Animal HospitalAnimal Hospital Beginner Guide
You work the night shift at a veterinary clinic. Some patients are real — some are anomalies in disguise. Here is everything a beginner needs: the core loop, controls, treatment rooms, Sanity management and your first shift step by step.
The Core Loop: Screen → Treat → Survive
- Front Desk Screening. Every patient gets one decision: admit them, or slam the red shutter to reject them. If you are unsure, do not admit — check another detection layer first.
- Treat Patients. Admitted patients go to the right treatment room for a minigame (DNA, X-Ray, Heart Monitor or Surgery). A red line above a room number means a patient is waiting.
- Survive. Random events fire, roaming enemies (including the Skinwalker) move through the clinic, and your Sanity drains. Switch between tasks — screen a patient, progress a treatment, then scan your surroundings and your Sanity bar.
PC Controls
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Movement | W A S D |
| Jump | Space |
| Interact / open doors / start minigames | E (hold for some tasks) |
| Break free / melee attack | Mash E when grabbed |
| Weapon attack | Left Mouse Button |
| Photo & Shutter | On-screen buttons (not keyboard keys) |
Mobile/tablet is supported with contextual touch buttons. Remember the two most-forgotten keys: mash E to break free when grabbed, and M1 to attack with a weapon.
The 8 Treatment Rooms
Analyze the patient’s DNA for ~10 seconds, then pick the matching medication. Wrong medication kills the patient.
Sequence-replication minigame: watch the prompt sequence, then repeat it in the correct order.
Click the white icons and avoid the skull marks to fill the progress bar to 100%.
Timed scissors/scalpel minigame. The timer starts the moment you interact. Do not shoot tentacles that appear — they are part of the procedure.
Sanity Management
Sanity is your real health bar. It is not restored through combat — it drains from the atmosphere, anomalies and events, and hitting 0 ends your shift. Add "check Sanity" to your loop: after screening one or two patients or finishing a treatment, glance at the meter. Recovery comes from items at the Supplies Shop, class perks (Doctor, Surgeon, Intern's bonus Sanity) and successful treatments.
Night 1: Step-by-Step Walkthrough
- Familiarize yourself with the layout — walk the reception window, the right wing (Rooms 1–5) and the left wing (Rooms 6/7/8).
- Hold down the reception desk and receive your first patient. Check the window, photo, CCTV and documents before deciding.
- Admit real patients; reject anomalies with the red shutter. When unsure, check another layer instead of guessing.
- Escort admitted patients to their treatment room and complete the minigame. Do not rush the DNA medication choice.
- Between tasks, scan for roaming enemies and check your Sanity. Conserve weapon ammo for the Skinwalker.
- Survive to the end of the shift and collect your Animal Coins and Cash payout.
Common Beginner Mistakes
- Admitting a patient while unsure — a suspicious patient should never come in.
- Picking the wrong medication in DNA rooms — it kills the patient.
- Shooting the tentacles during surgery — they are part of the procedure, not a threat.
- Ignoring Sanity until it silently hits 0 and ends the shift.
- Rejecting real patients because of environmental decoys (floor slime, room fires) — those are events, not patient flaws.