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{{Short description|Series of virtual pet video games}}
{{other uses|Petz (disambiguation)}}{{Split|date=August 2025|discuss=Talk:Petz#Proposed split}}{{infobox video game series
| image                  =Petz logo.png 
| caption                = 
| developer              = Various
| publisher              = [[PF.Magic]], [[Mindscape (company)|Mindscape]], [[Ubisoft]]
| genre                  = [[Virtual pets]]
| first release version  = [[Dogz and Catz|''Dogz'' and ''Catz'']]
| first release date     = November 1, 1995<ref name="Dogz95">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/581153.html |title=Dogz (1995) for PC - GameFAQs |access-date=2010-03-26 |archive-date=2009-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901083806/http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/581153.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Catz95">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/576827.html |title=Catz (1995) for PC - GameFAQs |access-date=2010-03-26 |archive-date=2009-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904071451/http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/576827.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| latest release version = ''Petz Beach''<br/>''Petz Countryside''
| latest release date    = October 14, 2014
}}

'''''Petz''''' is a series of single-player [[Video game|video games]] dating back to 1995, in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own [[Virtual pet|virtual pets]]. Developed by [[PF.Magic]], original ''Petz'' ([[Dogz and Catz|''Dogz'' and ''Catz'']]) has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.<ref name="The Free Library">{{Cite web |date=1998-02-19 |title=Dogz and Catz Dash Past 1.5 Million Mark; PF.Magic's Virtual Petz Brand Established as Leader in Category. |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dogz+and+Catz+Dash+Past+1.5+Million+Mark%253B+PF.Magic%27s+Virtual+Petz...-a020299674 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135143/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dogz+and+Catz+Dash+Past+1.5+Million+Mark%253B+PF.Magic%27s+Virtual+Petz...-a020299674 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |access-date=2015-11-09 |website=The Free Library}}</ref> The series has grown to over 22 million copies as of 2011 since coming under [[Ubisoft]].<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |title=Ubisoft 2010-11 H1 Earnings Presentation |url=http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/gallery_files/site/270/1042/2349.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121230140/http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/gallery_files/site/270/1042/2349.pdf |archive-date=21 November 2010 |access-date=9 November 2015}}</ref>

==Development==
The original ''Petz'' games — ''[[Dogz: Your Computer Pet]]'' and ''[[Catz: Your Computer Pet]]''—were developed by [[PF.Magic]], released in 1995 and 1996 respectively. They reused the graphics engine used ''[[Ballz]]''. [[Rob Fulop]] conceived of ''Dogz'', following the controversy surrounding his previous title ''[[Night Trap]]'', which resulted in him wanting to make a game that was "so cute and so adorable that no could ever, ever say it was bad for kids". He claims to have consulted a [[Santa Claus#Parades, department stores, and shopping malls|shopping mall Santa Claus]] about what children wanted, and was informed that puppies were the most popular request every year.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Donovan |first=Tristan |title=[[Replay: The History of Video Games]] |publisher=Yellow Ant |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-9565072-0-4 |location=[[Lewes]], [[East Sussex]] |pages=233}}</ref><ref name="Retro Gamer">{{cite magazine |title=From the Archives: PF Magic |magazine=[[Retro Gamer]] |date=2019 |issue=196 |pages=68–69 |url=https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-uk-2019/Retro%20Gamer%20UK%20196/page/68/mode/2up}}</ref>  

Following the success the company, instead of continuing to branch out into other household pets, developed ''[[Oddballz]]'', focused on [[Chimera (mythology)|Chimeraic]] and [[mutant|mutatable]] creatures.<ref name="Boxer1996">{{cite news |last1=Boxer |first1=Steve |title=Family pet Loses its fur |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-family-pet-loses-its/157666807/ |access-date=26 May 2025 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=31 December 1996 |location=London |page=14 |department=Connected |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> This would release along with sequels to the ''Dogz'' and ''Catz''.<ref name="Retro Gamer" /> 

In 1997, PF.Magic was acquired by [[The Learning Company]]'s [[Mindscape (company)|Mindscape]] division for $15.8 million in 1998.<ref name="CNET">{{Cite web |date=1998-05-07 |title=Learning Co. to acquire PF.Magic |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/learning-co-to-acquire-pf-magic/ |access-date=2017-09-23 |website=Cnet |archive-date=2017-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045012/https://www.cnet.com/news/learning-co-to-acquire-pf-magic/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, [[Ubi Soft]] (Ubisoft, since 2003) acquired the entertainment division of The Learning Company, granting Ubisoft exclusive publishing rights to 88 titles, including ''Dogz'' and ''Catz''.<ref name="Retro Gamer" /><ref>{{Cite press release |date=7 March 2001 |title=Ubi Soft Acquires The Learning Company's Entertainment Division |url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/ubi_soft_acquires_the_learning_company_s_entertainment_division |access-date=2017-09-23 |archive-date=2017-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918020853/http://www.gamezone.com/news/ubi_soft_acquires_the_learning_company_s_entertainment_division |url-status=live|last=Vogel|first=Cassie|via=Game Zone}}</ref> 

