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A pet simulator game is a game about raising and caring for a virtual pet.<ref>{{cite web|author=Oleg Roschin|title=The World of Asian RPGs: Brief History of Japanese RPGs|publisher=[[MobyGames]]|url=http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,25/section,168|access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref>

== Handheld electronic game ==
* [[Digital Monster (virtual pet)|Digital Monster]] (''[[Digimon]]'')
* [[Giga Pet]]
* [[Pokémon Pikachu]]
* [[Tamagotchi]]
* [[Pingu]] & Pinga Best Friends (Japanese: PINGU＆PINGA ちいさなともだち)

== Console or handheld ==
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* ''[[101 Shark Pets]]''
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' (Animal Island minigame)
* ''[[Azure Dreams]]''
* ''[[Digimon World]]''
* ''[[Digimon World: Next Order]]''
* ''[[Dog's Life]]''
* ''[[Doko Demo Issyo]]''
* ''[[Dragon Quest V]]''
* ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]''
* ''[[EyePet]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''
* ''[[Hamsterz Life]]''
* ''[[Hey You, Pikachu!]]''
* ''[[Jade Cocoon]]''
* ''[[Kinectimals]]''
* ''[[Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals]]''
* ''[[Megami Tensei]]''
* ''[[Monster Rancher]]''
* ''[[Neko Atsume]]''
* ''[[Ni no Kuni]]''
* ''[[Nintendogs]]''
* ''[[Pokémon]]''
** [[Pokémon Mini|Pokémon Breeder Mini]]
* ''[[Puppy Luv]]''
* ''[[Purr Pals]]''
* ''[[Robotrek]]''
* ''[[Seaman (video game)|Seaman]]''
* ''[[SimAnimals]]''
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' ([[Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Chao]] raising minigame)
* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'', ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'', and ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' ([[Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Chao]] raising minigame on the Tiny Chao Garden)
* ''[[Viva Piñata]]''
* ''[[Yo-Kai Watch]]''
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== Social network embedded ==
* ''[[Pet Society]]''
* ''[[PetVille]]''

== Mobile games ==
* ''[[My Talking Angela]]''
* ''[[My Talking Tom]]''
* ''[[Pocket Frogs]]''
* ''[[Pou (video game)|Pou]]''
* ''[[Dragonvale]]''

== PC games ==
* ''[[Adopt Me!]]''
* ''[[Animal Jam]]''
* ''[[Busou Shinki|Busou Shinki Battle Rondo]]''
* ''[[Creatures (artificial life program)|Creatures]]''
* ''[[Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet]]''
* ''[[Fish Tycoon]]''
* ''[[GoPets]]''
* ''[[Insaniquarium]]''
* ''[[MOPy fish]]''
* ''[[PF.Magic]]''{{'s}} [[Petz]] series
* ''[[Puppy Luv]]''
* ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]''
* ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]''
* ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs]]''
* ''[[The Sims: Unleashed]]''
* ''[[Neopets]]''
* ''[[Zoo Tycoon 2]]''

== Browser-based games ==
{{See also|Virtual pet site}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of browser-based games
!Title
!Gameplay
!Founder/developer
!Release date
!Revenue model
|-
| ''[[Shining Stars (brand)|Shining Stars]]'' || Virtual world || [[Kid Brands|Russ Berrie]] || 2006 || 
|-
| ''[[Horse Isle (video game)|Horse Isle]]'' || Horse-based Breeding simulation, horse riding, questing and flash-based virtual world|| Horse Isle || 2010 || 
|-
| ''[[Horseland]]'' || Breeding simulation || Christina (Gerskovich) Johnson || 1995 || 
|-
| ''[[Leporidae]]'' || Rabbit breeding and showing simulation || || 2015 || 
|-
| ''[[Moshi Monsters]]'' || Virtual world || [[Mind Candy (company)|Mind Candy]] || 2007 || 
|-
| ''[[Neopets]]'' || Virtual world || Neopets Inc. (Owned by [[JumpStart]]) || November 15, 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neopets.com/aboutus.phtml |title=NeoPets - About Us |access-date=2011-02-22}}</ref> || Subscription, advertising, merchandise
|-
| ''[[Webkinz]]'' || Virtual world || [[Ganz]] || April 29, 2005 || Merchandise, digital content
|}

== See also ==

* [[Virtual pet]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Lists of video games by genre|Artificial pet]]
[[Category:Virtual pet video games| ]]