When you arrive on the island of Critter Cove, an opportunistic anthropomorphic rat gives you a deed to one of the abandoned houses in the town square and urges you to go earn your keep. On the face of it, Renard the Rat is a cut-price version of Animal Crossing's mercenary land owner Tom Nook. But there's more beneath the surface of this open world salvage 'em-up.
For a start, while you can redecorate the town and the surrounding land to your fancy, as you would in Animal Crossing, in Critter Cove, you'll feed discord in the community if you don’t satisfy the growing population's needs. Each townsperson has likes and dislikes that will contrast with the other residents. You must design a configuration that suits them all and adapt it when they leave or new residents arrive.
