Virtual pet

Type of artificial human companion A Tamagotchi virtual pet Part of a series onSimulation video games Subgenres Construction and management Business City-builder Government Life God game Social sim Dating Farm life Virtual pet Sports Fishing Racing Kart Sim Vehicle Flight Combat flight sim Space flight sim Space combat Space trading Submarine Train Vehicular combat Other Immersive sim Job sim Related genres Digital tabletop Deck-building Roguelike deck-building DCCG Topics Eroge Bishōjo game Otome game Lists Simulation Business sim City-builder God game Racing Space flight sim vte A virtual pet (also known as a digital pet, artificial pet, or pet-raising simulation) is a type of artificial human companion. They are usually kept for companionship or enjoyment, or as an alternative to a real pet. Digital pets have no concrete physical form other than the hardware they run on. Interaction with virtual pets may or may not be goal oriented. If it is, then the user must keep it alive as long as possible and often help it to grow into higher forms. Keeping the pet alive and growing often requires feeding, grooming and playing with the pet. Some digital pets require more than just food to