After unlocking the Hideout in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, players have the exciting opportunity to personalize their space, including adding pets and other animals for companionship. Here's a detailed guide on how to add these delightful creatures to your Hideout.
How to Unlock Animals in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, you can unlock a variety of animals by interacting with them in the game world. Whenever Naoe or Yasuke pet a cat or dog for the first time, you'll unlock that specific breed for your Hideout. This includes a range of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens, and even the stray you avenge in the pre-order DLC quest "Thrown to the Dogs."
Yasuke can also unlock smaller animals by painting them in the wild. This includes rabbits, fox kits, tanukis, and monkeys. Once documented, these critters can be added to your Hideout as well.
For those interested in farm life, vendors throughout Japan offer farm animals like oxen and goats for purchase, varying in price depending on the type of animal.
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How to Add Animals to the Hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Choose the animal you wish to add, and you'll be taken to an overhead view of the Hideout. Here, you can select an open grid on the map to place your new companion. Remember, once placed, animals will roam freely, so they might not always be in the same spot when you return for a cuddle.
You can add multiple instances of any animal, including the "Thrown to the Dogs" pup, though there's a limit to the total number of animals you can have at once. If you want to change things up, you can remove and replace animals at any time through build mode.
That’s everything you need to know about adding animals to the Hideout in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.
*Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.*
