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Tiny Pasture
Developer CaveLiquid
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors! From the Steam store page
233 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
92
LovedLoved
192 positive · 16 negative
95% range 88–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 192 | 16 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,260 of 1,341 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 192 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 210 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (8,008 of 8,661 positive).
Players find Tiny Pasture a cute and relaxing desktop companion. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note it requires more active management than a typical idle game. [4][5][6] A few players report save-wiping bugs that cause frustration. [7]
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Representative posts
- [7]
I absolutely adore this game, it's extremely cute and I love having little friends on my screen while doing other things. However, there is a bug I'll get sometimes that completely wipes my save when I load up the game and I'm shown the tutorial again with the starter bunny. I've had to start completely over three or four times and its extremely disheartening and frustrating. I enjoy the idle grind as much as the …
- [1]
One of the best idle desktop companion games available!! besides being super simple to understand and casual, it’s an addictive little game with a huge variety of animals to take care of, feed, watch grow and sell (optionally), or simply collect coins from from time to time as they keep you company. the experience becomes even better with the aquarium DLC, because then you can expand your pet world by mixing land …
- [2]
I use my laptop all day at school and seeing all the adorable animals chilling out at the bottom of my screen has done wonders for my little joy-deprived brain. I've gotten so much use out of this game, and I recommend picking it up if you want an idle game that doesn't take up too much screen space or brain space.
- [18]
A serious adult with a serious life shouldn't waste their time on writing more than one sentence about a simple idle desktop "game". I'm not talking about myself though, I'm a silly adult without a life and the game's adorable so there's more than one sentence ahead. Things I have to say: It's cute. It's really cute! The color palette uses pastel/less vibrant colors which makes it feel really cozy. Unlike the …
- [5]
Cute and looks good on the desktop. Idk if its because I haven't played it for long enough, but the idler part of the game hasn't kicked in yet or doesn't feel idley enough. I feel like it demands too much of my attention to make progress and that kills the whole purpose of an idler for me. I wake up to sick animals and have to use all the money I made idling while sleeping on medicine and food for the animals. …
Summarised from 34 of the 235 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
91% of the 210 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Tiny Pasture. The complaint that keeps coming up: not truly idle; requires manual coin collection and care. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 233 · most liked firstGame featured: Tiny Pasture store.steampowered.com/app/3167550/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Only for the most hardcore gamers. If dark souls and escape from tarkov had a baby, this baby would not be hardcore enough to sit at the table with Tiny Pasture.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It pains me to thumbs down this game. I'm not sure if I'm dumb, or if the page is actually misleading. I got this to have a cute simulation of some cute animals on the bottom of my screen, to eventually unlock more and maybe some decorations. The first tag on this game is Idler, and maybe I'm too stupid to know what an Idler is as it's not a genre I go for, but I thought I could leave an idle game idle. NO. Not at all. I booted this up, absolutely loved the cute bunnies hopping around,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My indie game for 15 seconds！ 🌟Only 2 days for Tiny Pasture to release!🌟 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →One of the best idle desktop companion games available!! besides being super simple to understand and casual, it’s an addictive little game with a huge variety of animals to take care of, feed, watch grow and sell (optionally), or simply collect coins from from time to time as they keep you company. the experience becomes even better with the aquarium DLC, because then you can expand your pet world by mixing land animals with aquatic animals all in one single place, with no blocks or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute little desktop idle game. Is it a must-have? No. But do you want to pet little alpacas and unlock all the animals? Definitely yes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As some other reviews have mentioned, this is not as idle of a game as it at first appears. You have to manually collect coins from your pets (if they overflow they will disappear after a while, unless you get the "money beehive"), clean up after them, feed them every now and then, and give them meds when they get sick. So it's more like a farming sim with light idle aspects (waiting for the coins to roll in), but with more emphasis on the 'farming' bits. All that being said, this is still a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was looking for an idle game that can do things on it's own with minimal gameplay, but this ain't it. It's cute but trying to get coins so you can buy more animals and things is time consuming. You need to constantly click on the animals or they will get "full" form coins and won't collect anymore. Then you also need to click and drag on them to make them produce more coins. A little too much effort than what I'm looking for when I'm working from home.