Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator

Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator

Steam Deck Unsupported

Konrul Game · Zoo · Jan 21, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $8.14.

77%
Mostly Positive
551 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 551 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 245 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise37% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It is designed to be approachable and calming, appealing to players who enjoy methodical progression and creative expression over optimization-heavy gameplay.
22 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It would be a lot of fun to maybe have quests come in from large customers wanting "x amount of x animal" to make people want to raise more animals to "Stud" level, and breed more.
4 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
This game plays great on steam deck with xbox controller, Only one snag, there's no enter button and you cannot remap it so I can't end the day, but apart from that the game play looks very realistic.
3 of 245 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay22 reviews
Story and characters4 reviews
Controls3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics15 reviews
73%
Interface11 reviews
64%
Monetization4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs17 reviews
65%
Crashes5 reviews
40%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $8.14 (−71%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $8.14

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
42
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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