Steam Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Impossible Creatures Steam Edition run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Russian.

Does Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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