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Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets

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79%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
story, stability
79% User Score Based on 109 reviews

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Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets is a multiplayer casual simulation game. It was developed by Akrew and was released on March 27, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets is a peaceful life sim where you create and customize your own space home to attract adorable creatures. By growing crops, gathering resources, and crafting decorations, you shape a unique world that influences which pets arrive and stay. Every detail matters as you build a thriving, charming habitat among the stars.

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79%
Audience ScoreBased on 109 reviews
gameplay7 positive mentions
stability16 negative mentions

  • Galactic Getaway features a charming art style and adorable creatures, creating a cozy and inviting atmosphere for players.
  • The game has a strong community and active developers who are responsive to feedback, showing promise for future updates and improvements.
  • Players enjoy the blend of exploration, creature collection, and multiplayer mini-games, making it a fun and engaging experience.
  • The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, making it frustrating and at times unplayable, especially in its current early access state.
  • Many players find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in depth, with limited objectives and a confusing user interface.
  • Performance issues, such as low frame rates and lack of graphical options, detract from the overall experience and make it feel unfinished.
  • gameplay
    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it charming and engaging, particularly in terms of creature collection and customization options. However, many have criticized the bland dialogue, repetitive mechanics, and bugs that disrupt the experience, leading to a sense of tedium. While the core gameplay loop shows potential, it is seen as needing further development and polish to enhance overall enjoyment.

    • “The core gameplay loop centers on gathering materials, either on your planet or through 'adventures.' Once you run out of resources, you’re required to launch a rocket ship to another planet.”
    • “The creature collection mechanics are engaging without being overwhelming, and the building/customization options give you real creative freedom.”
    • “Thoroughly enjoying the gameplay so far and can't wait to see what I discover next.”
    • “I have never read dialogue so bland, I have never had gameplay make me want to go to sleep so badly before, and I have never seen such low-effort PNGs drop as resources in an otherwise 3D game.”
    • “These bugs kept popping out during my gameplay that I found them to be quite an annoyance having to spam on the 'rescue' button on my in-game phone every few minutes.”
    • “The gameplay is a little rough around the edges, but the core gameplay is charming and fun.”
  • graphics
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming and cute art style, featuring vibrant colors and adorable character designs that create a pleasant atmosphere. While many players appreciate the overall aesthetic and smooth performance, some have noted issues with bugs, unoptimized performance, and a lack of graphical settings, which can lead to screen tearing. Overall, the visuals contribute positively to the game's appeal, despite some technical shortcomings.

    • “The artwork and colors are vibrant and the furniture is very cute.”
    • “The art style is wonderful and clean.”
    • “Love the simple but really cute art style in the items, greenery, buildings... and most importantly the pets!”
    • “Unoptimized performance and missing some graphical settings.”
    • “Lack of visual and graphical setting options makes it a real pain in the butt.”
    • “No graphics settings, which includes no vsync, so there's tons of screen tearing.”
  • story
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is enriched by a vibrant online community that offers support and camaraderie, enhancing the multiplayer experience. Players enjoy the sense of adventure from exploring different planets and engaging in various quests, although some have noted confusion due to a lack of clear quest markers and occasional bugs that disrupt gameplay. Overall, the narrative elements, combined with humor and social interactions, create a cozy and inviting atmosphere, despite some technical issues.

    • “The fact it's an actual multiplayer with a hub and quests to do makes it more inviting and helps give direction to the game.”
    • “Exploring other planets to gather rare quest items adds a fun sense of adventure.”
    • “It is certainly cozy, with a pinch of comedy when it comes to monster encounters and quest dialogue.”
    • “There is no quest marker system to follow, so you find yourself aimlessly wandering around looking for the building you need to enter.”
    • “I found myself getting caught up in the quests, like doing the fashion show to be able to change my outfits, but some of the little things falling through the map made it harder to focus on the focal points of the game.”
    • “I was pretty confused about a fetch quest in the beginning; I picked all the wheat in the area before I got the quest, and the counter didn't disappear, so I thought I needed to collect the right amount again, which wasn't possible because I ran out of wheat.”
  • stability
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is widely reported to be plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, significantly impacting the overall experience and making it unplayable for some users. While the developers are responsive and actively working to address these issues, many players find the current state too unstable, with basic features often broken or missing. Despite these challenges, some users still find enjoyment in the game, expressing hope for future improvements.

