Over the Hill Animal Locations: Species and Active Times

The table below lists all 27 documented wildlife species in Over the Hill, their areas and active times, including the dry conditions needed for Sasquatch and Saharan Cheetah. Use the Safari Camera to register each species in your Compendium; finding the same species in another area does not create an additional species entry.

Choose an animal, then match its area and active period before heading out. Dry weather is an additional requirement wherever it appears in the conditions column. When using animal map markers, search around the marked location as well: an animal may move around its spawn point.

Emerald Lake and Tassili n'Ajjer Desert are available from the start, while exit portals open later areas within their region. Choose an accessible area from your target's row before planning the drive. For an animal listed in several areas, pick the destination that best fits your current exploration.

Daytime runs from 05:00 to 20:00, and night runs from 20:00 to 05:00 on the game clock. Enable Show Time if you want to keep track while searching; it is off by default. Plan a night outing for night-only animals instead of repeatedly checking their locations during daylight.

Camping advances time and helps you skip unsuitable weather or lighting. Rest at a cabin or use the camping kit, then check the clock again before returning to your search. In co-op, bring every party member close before setting up camp.

The Cloud Clearing Bell changes the weather to Clear. Recheck both weather and time after arriving through a portal, because portal arrivals begin with random conditions. Loading a single-player save restores the area's saved time and weather, so check those conditions before resuming a photo hunt.

The wildlife collection contains 27 documented species across the released areas. An area listing tells you where to search for a species; it does not turn that animal into a different species entry. Use the Compendium to identify your remaining discoveries instead of adding together every appearance in the location table.

The first photograph of each species pays Pebbles: Common animals give 10 to 20, Uncommon animals give 20, Rare animals give 50 and Legendary animals give 100. These are first-photo rewards, so revisiting another area for the same species does not create another first discovery. Completing a region's wildlife compendium unlocks the Naturalist achievement and gives no additional Pebbles or items.

Check the in-game Compendium to see which wildlife photographs have registered. To find pictures you want to keep or share, open Extras from the main menu and use its screenshots-folder option. Steam screenshots are managed separately, so use the Compendium itself when deciding which animal to search for next.