Official game artwork showing colorful eggs in nests beside a sleeping chicken guardian

Animals: Keep, Earn or Collect?

Animals support base cash and Index collection. Decide what a new pickup is for before changing your existing setup.

Give each animal a job

The official listing supports two uses: animals placed at your base earn cash, and the Index tracks collection. An animal that is useful for a new entry is not automatically the best income choice.

Record the exact name and values the game shows after a successful pickup. This guide has not verified a complete species list and does not turn promotional guardians into obtainable pets.

A verified first-run example

The September 29 creator recording shows a Chicken successfully placed at base near 0:26, with a Common label visible. This confirms one animal example in that recording; it is not a complete or current animal roster.

Use the live Index for the remaining names and rarity labels. The wiki does not infer obtainable animals from the much larger guardians shown in promotional art.

Collection decisions

Planning states for your animals; these are not named species or rarity tiers.

Collection decision

Animals at your base

The animals already supporting your base setup.

Practical role
Keep a useful base setup
Check first
Read the live placement and income display
Next action
Compare the current setup before changing it
Collection decision

New animal pickup

An animal recovered from a completed egg run.

Practical role
Complete delivery
Check first
Confirm its displayed name and placement at your base
Next action
Check its role in cash or collection
Collection decision

Missing Index entry

A collection goal selected from the current in-game Index.

Practical role
Choose a specific collection goal
Check first
Read the actual missing entry in the Index
Next action
Compare the Index after a completed run
Collection decision

Possible merge inputs

Animals being considered for the developer-announced merge machine.

Practical role
Investigate a recipe
Check first
Read inputs, requirements and the output preview
Next action
Keep animals until the offer is clear

Selling and merging need a second look

The developer announced a new inventory system with pet selling and a merge machine that merges pets into eggs. Before removing an animal, read the current confirmation and check whether it serves an income or collection goal.

No recipe, refund amount or restoration rule is assumed here. If the outcome is unclear, keep the animal until you can read the result and cost in the live interface.

QUICK ANSWERS

Questions

Are the guardians shown in artwork all collectible?

The artwork alone does not confirm that. Check the live Index and pickup result before treating a guardian as an obtainable animal.

Sources checked for this guide

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