    • “The game is cute, but so buggy it's unplayable.”
    • “Can't recommend in its current state which is a shame because I have been looking forward to its release for a couple of years, very buggy and overall just not a fun experience, some menus don't work and the GUI genuinely breaks at times.”
    • “It may seem harsh as it's in its first day of early access, but realistically it should not be this buggy, surely the demo also functioned as a play test?”
  • grinding
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while the farming mechanics and various activities like decorating and exploring are enjoyable, some users express frustration with the repetitive nature of tasks and bugs that can erase progress. The game is described as less grind-heavy compared to others in the genre, which is seen as a positive, but there is a call for more engaging content to enhance the gameplay loop. Overall, it offers a cozy experience reminiscent of titles like Animal Crossing, but with room for improvement.

    • “If 36 entities is too many in what is already a small play space with little room to branch out, I'm not sure how I am supposed to play this farming sim.”
    • “This is more of a 'hesitantly recommend' option—because if you can get around how annoying and tedious some of these bugs are, some of them totally deleting your hard work, the game does have many cute mechanics and features that are enjoyable.”
    • “It's not the grindy cozy game, which thank god.”
  • optimization
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the optimization of the game is mixed; while some users report smooth performance and no lag, others highlight significant unoptimized aspects and missing graphical settings that need attention. Many players emphasize the importance of ongoing bug fixes and performance improvements to enhance the overall experience.

    • “Performance and bug fixes: prioritize fixing bugs and optimizing performance to ensure a smoother, frustration-free experience.”
    • “Plus, it doesn't appear to really have any lag or optimization issues!”
    • “It runs smoothly on my PC, and the instructions are easy to follow.”
    • “Unoptimized performance and missing some graphical settings.”
    • “It just needs a lot of optimization, fixing, and a lot of love and care put into it, which would be great. Please always keep going because this is such a great game!”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is described as charming, chill, and pleasant, effectively creating a relaxing atmosphere that complements its adorable art style. Despite having only a couple of tracks, the soundtrack is well-received and enhances the overall experience, making it a delightful addition to the game's cute aesthetic.

    • “The art style is charming and the soundtrack creates the perfect atmosphere for unwinding after a long day.”
    • “The music is cute, I like the space theme, taming animals is pretty funny, and it's very laid back.”
    • “A very cute game with awesome music!”
  • emotional
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the emotional aspect of the game to be positive, highlighting the wholesome and welcoming community that enhances their experience. The presence of cute animals adds to the charm, evoking strong feelings of affection and joy, contrasting with other games that may feel more forced in social interactions.

    • “There's already so much you can do, and the community is super wholesome and welcoming.”
    • “The cute animals that follow you around and perform abilities are so cute and wholesome.”
    • “Actually made me feel a little sick.”
  • atmosphere
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's charming art style and soothing soundtrack combine to create a cozy and relaxing atmosphere, making it an ideal choice for unwinding after a long day. Reviewers consistently praise the well-executed ambiance, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.

    • “The art style is charming and the soundtrack creates the perfect atmosphere for unwinding after a long day.”
    • “The atmosphere and art are amazingly well done, and at all times the game feels cozy.”
    • “Overall, it’s a relaxing and fun game with a great atmosphere.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is highlighted by its lighthearted and laid-back atmosphere, featuring amusing elements like taming animals and a charming space theme. Players find it more engaging and entertaining than other cozy games, such as Animal Crossing, particularly in its multiplayer aspects.

    • “On the multiplayer front, there is already, hilariously, more to do here than there is in Animal Crossing or many other cozy games.”
    • “The music is cute, I like the space theme, taming animals is pretty funny, and it's very laid back.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users indicate that the game's replayability is currently hindered by bugs, suggesting that improvements in stability may enhance the overall experience and encourage them to revisit the game in the future.

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Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets is a casual simulation game.

Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets was released on March 27, 2025.

Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets was developed by Akrew.

Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Galactic Getaway: Build a Home for Pets is a multiplayer game with local co-op support.

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