Animal Spa GUIDE
Cute Critters and Their Cozy Hot Spring Tycoon
I apologize if some parts feel unnatural, as I am translating from Japanese.
This is a guide for Animal Spa.
Despite its cute appearance, some of the achievements are quite troublesome, making the overall difficulty relatively high.
The game was developed by Shinkhole Studio and Moonlab Studio, two indie game studios based in South Korea.
Please note that the developers may change certain features in future updates.
Strategy Guide
Difficult Achievements
When it comes to achievements, I think the most difficult ones are “Global Brand” and “Millionaire.”
The former requires unlocking stages by obtaining keys, while the latter involves reaching the money cap.
You can power through the first one with enough effort, but the real problem is the second.
It’s hard to even tell what the actual money cap is in the first place!
※Some players have reported unlocking the achievement after earning over 9,999,999!
That said, this game is really about running your own bathhouse while enjoying the company of cute animals—
so getting overly obsessed with money kind of defeats the point, doesn’t it?
Expanding Your Floor Means Bigger Investment Costs
As you expand from the 1st floor to the 2nd and beyond, the prices of baths and other facilities increase.
You might expect food sold at stalls to go up as well, but interestingly, those prices stay the same.
This means it’s currently possible to practice a bit of alchemy—buy a Golden Bath on the 1st floor, expand up to the 5th, and then sell it for a profit.
However, relying on sales from just the 1st floor might make this strategy a bit tight in terms of income.
How to Earn Efficiently
This is actually the part I want to know the most as well, but after trying various things, the quickest way seems to be upgrading your baths to more expensive ones.
For now, I tested by changing only the baths…
- Leave all the baths at the cheapest level and idle for 10 minutes.
- Earnings ＋ １５９０９
- Leave all the baths at the most expensive level and idle for 10 minutes.
- Earnings ＋ ２３１４１
Although the cost performance gets worse, you don’t need to worry because the amount you invest in facilities can be fully recovered when you sell them—it’s like a magic business.
By the way, I also tried using all Golden Baths, but there was hardly any difference compared to the most expensive baths, so I’d recommend against it.
A Chinese player shared an astonishing way to make money!
It turns out that the more hot springs you have, the longer the customers stay. So, on floors 2 to 5, fill the space with the smallest baths.
Customers tend to concentrate on the first floor, so it’s fine to use the cheapest baths on floors 2 to 5.
On the first floor, place the smallest and most expensive baths in the lower area, and set up food stalls and vending machines in the upper area.
Since I had enough money, I filled everything with high-end baths. As for the water temperature, I only used “Warm” and “Cool” (mild options).
As a result, the customer spend per visit increased significantly — I confirmed 244 coins per person. It seems you can raise it even more by encouraging them to use the bath supplies shop.
Animals pay 1.5 times the price for their favorite items at stalls and vending machines.
I tried to take advantage of this by using the Promotions Desk to bias customers so they would only buy their favorite items, but since it costs money every 10 seconds, it didn’t prove effective.
I wonder how you’re supposed to make good use of this…
How Do I Use This?
How to Minimize a Window
You can do it from the icon next to the gear-shaped Settings icon at the bottom left.
Why the 4th Slot in Animal City Hall Won’t Fill Up
It seems you receive emails when you place decorations on the walls. It’s a bit hard to notice, isn’t it?
Baby Ogu
The unlock condition for Baby Ogu says “Ogu and the Secret Forest,” but that seems to be another game by the developers. How mercenary of them, lol.
For those who don’t have it—myself included—let’s just honestly clear the four stages.
Golden Monkey
You can unlock it by placing the Golden Frog decoration and the Golden Koi statue in the Golden Tile Bath.
Since the Golden Koi can only be placed in baths that are medium-sized or larger, you’ll be forced to purchase a medium or larger golden bath. Make sure to prepare plenty of money.
Red Panda
You can unlock it by watching the outside scenery continuously for 60 minutes.