Ubisoft would publish ''Catz 5'' and ''Dogz 5'', in 2002, as the last games following the original style, before putting franchise on hold for three years. After releasing ''[[Dogz (2005 video game)|Dogz]]'' and ''[[Catz (2006 video game)|Catz]]'' for the Game Boy Advance in 2005 and 2006, Ubisoft announced their intention for a "revitalisation" of the series, in direct response to the success of Nintendo's ''[[Nintendogs]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wallis |first1=Alistair |title=Q&A;: Ubisoft's Petz Executive Producer Tony Van |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/102688/QA_Ubisofts_Petz_Executive_Producer_Tony_Van.php |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=Gamasutra |date=16 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824204202/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/102688/QA_Ubisofts_Petz_Executive_Producer_Tony_Van.php |archive-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> The successive entries were in many ways very different from the P.F. magic games,<ref name="Famularo2015" /> with many being localised games from Japan or Europe—simply rebranded with the ''Petz'' name.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In, 2010 Ubisoft announced its intention to publish a [[Frima Studios]] developed Petz themed [[Massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] under the title ''Petz World'', which they expected to be released in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fahey |first1=Mike |title=Massively Multiplayer Online Petz |url=https://kotaku.com/massively-multiplayer-online-petz-5653092 |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=Kotaku |date=1 October 2010 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McElroy |first1=Griffin |title=Ubisoft taking Petz franchise into the MMO space, also ponytown |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-01-ubisoft-taking-petz-franchise-into-the-mmo-space-also-ponytown.html |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=Engadget |date=1 October 2010}}</ref> No further announcements have been subsequently made, and no such game was ever released.

Ubisoft would continue releasing entries until 2014.<ref name="Retro Gamer" />

== Animals ==
The initial games were limited to dogz and catz, but additional animals were also introduced. These animals include Pigz,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dogz 4 – Wayback Petz |url=http://waybackpetz.com/petz-4/dogz-4 |access-date=2024-03-16 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316043002/http://waybackpetz.com/petz-4/dogz-4 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bunnyz,<ref name="Thomas2008b" /> Monkeyz,<ref name="Thomas2009b" /> Dolphinz,<ref name="Thomas2007b" /> and Hamsterz,<ref name="Thomas2007a" >{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Lucas M. |date=2007-02-23 |title=Hamsterz Life Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/23/hamsterz-life-review |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828022711/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/23/hamsterz-life-review |url-status=live}}</ref> some of which received their own games. 

Users learned how to reverse-engineer the system, and began producing additional breedz, toyz, playscenes, clothes, and developer tools for the games, as permitted by [[PF.Magic]], [[Mindscape (company)|Mindscape]], and Ubisoft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansmeyer |first=Becky |date=11 March 2015 |title=Ballz & Linez: Remembering the Golden Age of Petz Hexing |url=http://beckyhansmeyer.com/2015/03/11/ballz-linez-remembering-the-golden-age-of-petz-hexing/ |access-date=9 November 2015 |website=Becky Hansmeyer |archive-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416113938/http://beckyhansmeyer.com/2015/03/11/ballz-linez-remembering-the-golden-age-of-petz-hexing/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Games==
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2024}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="min-width: 80%; font-size: 85%;"
!Game
!Developer
!Publisher
!Release date
!Platform
!class="unsortable" |Ref(s)
|-
![[Dogz and Catz|''Catz'' and ''Dogz: Your Virtual Petz'']]
|[[PF.Magic]]
|PF.Magic, [[Virgin Interactive Entertainment]]
|{{ubl|1995 (Dogz; PC)|1996 (Catz; PC)|1999 (GBC)}}
|{{ubl|[[Personal computer|PC]]|[[Game Boy Color]]}}
|
|-
! ''[[Oddballz|Oddballz: Your Wacky Computer Petz]]''
|PF.Magic
|PF.Magic, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
|1996
|PC
|
|-
!''Catz'' and ''Dogz II: Your Virtual Petz''
|PF.Magic
|PF.Magic, [[Mindscape (company)|Mindscape]]
|1997
|PC