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely adore this game, it's extremely cute and I love having little friends on my screen while doing other things. However, there is a bug I'll get sometimes that completely wipes my save when I load up the game and I'm shown the tutorial again with the starter bunny. I've had to start completely over three or four times and its extremely disheartening and frustrating. I enjoy the idle grind as much as the next person but not when I have to keep suddenly starting over. Even when I very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I use my laptop all day at school and seeing all the adorable animals chilling out at the bottom of my screen has done wonders for my little joy-deprived brain. I've gotten so much use out of this game, and I recommend picking it up if you want an idle game that doesn't take up too much screen space or brain space.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GET READY!📢 ✨Tiny Pasture will be released on 18th February!✨ In this game, you can raise different adorable animals at the bottom of your screen! 🐾 I've developed it for almost a year and am so thrilled to announce it will see you soon! #ScreenshotsSaturday #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →I don't understand the idea behind it. It's supposedly a cute idler with companion animals but I can only progress if I constantly sell them as soon as there is a more valuable animal available. I'd be okay with not unlocking everything in order to keep my starters but I can't even pick the color of the animals I buy and they don't interact with anything except food (no beds or toys or each other). And for a classic clicker game (more dragging than clicking) it's too slow. I was really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having these little pets running around on my screen is honestly awesome. I spend most of my day studying and working on my PC/Mac and this just makes everything more chill. It's the perfect background companion when I need to take a quick break or clear my head. Simple, cute, and surprisingly relaxing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I run it while studying as a sort of pomodoro timer, makes everything a bit less daunting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's cute to keep animals on my desktop but... The capitalistic system asking me to make money to unlock animals and to make more money is draining. The game incentivizes making more cash instead of keeping the animals you love. This is a huge turn-off making the game deviate from what it claims itself to be. And a smaller issue being the backgrounds and decorations make the visuals look incredibly messy. The visuals are cute by each individual component in the pasture, but is a whole mess…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No way look how cute the Tiny Pasture game looks combined with this beautiful desktop wallpaper from @jinxperegrine.bsky.social !!!
positive · AI labelView post →This game is super dope 8/10 would be 10/10 but sadly as far as i can tell there is no rat in the game :( if this could be remedied in a future update or DLC that would be splendid
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is very cute, when you can get it to work. However, for me it only works if I have just restarted my pc and then verify integrity of game files. Every single launch I need to verify integrity (aka repair) or it won't even start up. It's a cute background thing you'll want to leave running, but it hangs or breaks as soon as any other game is launched on second monitor. Maybe if the devs fix this I'll actually recommend this...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not a bad game per se, but it's fairly distracting to me and requires more attention than I had thought it would. As just a game the gameplay is too slow but as an idler to have while studying or working, the gameplay is too distracting. I do like the collection aspect as I'm a bit of a completionist, but the game requires too much attention in my opinion and significantly reduces my efficiency in getting other tasks done. Also there are limitations such as not being able to automate other…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi, blueskyers! I am the developer of Tiny Pasture, a cute animal simulation idle game! Our Demo was released on Steam at Next Fest and placed first in the idler genre!🌟🐾🚀 Animals are waiting for you! Come and play our Demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167550?... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
positive · AI labelView post →Cute enough, not much depth to it but great if you don't want distractions from other stuff you're doing, get on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is obviously adorable. What's not to like? I must share, though, the real value that I get out of this wonderful game: it helps me power through all the boring/scary "adulting" tasks I need to complete in my personal time. Things like managing finances, choosing insurance providers, etc. These are things that I need to take care of as an adult. I know it. But it has been like pulling teeth in the past because sometimes I just get overwhelmed with too much complex information. When I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After owning the game for just one day, I adored it so much that I programmed it to launch on startup, so that my little animal friends will always be with me whenever I'm on the computer. The achievements are all attainable, just that it will take some time to earn the money needed in the game. But I don't mind that this game will last longer, in fact I am aiming for my own additional achievements - to own one rainbow level animal of every specie and colour. The game is supposed to stay idle…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Working on getting a bunch of cows in #TinyPasture currently. Just need the blue 5* quality one and then I'm done getting every 5* quality animal in the game. Wonder if @moomooclover.bsky.social approves? 😅
positive · AI labelView post →A serious adult with a serious life shouldn't waste their time on writing more than one sentence about a simple idle desktop "game". I'm not talking about myself though, I'm a silly adult without a life and the game's adorable so there's more than one sentence ahead. Things I have to say: It's cute. It's really cute! The color palette uses pastel/less vibrant colors which makes it feel really cozy. Unlike the brainrot you watch on your toilet, the colors don't scream at you when you're focused…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tiny Pasture, the game showcased for the latest Godot release candidate… as a Shimeji enjoyer I’m absolutely gonna try this, it’s so CUTE 🥺
