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A pet simulator (sometimes called virtual pets or digital pets [1]) is a video game that focuses on the care, raising, breeding or exhibition of simulated animals. These games are software implementations of digital pets. Such games are described as a sub-class of life simulation game.
The first-known virtual pet was a screen-cursor chasing cat called Neko. It was rather called a "desktop pet" since at that time the term "virtual pet" did not exist. PF.Magic released the first widely popular virtual pets in 1995 with Dogz, [5] followed by Catz in the spring of 1996, eventually becoming a franchise known as Petz.
A virtual pet is an imaginary pet that, as in the real world, needs to be cared for. Such pets are usually on the Internet or in a computer game. Subcategories
Create a pet avatar, care for it, visit friends and earn coins so you can decorate. Let's see what you can create in your house!" PetVille works like most other pet simulators on Facebook, rival ...
Oddballz is a virtual pet game created by PF.Magic in 1996 [8] as an alternative to their Dogz and Catz titles. The game had 13 creatures that could be cared for. Along with the creatures, the game has various objects ('toyz') that the player and Oddballz can manipulate. Toyz have different uses ranging from playing to disciplining.
Petz is a series of single-player video games dating back to 1995, in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets. Developed by PF.Magic, original Petz (Dogz and Catz) has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. [3] The series has grown to over 22 million copies as of 2011 since coming under Ubisoft. [4]
Specific eggs hatch different pets. A Starter Egg, which is given to a player when they begin to play for the first time, for example hatches only a dog or a cat. Some pets can only be purchased with Roblox's virtual currency, Robux. [8] Pets are grouped into five classes based on rarity and cost: common, uncommon, rare, ultra-rare, and ...
While they can only engage in one breeding session at one time, each cat is able to act as either matron or sire. [10] There is a 'cooldown' time that indicates how soon the cat can breed again, which goes up with the number of breeds, capped at one week. [citation needed] The virtual cats are static images that can only be purchased, bred and ...