|<ref name="Scott1998">{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Bonnie |title=Before getting real thing, try virtual pet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-before-getting/173483140/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=[[Austin American-Statesman]] |agency=Multi-Media Mon |date=26 December 1998 |page=G4 |department=Business & Personal Technology |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name="Disk-o-tech1997">{{cite news |title=Disk-o-tech: Dogz |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-disk-o-tech-do/173483004/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |agency=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=18 December 1997 |page=3 |department=Section E: Life & Arts |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
!''Catz'' and ''Dogz 3: Your Virtual Petz''
|PF.Magic
|PF.Magic, Mindscape
|1998
|PC
|<ref name="Rich1999">{{cite news |last1=Rich |first1=Jason R. |title=Bringing Home a Pet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-bringing-home-a-pet/173483824/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=25 February 1999 |page=5 |department=Section 5: Tempo |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
!''Catz'' and ''Dogz 4''
|PF.Magic
|[[Mindscape (company)|Mindscape Entertainment]]
|1999
|PC
|<ref name="Gleichman2000">{{cite news |last1=Gleichman |first1=Pam |title=Dogz 4 and Catz 4 is a fun program for children |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/public-opinion-dogz-4-and-catz-4-is-a-fu/173484217/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=[[Public Opinion]] |date=28 June 2000 |location=Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |page=6B |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
!''Catz'' and ''Dogz 5''
|Studio Mythos
|[[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]]
|2002
|PC
|<ref name="Megna2003">{{cite news |last1=Megna |first1=Michelle |title=Pets on Your PC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-pets-on-your-pc/173484754/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |date=5 January 2003 |location=New York |page=7 |department=LifeLine |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=6|
|-
!''[[Dogz (2005 video game)|Dogz]]''{{efn-lr|Originally published in 2004 as {{Nihongo|''Kawaii Koinu Wonderful''|かわいい仔犬 ワンダフル|{{lit|Cute Puppy Wonderful}}}}, in Japan}}
|[[MTO (video game company)|MTO]], [[Backbone Entertainment]]
|Ubisoft
|{{unbulleted list|2005 (GBA)|2006 (DS)}}
|{{unbulleted list|[[Game Boy Advance]]|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson  |first=Matt |date=February 2006 |title=Dogz |url= |magazine=Game Informer |issue=154 |page=113 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Klepek |first1=Patrick |title=Dogz (GBA) |url=http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/kawaii-koinu-wonderful/673105p1.html |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=GameSpy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205015549/http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/kawaii-koinu-wonderful/673105p1.html |archive-date=5 December 2005}}</ref>
|-
!''Catz''{{efn-lr|Originally published, in 2002, as {{Nihongo|''Nakayoshi Pet Advance Series 3: Kawaii Koneko''|なかよしペットアドバンスシリーズ3 かわいい子猫}}, in Japan}}
|MTO
|Ubisoft
|2006
|Gameboy Advance
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Romendil |title=Test du jeu Catz sur GBA |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00006898_test.htm |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=Jeuxvideo.com |date=4 October 2006 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Dogz and Catz (2006 video games)|Catz]]''
|[[Powerhead Games]]
|Ubisoft
|2006
|Nintendo DS
|<ref name="Thomas2007c">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Catz Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/06/catz-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=6 March 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
![[Dogz and Catz (2006 video games)|''Dogz'' and ''Catz'']]{{efn-lr|Marketed in some territories as ''Dogs 6'' and ''Catz 6''<ref name="AG.ru">{{cite news |author1=oma |title=Рецензия на игру Catz 6 |url=https://ag.ru/games/catz-6/review |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=AG.ru |date=12 February 2007 |language=ru}}</ref>}}
|[[ImaginEngine]]
|Ubisoft
|2006
|PC
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coccia |first1=Alessandro |title=Recensione - Dogz - PC |url=http://spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_pc/5971/dogz.aspx |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=SpazioGames.it |date=18 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210204749/http://spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_pc/5971/dogz.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cazzaniga |first1=Jacopo |title=Catz - PC - Recensione |url=http://www.spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_pc/5876/catz.aspx |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=Spaziogames.it |date=18 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522031657/http://www.spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_pc/5876/catz.aspx |archive-date=22 May 2009}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Hamsterz Life]]''{{efn-lr|Original published as ''Love Love Hamster'', in Japan}}
|{{Wikidata fallback link|Q122943784}}
|Ubisoft
|2006
|Nintendo DS
|<ref name="Thomas2007a" />
|-
