Comparison

Stray Dog Simulator vs Forest Animals Simulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stray Dog Simulator

Live the life of a stray dog in a vast city. Manage your survival needs, battle other animals, build a pack, and level up your dogs. Explore a dynamic environment with missions and achievements.

Highlights
  • Realistic survival mechanics (health, hunger, thirst, energy)
  • Epic dog battles and territory defense
  • Build and manage a dog pack
  • Play as and level up multiple dog breeds
  • Complete missions and earn achievements
  • Dynamic weather and day/night cycle
  • Massive open-world 3D city environment
Features
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Pick your favorite breed and live the life of a Stray Dog! Survive in a massive city filled with dangerous dogs and feisty cats! Build your dog pack, dig up buried bones, and battle for your life against German Shepherds, Huskies, and Labradors! Download the Stray Dog Simulator today while it's 50% OFF for a very limited time! Game Features REALISTIC SIMULATOR You'll need to maintain your health, hunger, thirst, and energy if you're going to survive the harsh life of a wild dog on the street! EPIC BATTLES Use your powerful bite to defend your territory and fight your enemies! Cause too much trouble and the city will call the dog catcher to steal a dog from your pack! BUILD YOUR PACK Dominate other dogs and recruit them to your pack! With up to 5 additional dogs, 9 breeds, and 3 alternate colors, every pack will be unique! PLAY ANY BREED For the first time you can choose the breed of your starting dog. Even better you can switch and play as any dog in your pack and level them up individually! LEVEL UP YOUR DOGS Gain experience by defeating dangerous enemies, eating food from the trash, and completing missions. Level up your dogs to increase their health and attack damage, and increase the size of your pack! MISSIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Introducing two new mission types, "Mark your Territory" and "Can You Dig It?”, to the unlimited missions and over two dozen achievements to give you a boost of experience! With the level cap increased to 200, you’ll need all the help you can get! DYNAMIC WEATHER AND DAY/NIGHT CYCLE Introducing a brand new procedural weather system with unique storms, clouds, and celestial movement. Realistic storms will bring a downpour of rain, flashes of lightning and booms of thunder! HUGE 3D CITY ENVIRONMENT Your dog is free to roam a massive open-world environment that is more than triple the size of the previous simulators! Busy city streets, wide-open parks, white-fenced neighborhoods, and beachfront fairgrounds! NEW TOUCH-BASED CONTROLS Brand new intuitive controls let you navigate your animal like never before! Pinch to zoom and play from your dog's perspective or get a bird's eye view of the action! 9 UNIQUE DOG BREEDS Pick your favorite breed! Customize your dog pack with any dogs you’d like from the vast selection: Bulldog, Dalmatian, Doberman, German Shepherd, Jack Russell Terrier, Labrador, Greyhound, Dachshund and Husky! STRAY SURVIVAL GUIDE Look to your handy survival guide for information on breeds, a map of the world, achievement progress, and much more! HD GRAPHICS Stunning High Definition graphics bring a bustling city to life! New Graphics Quality options allow you to customize the game to look amazing and perform great on any device! GLUTEN-FREE PROMISE With all of our games you will always get the full game with no ads or additional purchases! Download the Stray Dog Simulator to experience the exciting life of a stray dog surviving on the streets! If you liked living as a Stray Dog then you'll love our other animal simulators! Download our Eagle Simulator and soar through the skies, check out the Snow Leopard Simulator and pounce on your prey from high mountaintops, or slither around a tropical rainforest with the Snake Simulator! Follow us on Facebook for more awesome animal games and simulators! facebook.com/glutenfreegames twitter.com/glutenfreegames

About

Forest Animals Simulator

Experience life as a forest animal, from birth to death. Survive by finding food and water, protect your health, and raise a family. Explore a dynamic world with changing weather and seasons.

Highlights
  • Play as various forest animals
  • Survive hunger, thirst, and fatigue
  • Build a family and protect cubs
  • Dynamic day/night and weather systems
  • Quest and level progression
  • Mini and large map for navigation
Features
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You will born in the middle of a Forest world. You need to protect yourself, find food, find water and grow up. You will have a family and you must protect them also. Play with your hero from birth to death. If you want to feel like a Forest animal and want to live in a Forest world like them, this game is for you! GAME FEATURES: - Included Forest animals; Deer, Moose, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pig - Choose your hero. What do you want to experience? - Complete the initial tasks. Raise your hero and kill the enemies. - You will be hungry, thirst and tired. Protect your health! - Find your mate. Have a cub and protect your family. - Wait to born and enjoy the experience of having a cub. - Use your mini map and large map finding enemies and foods. - Increase your level, strengthen the character. TECHNICAL DETAILS: - Mobil optimized high definition graphics. - Sensitive touch controls. - Handy buttons. - Quest system. - Level system. - Dynamic day and night system. - Weather and season system. - Realistic city environments. - Different camera angles. - All game data can be saved. - "How to play" for new starters. Join the funny world Forest Animals Simulator. FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: www.optogames.com support@optogames.com optogames@gmail.com SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: www.facebook.com/optogames www.instagram.com/optogames www.twitter.com/optogames

Screenshots

Stray Dog Simulator4 screens
Forest Animals Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stray Dog Simulator at 4.3 against Forest Animals Simulator's 1.0. Stray Dog Simulator also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 1) and update cadence (every 16 months vs every 73 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stray Dog Simulator costs $0.99 and Forest Animals Simulator $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stray Dog Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stray Dog Simulator has 3.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stray Dog Simulator ships an update every 16 months, Forest Animals Simulator every 73 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stray Dog Simulator versus Forest Animals Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStray Dog SimulatorForest Animals Simulator
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (3.3K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 16 months — betterEvery 73 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB186 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGluten Free GamesAlperen Karagoz

Customer experience

Stray Dog Simulator

All ratings3,265 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral12.9%
Negative10.0%

Forest Animals Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Stray Dog Simulator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Dogs floating in the air
  • Disappearing pack members
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Randomly attacked with no enemies
  • Camera zooming in too close

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add puppies
  • Bigger pack size
  • More dog breeds
  • Ability to get adopted
  • Customize dog appearance
Show 3 more
  • Explore buildings/houses
  • Hunt for prey
  • Ride carnival rides

Forest Animals Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stray Dog Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

Forest Animals Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stray Dog Simulator free?
Stray Dog Simulator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Animals Simulator free?
Forest Animals Simulator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stray Dog Simulator or Forest Animals Simulator?
Stray Dog Simulator is rated higher. Stray Dog Simulator averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Forest Animals Simulator averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stray Dog Simulator or Forest Animals Simulator have ads?
Neither Stray Dog Simulator nor Forest Animals Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stray Dog Simulator or Forest Animals Simulator?
Stray Dog Simulator ships an update every 16 months, and Forest Animals Simulator every 73 months. Most recently, Stray Dog Simulator was updated on October 18, 2026 and Forest Animals Simulator on October 1, 2026.

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