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Welcome to the tri-annual Steam Next Fest list of ALL furry & animal games we could find this time around! Play as a sheep hunting, or hunt sheep! Fish to your heart's content! Run bars, be jumpscared, or try every conceivable way to jump as a frog (again!) Our staff goes through the entire list of games published in the Fest to find and list each and every one that features anthropomorphic character(s), or features animals as a focus. This time, we scoured through all 4350+ games to get to this list of 370+ games. We could've missed a couple, but we hope this is an all-encompasing list for this season's available games! Almost every one has a demo, so go have fun and wishlist the ones that pique your interest!

We have also an actively updated Furry & Animal Games List over at @GamingFurever on Twitter and  another List on @GamingFurever on Bluesky that you can follow and get constant updates for lots of indie titles with TONS of lovely furry characters! If you're a developer of any of these games, feel free to hit us up on email over on our Contact Us page! We'd love to talk to you about your development!

Previous Steam Next Fest Articles: February 2026 | October 2025 | June 2025 | February 2025 | October 2024 | June 2024 

Here's your June 2026 Steam Next Fest list (in alphabetical order):

When you first see the visuals and scenes from NEARstudios’ upcoming cooperative sandbox RPG sim Hawthorn, it’s immediately apparent how much care has been taken to instill the experience with the feeling of being nestled into the wondrous, cozy nature sanctuary the game takes place in. In it, you’ll take on the role of a woodland creature (an owl, mouse, or otter) who is an integral part of this little community of anthropomorphic animals and fairy creatures. You can play the game solo or cooperatively, with everyone able to work together on recipes, building plans, and more to provide for your hearths. 

Welcome to "Fresh Fur!" Our weekly installment going over the newest game releases, and which ones you can expect to find anthros/furries in!

Check the list below for all the games we could find with animal/anthro influences and characters.

Major New Releases for the Weeks of May 4-June 12, 2026:

• MotorSlice (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – May 5
• Mixtape (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) – May 7
• Perchang World (Apple Arcade) – May 7
• Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes (PC) – May 11
• Outbound (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – May 11
• Better Than Dead (PC) – May 12
• Call of the Elder Gods (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) – May 12
• Nitro Gen Omega (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – May 12
• Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery (PC) – May 13
• Hotel Architect (PC) – May 14
• Subnautica 2 early access (Xbox Series X|S, PC) – May 14
• The Caribou Trail (PS5, PC) – May 14
• Gold Gold Adventure Gold (PC) – May 15
• Myst (PS5, PS VR2) – May 16
• Riven (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS VR2) – May 16
• Corsairs – Battle of the Caribbean (PC) – May 18
• Forza Horizon 6 (Xbox Series X|S, PC) – May 19
• Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core (PC early access) – May 20
• Phonopolis (PC) – May 20
• Thick As Thieves (PC) – May 20
• Burden Street Station (PC) – May 21
• Luna Abyss (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – May 21
• Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar (PC) – May 21
• Starbites (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – May 21
• Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2) – May 21
• Bubsy 4D (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – May 22
• Don’t Fall (PC) – May 22
  
• HoverGrease 2 (PC) – May 22
  
• Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) – May 22
• Enter The Chronosphere (PC) – May 25
  
• Slot or Not (PC) – May 25
  
• Birushana: Winds of Fate (Switch) – May 26
• LumenTale: Memories of Trey (Switch, PC) – May 26
  
• Stonemachia (PC) – May 26
• 007 First Light (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) – May 27
• Crashout Crew (Xbox Series X|S, PC) – May 28
• Hamster Talk (PC) – May 28
  
• Kioku: Last Summer (PC) – May 28
• Moonsigil Atlas (PC) – May 28
• Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – May 28
  
• Pictonico (iOS, Android) – May 28
• Shift At Midnight (PC) – May 28
• Mina the Hollower (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – May 29
• Underchoice (PC) – June 1
• Snacktorio (PC) – June 4
• Swan Song (PC) – June 4
• The 7th Guest Remake (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – June 4
• Tour de France 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – June 4
• Gothic 1 Remake (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – June 5
• Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite (Luna) – June 5
• Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – June 7
  
• Solarpunk (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC) – June 8
• NBA The Run (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – June 9
• Voidling Bound (PC) – June 9
• 33 Immortals (Xbox Series X|S, PC) – June 10
• Crushed in Time (PC) – June 10
• Stellar Interface (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – June 10
• Beastro (PC) – June 11
• Lost Castle 2 (PC) – June 11
• Tabletop Tavern (PC) – June 11
• Goblin Company (PC) – June 12

*Bolded games have furry/animal influences/characters

Furry & Animal Steam Game Finds:

These games were found in the New Releases section of Steam this week and will be updated as more come out throughout the week!