!''[[Horsez]]''{{efn-lr|name="Horzes"|Originally published as multiple different entries in the French [[Alexandra Ledermann (video game series)|''Alexandra Ledermann'' series]], depending on platform}}
|{{ill|Lexis Numérique|fr}}
|Ubisoft
|2006
|{{unbulleted list|PC|Game Boy Advance|Nintendo DS|[[PlayStation 2]]}}
|<ref name="Thomas2007d">{{cite web|first=Lucas|last=Thomas|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/01/horsez-review|title=Horsez Review|website=[[IGN]]|date=March 2, 2007|accessdate=September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Lewis2006">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Ed |title=Horsez Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/12/11/horsez-review-2 |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=IGN |date=11 December 2006 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
![[Petz: Dogz 2 and Catz 2 (adventure games)|''Petz: Dogz 2'' and ''Catz 2'']]{{efn-lr|Released in Japan as, the [[Role Playing Game|RPG]]s {{Nihongo|''Nyanko to Mahou no Boushi''|にゃんこと魔法のぼうし|{{literally|The Kitten and the Magic Hat}}}} and {{Nihongo|''Wanko to Mahou no Boushi''|わんこと魔法のぼうし|{{literally|he Puppy and the Magic Hat}}}} respectively}}
|[[Yuke's]]
|Ubisoft
|2007
|{{unbulleted list|PlayStation 2|[[Wii]]}}
|<ref name="Buchanan2008">{{cite news |last1=Buchanan |first1=Levi |title=Petz Catz 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/14/petz-catz-2-review |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=IGN |date=14 February 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
![[Petz: Dogz 2 and Catz 2 (virtual pet video games)|''Petz: Dogz 2'' and ''Catz 2'']]
|[[ImaginEngine]]
|Ubisoft
|2007
|PC
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=loX |title=Test du jeu Catz 2 sur PC |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00008320-catz-2-test.htm |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=Jeuxvideo.com |date=3 December 2007 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Jihem |title=Test du jeu Dogz 2 sur DS |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00008195-dogz-2-test.htm |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=Jeuxvideo.com |date=7 November 2007 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Petz: Dogz 2 and Catz 2 (virtual pet video games)|Petz: Catz 2]]''
|Powerhead Games
|Ubisoft
|2007
|Nintendo DS
|<ref name="Thomas2007f">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz: Catz 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/06/petz-catz-2-review-3 |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=IGN |date=6 December 2007 |language=en |archive-date=14 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214033900/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/06/petz-catz-2-review-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!''[[Petz: Dogz 2 (Nintendo DS video game)|Petz: Dogz 2]]''{{efn-lr|Originally released in Japan as {{Nihongo|''Ocha-Ken no Heya DS''|お茶犬の部屋DS}}, in 2006, part of a [[Ocha-Ken#Video games|series of games]] based on the media franchise ''[[Ocha-Ken]]''}}
|MTO
|Ubisoft
|2007
|Nintendo DS
|<ref name="Thomas2007e">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz: Dogz 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/11/petz-dogz-2-review |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=IGN |date=11 December 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Dogz 2]]''{{efn-lr|An expanded re-release of ''Dogz'' for the Game Boy Advance}}
|MTO
|Ubisoft
|2007
|Game Boy Advance
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Romendil |title=Test du jeu Dogz 2 sur GBA |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007786-dogz-2-test.htm |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=Jeuxvideo.com |date=10 July 2007 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Horsez 2|Petz: Horsez 2]]''{{efn-lr|name="Horzes"}}
|Phoenix Studio
|Ubisoft
|2007
|{{unbulleted list|PC|Nintendo DS|PlayStation 2|[[Wii]]}}
|<ref name="Thomas2007g">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz: Horsez 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/30/petz-horsez-2-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=30 November 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Hamsterz 2''{{efn-lr|Originally released, in 2006, as {{Nihongo|''Hamster to Kurasō''|ハムスターと暮らそう}}, in Japan}}
|{{Wikidata fallback link|Q64392212}}
|Ubisoft<br />[[Interchannel]]
|2007
|DS
|<ref name="Thomas2008g">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz: Hamsterz 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/12/petz-hamsterz-2-review |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=IGN |date=12 January 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Vet{{efn-lr|Originally published in 2004 as {{Nihongo|''Himawari Doubutsu Byouin''|ひまわリどうぶつ病院|{{lit|Sunflower Animal Hospital}}}}, in Japan}}''
|Sensory Sweep
|Ubisoft
|2007
|Game Boy Advance
|<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Seanbaby |author1-link=Seanbaby |title=Snuggly Buddy Pals |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |date=October 2008 |issue=233 |pages=98–99 |url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-233-october-2008/mode/2up |access-date=5 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Wild Animals: Dolphinz''{{efn-lr|Originally developed and released in France as ''{{lang-xx|fr|L'Ile aux Dauphins}}''}}
|Magic Pockets
|Ubisoft
|2007
|DS
