Is A Book of Beasts and Buddies free?

Yes — A Book of Beasts and Buddies is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Can I play A Book of Beasts and Buddies on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of A Book of Beasts and Buddies. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is A Book of Beasts and Buddies multiplayer?

No — Steam lists A Book of Beasts and Buddies as single-player only.

Is A Book of Beasts and Buddies on PC Game Pass?

No — A Book of Beasts and Buddies is not on PC Game Pass right now.

A Book of Beasts and Buddies

Name: A Book of Beasts and Buddies
Brand: Squiddershins
Availability: InStock

Squiddershins · November 14, 2018 · Free to Play, Casual, Adventure, Indie, RPG

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About A Book of Beasts and Buddies

A Book of Beasts and Buddies is an interactive bestiary of curious creatures. Every page provides an encounter with a mysterious beast for you to befriend.

A Book of Beasts and Buddies was designed for the A Game By Its Cover (AGBIC) game jam. The premise of the jam was to design a game based upon a previously existing fictitious game cartridge. A Book of Beasts and Buddies was based upon Bestiary Logbook by Patrick Crotty.

The Audio was done by: Myserval, Dreamreader, and Roni Yosko.

A Book of Beasts and Buddies — game info

Platforms: Windows
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 14, 2026

Good Game

Recommended Jul 24, 2026

simple but cool little game. feels like you are really exploring, but i do wish some mechanics were more developed.

Recommended May 30, 2026

Lots of cute lil guys and a fun, sweet puzzle solving gameplay.

Recommended May 22, 2026

cuteee

Recommended May 11, 2026

this was really fun to play and figure out how to unlock everything. the art and music were delightful!

Not recommended Mar 19, 2026

Thought it'll be fun for my kids but I took too long to install. Now that they're all grown up, I found this game hidden in my 'digital shelf of shame'. I installed it just to have a look... It was.... a bloody waste of time.

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