Unlocking the Hideout in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* opens up a world of personalization, including the heartwarming addition of pets and other animals for companionship. Here's a detailed guide on how to add animals to your Hideout and make it feel like home.

How to Unlock Animals in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, interacting with new breeds of animals can unlock them for your Hideout. Every time Naoe or Yasuke pets a cat or dog they haven't encountered before, that specific breed becomes available. This includes a variety of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens, even the stray you rescue in the pre-order DLC quest "Thrown to the Dogs."

Yasuke can also unlock smaller animals by painting them. This feature allows you to document rabbits, fox kits, tanukis, and monkeys encountered in the wild. Once painted, these animals can be added to your Hideout as well.

For those looking to add farm animals, vendors throughout Japan offer oxen and goats for purchase, varying in price depending on the type of animal and the vendor.

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

(Ubisoft) To add animals to your Hideout, navigate to the Hiroma and approach the bench to access the customization menu. Once in build mode, tab over to the wolf icon on the far right. This section lists 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 your Hideout. Select an open grid on the map to place the animal. While you can initially position them anywhere, remember that animals will roam freely once you return to game mode, so they won’t always be in the same spot when you're looking for a cuddle.

You can add multiple instances of any animal, including the pup from "Thrown to the Dogs." However, there's a limit to the total number of animals you can have at once. You can always remove or replace animals by erasing them and adding new ones in build mode.

That’s how you can enhance your Hideout with a variety of animals in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, making it a lively and personal sanctuary.

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