To The Rescue!
Dog shelter management sim matching adopters with dogs amid limited space
Little Rock Games, indie.io · Published by indie.io · Released Nov 2, 2021
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 2,162
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 4
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Jun 22, 2026
What is To The Rescue!?
In this top-down shelter sim, you are the main employee caring for dogs and trying to find them homes. Each day, you feed and clean them, manage their health, match their traits to adopters' preferences, and use available funds to improve the shelter.
For you if...
- +you like caring for dogs through daily management tasks
- +you enjoy choosing kennels and upgrading shelter facilities
Not for you if...
- −you want a long story with varied objectives
- −you prefer complex management with increasing difficulty
- −you dislike managing limited shelter space and funds
What players say
65% of 2,162 reviews are positive
Players praise the art and the routine of caring for dogs and arranging adoptions. Their most common complaint is bugs that disrupt shelter tasks or cost progress; some also find the routine repetitive.
Screenshots and trailer
To The Rescue! system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Dual Core
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Dual Core
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Dogs
- Management
- Immersive Sim
- Building
- Casual
- Life Sim
- Cute
- 2D
- Top-Down
- Choices Matter
- Simulation
- Stylized
- Family Friendly
- Singleplayer
- Resource Management
- Indie
Recent updates
- Jun 22, 2026 · Patch 1.5.6: Bug Squash (50+ Fixes)
- Sep 6, 2024 · Patch 1.5.4
- Aug 30, 2024 · Patch 1.5.3
- May 9, 2024 · Patch 1.5.1
- Apr 10, 2024 · Patch 1.5.0
1 DLC available.
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