The creature taming genre can never have enough entries, in my very humble opinion. Combining that experience of collecting new critters with fast-paced, varied combat is a new entry into the field; Voidling Bound by indie developer Hatchery Games. It’s the first game coming out of the Canada-based studio, which was awarded a grant by Epic Games back in 2022 to help bring their game to life, as it highlighted the best of the Unreal Engine. If Voidling Bound is anything to go off of, the future in their offices is bright, as the experience is one familiar yet new, and with some surprisingly unique customization options for your voidlings that bring the genre to unexplored peaks.

The Six One Indie Showcase for 2026 premiered today, and it was stuffed with games that showed off a lot of awesome new upcoming games with animal-based characters. We've listed them all below, and here's the full presentation before the list:

Check the list below for all the games we could find with animal/anthro influences and characters.

Six One Indie Showcase Games Featuring Animal Characters:

Embody a disgraced Egyptian god of chaos, grab a shotgun, crossbow, or rocket launcher, and wreak havoc on a legion of Apophis’s evil-doers in this short but well-done boomer shooter roguelite by newcomer developer Chaotic Games. When you pick up a game like Seth, you’re hoping for a tightly-executed gunplay experience paired with a growing set of challenges that reward learning how to best take advantage of your combat options, along with the roguelite element encouraging additional playthroughs. Seth executes the gameplay aspect quite well, but left me wanting more in regards to content after finishing my first couple runs. That’s a credit to how fun blasting through the rounds of enemies was in the dark, techy Egyptian surroundings the game takes place in.

Nintendo premiered a surprise "Star Fox Direct" presentation today to show off the new remade Star Fox game that will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25, 2026 for $49.99 digitally, TBA physically. Here's the full video, along with the new release detailing the specifics of the remake.

Here's the full news release from Nintendo about the new game:

HarlowPuppy is joining the voice cast of Gold Gold Adventure Gold as the Beast Tamer hero! She is a talented voice actor bringing a feisty & spicy flair to our Beast Tamer hero, a hero that can tame wild monsters and get enemies to fight on your side all while mouthing off wielding a thorned vine whip.

HarlowPuppy is furry creator with 47k Tiktok Followers, 28k Twitter Followers respectfully, most known for the viral "Meeting a Furry for the first time" clip, in which she does ASL sign language to greet the person meeting her. 

We here at Gaming Furever are excited to see her embody the new hero in Gold Gold Adventure Gold, which launches into 1.0 out of Early Access on May 15th! We'll be sure to give our thoughts on the full release, but you can get in on the action now by checking out the game on the Steam store today.

Follow Developer Can Can Can a Man on their Bluesky, X, and Website for more info!

Adorable Adventures only needed one static image to pull me in. That picture of a baby boar, sitting there wide-eyed and ready for adventure had me hook line and sinker. Upon further digging, what sat behind that big snoot of his was a gaming experience like no other, and one that shows what a little precious idea can become with time, love, and a developer that doesn’t leave any part of the playing experience unpolished. What starts off as a simple gathering quest quickly becomes one fantastically pleasing romp through an amazing nature wonderland.

Welcome to "Fresh Fur!" Our weekly installment going over the newest game releases, and which ones you can expect to find anthros/furries in!

Check the list below for all the games we could find with animal/anthro influences and characters.

Major New Releases for the Weeks of April 27-May 3, 2026:

• Aphelion (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - April 28
• Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC) - April 28
• FIFA Heroes (iOS, Android) - April 28
• The Last Gas Station (PC) - April 28
• Bobo Bay (PC) - April 29
• Demon Lord: Just A Block (PC) - April 29
• Echoes of Mora (PC) - April 29
• Industria 2 (PC) - April 29
• Mini Tank Mayhem (PC) - April 29
• Adorable Adventures (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - April 30
• Bandit Trap (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC) - April 30
• Bus Bound (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - April 30
• Forbidden Solitaire (PC) - April 30
• Inkonbini: One Store. Many Stories (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) - April 30
• Invincible Vs. (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) - April 30
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City (Quest, PC VR) - April 30
• Walk of Life (PC) - April 30
• Saros (PS5) - April 30

*Bolded games have furry/animal influences/characters

Furry & Animal Steam Game Finds:

These games were found in the New Releases section of Steam this week and will be updated as more come out throughout the week!