The manual
Animal Hospital Guides
The player's manual — mechanics, strategy and straight answers.
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How to Play Animal Hospital — Shifts, Treatment & Lives
Animal Hospital is a co-op night-shift survival game. Here's the core loop, how treatment works, and how long a run lasts.
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Game Mechanics
How the systems under the hood actually work.
Animal Hospital: Sanity & Animal Coins Explained
Animal Hospital runs on two meters you have to manage — Sanity (your health) and two separate currencies. Here's how each works.
Updated Jul 14, 2026
How to Spot Anomalies in Animal Hospital
Anomalies are the horror hook of Animal Hospital — patients that *look* normal but aren't. Miss one and something terrible happens. Here's how to…
Updated Jul 14, 2026
Meta & Strategy
What's best right now — and how to play it.