"Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Guide to Adding Animals to Your Hideout"

Once you've unlocked the Hideout in *Assassin's Creed Shadows*, you have the exciting opportunity to personalize your space, including adding various pets and animals for companionship. Here's how you can bring these furry and feathered friends into your sanctuary.

How to Unlock Animals in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Unlocking animals for your Hideout is an engaging part of the game. Every time Naoe or Yasuke interacts with a new breed of cat or dog, that animal becomes available to add to your Hideout. You'll encounter a diverse array of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens, including the special stray from the pre-order DLC quest, "Thrown to the Dogs."

Yasuke can also unlock smaller wildlife by capturing their beauty through painting. This includes rabbits, fox kits, tanukis, and monkeys, which you might discover in the wild. Once documented, you have the option to welcome these creatures into your Hideout.

For those interested in farm life, vendors across Japan offer the chance to purchase farm animals such as oxen and goats, which you can acquire for varying amounts of mon.

How to Add Animals to the Hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

(Ubisoft) To add animals to your Hideout, navigate to the Hiroma and interact with the bench to access the customization menu. Enter build mode and navigate to the wolf icon located on the far right. This section will display all the animal types you've unlocked, categorized into dogs, cats, and "other."

Choose the animal you wish to add, and you'll be taken to an overhead view of the Hideout. Here, you can select an available grid on the map to place your new companion. Remember, animals will roam freely once you exit build mode, so they might not always be in the same spot when you're looking for some affection.

Beyond the special pup from "Thrown to the Dogs," you're free to add multiple instances of any animal to your Hideout. However, there's a cap on the total number of animals you can have, so plan your menagerie wisely. You can also remove or replace animals at any time by using the build mode to erase and add new ones.

That’s how you can enrich your Hideout with a variety of animals in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.*