positive · AI labelView post →Hi, we made some updates to Tiny Pasture Demo, to help you to play our game better while you are working or studying👜 Now you can minimize our game using the top-left button, adjust the pasture height, and hover your mouse to collect your coins. Here are more details: #gamedev #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →I was excited for this game but unfortunately it's unplayable for me due to frequent crashes. Whenever going into one of the menus the game freezes and I have to force exit. Because the game doesn't offer auto save, all progress gets erased alongside it. Very disappointed since many Steam Friends recommended this one. ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most cute chiby animals ever, I love how clean these designs are despite being so 'simple'. The animations are so good as well and everyone has one which identifies it species. A very great example of the sentence "less = better" ofc if you know what you're doing. I love watching them walking, jumping around and clicking on them to receive the coins they produce. This game is very inspiring. Worth the buy, I gifted one copy to my gf and she loves it too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovely bottom-of-your-screen idler. It has the right amount of idler-not-so-idler, so you won't just open and forget about it. Super cute art and animals. At first it might be a bit too "not-so-idler", but it doesn't takes long to unlock the automation for the tedious tasks. I do have a grievance and warning tho. Make sure to manual save often, or at least after every rainbow pull and breeding.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute little idle desktop game to take with you while you go about your tasks, I especially like how customisable the UI is as it's not too obtrusive and easy to work around while you're busy. A really nice variety of little critters, and not so reliant on RNG that it becomes tedious to 100% which I do appreciate. I typically only play these types of games to 100% and that is true as well of tiny pasture, but considering it's fairly cheap and you'll get maybe 100 or so hours from it, that's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my desktop has never had so much crap on it, i love it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute and entertaining background game. Its exactly as it looks. A pure idle background game with some cute animations and easy achievements. I usually leave this on while I'm doing homework or playing another game and its nice to take a little break and hit some gacha rolls. With all my hours logged I still have a small amount to unlock on the animal side. And I haven't even touched the ocean side yet.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome game. Great visuals and idea, a fun idle game while being immensely wholesome and comes with many different types of animals and crossovers The decors are cute [and interactive!] and the whole mechanism like breeding compounding coins and the fact that you get to have multiple pastures + do size adjustments of the pasture to fit your screen makes it even more flexible for any display Not to mention being compatible with both Windows and MacOS! Great game, great value for money, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute and looks good on the desktop. Idk if its because I haven't played it for long enough, but the idler part of the game hasn't kicked in yet or doesn't feel idley enough. I feel like it demands too much of my attention to make progress and that kills the whole purpose of an idler for me. I wake up to sick animals and have to use all the money I made idling while sleeping on medicine and food for the animals. Maybe it gets more idley as you progress, but it's taking a while. Not a bad game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unable to get window transparency working, defeating the purpose of the game. Attempted fixes found in the forums, no dice. Running bazzite, so its possible it just won't work on my os, but other desktop buddy games like cornerpond work fine.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is an extremely cute game and not too grindy. Got all the achievements in 58 hours while having it run in the background most of the time. The designs are to die for, the little detail, the behaviours like the red panda standing up with his arms in the air, the slime kinda melting when sleeping etc. I wish there were a few more decorations, mostly backgrounds and a sky other then night but that is just complaining at a high level and absolutely the only thing. I loved this game and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cute and relaxing game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a cute little game that's just in the background when you need to work, but which you can come back to whenever you need a little distraction. It's fun observing the different little animals jumping around. It would have been better if the utilities could be customised along with the different themes (underwater, Halloween, Lunar Festival, etc) but otherwise super nice relaxing idle game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 game for me. Absolutely love having a bunch of bunnies run around the bottom of my screen that i can pet and feed while i work. I thought it would distract me a bit more than it did being able to change the space the game take up is great!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adorable idler. You can set it and forget it once you buy the cleanup and feeding upgrades, make oodles of money, and start collecting the rare animals at your leisure (if you want to). Unlocking animals is simple as well. The animations are adorable, the little decor you get (all for free!) is cute as well - well worth the small amount of money they're asking for. Happy to see my little guys prancing around the bottom of my second monitor.