Safari

Revisit regions that were explored in the story campaigns, this time as an outside observer that watches the ecosystem unfold, uninterrupted by the antics of the player.

Safari Mode is an Arena mode added in the Downpour DLC. In most Regions of the game, players can find a, which unlocks that Region for Safari Mode. In this mode the player controls an while observing the different Creatures. The player can control individual creatures to create unique situations and experiment with how they interact.

In the menu for this game mode players can select which region they want to use (karma gates do not work), and deactivate the rain so there is no time limit. The player can also choose which 's version of the region they want to use. Once a region is unlocked, it is available to any Slugcat that has hibernated in that region, even if they did so before the region was unlocked.

Creature Control
Selecting a creature while controlling the Overseer and then pressing Map allows the player to take control of it. Creatures being controlled by the player have a mark above their head identical to the Mark of Communication. Pressing Jump moves the Overseer's selection to a random creature in the region, making it faster to find an interesting one to control rather than going from room to room. Pausing the game while in control of a creature shows how to control that creature. If the creature the player is controlling dies, they return to playing as an Overseer. The player cannot play as ,s,, s, , es, Iterators or s.

Trivia

 * The color of the controlled Overseer is based which Slugcat's version of the region was chosen.
 * While Echoes cannot appear, visiting a location they reside in with either creature or Overseer still causes a blue flash of light.
 * Players are able to eat their Overseer as a, which causes the mark above the Leviathan's head to disappear and leaves the player stuck as the Leviathan until they exit to the menu.
 * Players can also grab the Overseer as a or, though doing this does not destroy it.
 * While s can be selected to control, none of the controls do anything.
 * The only Region unavailable to play in Safari is Rubicon.