Animal Hospital Guides & Walkthroughs
Every Animal Hospital guide in one place: how to play, survive, earn money, beat the game, play co-op, master the controls and read the hospital map.
Last updated: June 19, 2026
This is the hub for every Animal Hospital walkthrough on the wiki. Whether you are clearing your first shift or chasing a high-score run, the guides below break the game down into skills you can practice one at a time. If you are completely new, read them roughly in the order listed.
Start here
- How to Play — the complete beginner walkthrough: the shift loop, checking in patients, the three detection layers, treating patients and ending the night. This is the foundation everything else builds on.
- How to Survive (Sanity) — Sanity is your real health bar. This guide explains every way it drains and every way to restore it, plus how to protect both yourself and your patients.
Get stronger
- How to Get Money — how scoring works, how to maximize end-of-shift cash, the truth about codes, and why scripts are a trap.
- How to Beat the Game — late-shift strategy, dealing with Skinwalkers that slip through, high-score tactics and how to handle the toughest events.
- Co-op Guide — playing with up to three other players, role splits, and how to avoid the mistakes that get whole teams wiped.
Reference
- Controls — the full control list for PC and mobile, including the key interactions like the Shutter and the E interact.
- Hospital Map — the layout of the clinic, where every treatment room is, and how to move efficiently during chaos.
How these guides fit together
Animal Hospital rewards a calm, repeatable process. The How to Play guide gives you that process; How to Spot Anomalies sharpens the detection half of it; and How to Survive keeps your Sanity high enough to keep doing it. Once the basics are automatic, the money and high-score guides help you push further, while the controls and map pages remove the friction of fumbling for the right button or room.
Pair this section with the Anomalies database, the Treatment guides, and the Enemies and Events references for a complete picture of the game. Everything links together, so you can always click through to the detail you need.
Frequently asked questions
Which guide should I read first?
Start with How to Play to learn the core loop, then read How to Spot Anomalies. Those two pages cover the skills that decide every shift.
What is the most important skill in Animal Hospital?
Anomaly detection. Treating patients earns score, but rejecting Anomalies and protecting your Sanity is what keeps you alive long enough to earn it. Detection is a memory skill that improves every shift.
Is Animal Hospital better solo or co-op?
Both work. Solo gives you full control of the routine; co-op lets you split duties so one player checks in while another treats. See our Co-op guide for role splits.