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🌱 Tiny Pasture is pure cozy vibes in game form. It’s simple, relaxing, and charming without trying too hard. You tend to your little pasture, care for adorable animals, and slowly watch everything grow at a comfortable, no-stress pace. There’s no rush, no punishment for taking things slow—just gentle progress and good vibes. The pixel art is cute, the loop is satisfying, and it’s the perfect game to play while winding down, listening to a podcast, or pretending you’re “just going to play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is adorable but not a true idler, it only becomes an idler after earning enough gold to unlock the facilities that make the game an idler. In the beginning if left alone your pets will become hungry and sick, in which if you don't have the money to take care of them, it's better just to sell them and get new pets. So you have to keep an eye on them pretty often at least until you get your upgrades. Also, you're incentivized to buy the better pets and sell the ones you get at the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⭐ Tiny Pasture Review ⭐ I bought this game on sale and honestly, it’s one of the best blind buys you can make. It’s super cheap even without the discount and the DLCs are really worth it too. 🐑 It’s a very cozy game that makes time fly pleasantly. The gameplay is surprisingly addictive, especially in the beginning when you take your animals for walks and unlock new ones through tasks. It doesn’t use much RAM or storage space, which is a nice bonus. 💾 The base game is quite short,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The one lone game I have been playing at the computer is Tiny Pasture because I just like having a bunch of cute little animals running around that I can pet and feed while I'm watching YouTube.
positive · AI labelView post →I was feeling really depressed, but after playing this game I started feeling much better. This game was just what I needed. It's very simple, yet incredibly relaxing. Thank you! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the most adorable games. it finished much too soon. However, If you get creative... The game is endless. The graphics, are super cute. The creatures are always moving around. My favorite thing is that I can leave and the game keeps on going. I can go do something and come back or I can work on some thing else and just allow them to keep me company. 9/10 Just because it was over too soon. I need more joy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a really cute game!! I just think there isn't much going on other than having cute animals on your desk (which is fine!) progress doesn't feel rewarding enough imo to keep this game running for 100+ hrs I would still recommend bcuz I still think this game is good, it just wasn't for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →played this during school when i definitely was not supposed to lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it just play it its simple and nice just what you need after a long day of tilting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the idea of it is so adorable and i keep praying that it would work... but the second i put it up on my second monitor it crashes everytime. I really wish there was a fix for this...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gambling, but with cute animals.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice and adorable idle game. I enjoyed doing the rainbow completion for each animal, which requires (a lot of) patience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →honestly super addicting as someone who loves collecting and unlocking cute achievements. i love to multitask so this is perfect for me <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely adorable and deeply satisfying! After 55 hours and unlocking every achievement in Tiny Pasture, I can confidently say this game is a warm, fuzzy hug in digital form. The art style is charming, the animals are impossibly cute, and the relaxing gameplay loop makes it the perfect escape from daily stress. If you need a peaceful, wholesome experience that still offers challenge and goals, Tiny Pasture delivers in the sweetest way. Highly recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great idle game. So good that it made me lose focus on my term papers. I love that it stays pinned on the bottom of my computer—it's like having little study buddies. If you're someone who loves a little whimsy to keep you motivated, this game is for you. If you're someone who loves the completionist, distracting grind, this game is also for you...but at your own peril. I think this game survives on its own without the DLCs, but I suppose more animals doesn't hurt. I also didn't use the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game with a very large part of my heart. Collecting the little furry friends, while (not getting much work done) is such a great way to spend my time! There is a little glitch every so often that blacks out portions of the game, but it doesn't last super long, just a little bug. Otherwise, its so cute!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought this would be a cute idle game but I've found it rather grindy and expensive to buy things. I decided to stop playing after finding a couple of my animals are sick and the medicine is a bit expensive and only partially heals them. Needing to earn 300k as well for a Red Panda when the game is generally aimed at more casual gamers is not a fun game mechanic imo
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not really an idler game persay but more of a simplified animal farm
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid game. No notes. Affordable price, consistently manageable pace, and I experienced zero progress fatigue. Truly a neat little idle indie game! I really liked just taking my time getting all the achievements. It was nice to have my lil emotional support creatures at the bottom of my screen while I watched BuzzFeed: Unsolved XD
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