## Description

In _Dein Tierheim_ the player manages an animal shelter. Since the game is
aimed at children the most important part is to take care of the animals. The
player sees his character in the shoulder perspective and can walk freely to
the shelter to reach his destinations. Every animal has six stats which show
his physical and mental condition; to keep these up the player needs to do
several tasks: feeding, washing, cleaning the compounds, playing and petting.
He can also buy accessories which make the animals happy.

The player also needs to buy enough food for the animals. The main resources
for covering these costs are accommodation costs and donations. Every appeal
for donations costs some money and when the player uses this opportunity too
often the people donate less and less until the costs exceed the revenue.
There are also regularly people showing up which the player needs to attend
to. These either want to deliver or fetch an animal.

In the career mode the player starts as simple keeper and wants to become the
managing director. The requirement for a promotion is a good reputation which
gets calculated from the condition of the animals, the buildings and the
handling of customers. After every promotion the player gets more
responsibilities over more species (overall six). There are also two mini
games for dog respectively horse training and a free playing mode without
restrictions.

There is also an educational component to the game: In the office are several
books which deal with veterinary subjects. The player can test his knowledge
with a quiz.