To The Rescue!
Skip · Strategy · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 14, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 10.9h
- Value
- $1.83/hr
- Reviews
- 65% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 512 MB VRAM, 6 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
To The Rescue! is a charming dog shelter simulator. Take care of unique dogs and find the right homes for as many of them as you can. Upgrade your shelter, control disease outbreaks, learn each dog's preferences, and make tough decisions, all while helping support real-world animal shelters!
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The value story
March 2023 is where it bottomed out, at $4.99. Its cuts run 55 percent off as a rule. There have been 46 in the 5 years tracked, about 5 weeks apart.
It is pricier than 91 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 85 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Animal Shelter ($19.99, scores 49) beats it on value, while it beats Cafe Owner Simulator ($18.99, scores 11).
This site sampled 800 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 13 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written November 2021 to August 2026. That is more refunded reviewers than 7 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 2,725 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 752 have a larger share. Inside the two-hour refund window, 40 percent of the 353 reviews written there were positive, against 65 percent overall, and those are 19 percent of everything written about it.
Players
1 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 19:49 UTC.
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What players say
Quite a few bugs but I still believe it's a good game, there is so much potential and I still have so much fun despite it being a fairly repetative game. The updates to fix bugs do take some time to come and sometimes new bugs rise but they do get around to fixing them. Although I do find I have to start a new save fairly often due to the bugs holding back certain parts of the game. Still a fun game with lots of...
I mean this game is alright, has a lot of potential but I wish it had more building options. I recently had to leave and quit because it keeps saying the dogs is in neglect because its thirsty or hungry when the dog is literally in a kennel with food and water so it would've counted against me. I hope this game updates and adds more features! And a sandbox mode if they already don't have one. Also it's glitching out...
At some point years ago this was my favorite game. I had over 400 hours on it before I played tonight. I was sad to see a few months ago it looked to be abandoned, but recently there was an update of a bunch of bug fixes supposedly... The game is more frustrating than enjoyable in its current state. Compared to how I felt years ago, I feel like this game has gone backwards. Helpers are bugged. I see a dramatic...
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To The Rescue! scores 14/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/946720/to-the-rescueReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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