|<ref name="Thomas2007b">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Wild Animals: Dolphinz Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/30/petz-wild-animals-dolphinz-review |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=30 October 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Tigerz|Petz: Wild Animals: Tigerz]]''{{efn-lr|Originally developed and released in France as ''{{lang-xx|fr|Le Cirque des Tigres}}''}}
|Magic Pockets
|Ubisoft
|2008
|Nintendo DS
|<ref name="Thomas2008a">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Wild Animals: Tigerz Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/06/petz-wild-animals-tigerz-review |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=6 March 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Petz: Bunnyz]]''{{efn-lr|Virtually idnetical to ''Hamsterz Life'', with rabbits swapped for hamsters}}
|Digital Kids
|Ubisoft
|2008
|Nintendo DS
|<ref name="Thomas2008b">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Bunnyz Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/08/petz-bunnyz-review |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=8 April 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Monkeyz House''
| MTO
|Ubisoft
|2008
|Nintendo DS
|<ref name="Thomas2008c">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Monkeyz House Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/05/petz-monkeyz-house-review |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=5 December 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Horse Club''{{efn-lr|Originally released as the 10th entry in the [[Alexandra Ledermann (video game series)|''Alexandra Ledermann'' series]]: ''{{lang-xx|fr|Alexandra Ledermann: La colline aux chevaux sauvages }}'', released elsewhere as ''[[Imagine: Champion Rider]]'', among other titles}}
| Phoenix Interactive
|Ubisoft
|2008
|[[Wii]], PC
|<ref name="Thomas2009c">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Horse Club Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/16/petz-horse-club-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=16 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Rescue: Ocean Patrol''
|Magic Pockets
|Ubisoft
|2008
|DS
|<ref name="Thomas2008d">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Rescue: Ocean Patrol Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/20/petz-rescue-ocean-patrol-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=20 November 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Rescue: Wildlife Vet''
| [[Virtual Toys]]
|Ubisoft
|2008
|{{ubl|Wii|DS}}
|<ref name="Thomas2009d">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Rescue: Wildlife Vet Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/09/petz-rescue-wildlife-vet-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=9 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Rescue: Endangered Paradise''
| Phoenix Studio
|Ubisoft
|2008
|DS
|<ref name="Thomas2008e">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Rescue: Endangered Paradise Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/18/petz-rescue-endangered-paradise-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=18 December 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Petz Sports: Dog Playground]]''
|[[Ubisoft Montreal]]
|Ubisoft
|2008
|{{Unbulleted list|Wii|Mac OS|Microsoft Windows}}
|<ref name="Thomas2009a">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Sports Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/07/petz-sports-review |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=7 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Dogz''
|[[Gameloft]]
|
|2008
|[[N-Gage 2.0]]
|<ref name="Spencer2008">{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Spanner |title=Dogz Review |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/dogz/review-8037/ |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=[[Pocket Gamer]] |date=22 December 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Dogz Pack''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2008
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz: Dogz Fashion''{{efn-lr|Originally released, in 2007, as {{Nihongo|''Oshare na Koinu DS''|おしゃれな仔犬 DS}}, in Japan}}
| MTO
|Ubisoft
|2008
|DS
|<ref name="Thomas2008f">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Dogz Fashion Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/31/petz-dogz-fashion-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=31 July 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Catz Clan''
| Digital Kids
|Ubisoft
|2008
|DS
|<ref name="Thomas2009e">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Catz Clan Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/08/petz-catz-clan-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=8 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Petz: Crazy Monkeyz]]''
|Y'sK
|Ubisoft
|2009
|Wii
|<ref name="Thomas2009b">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Crazy Monkeyz Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/20/petz-crazy-monkeyz-review |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=20 February 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Fashion: Dogz & Catz''
|Powerhead Games
|Ubisoft
|2009
|DS
|<ref name="Seanbaby2011">{{cite magazine |author1=Seanbaby |author1-link=Seanbaby |title=Animalz Behaving Az People |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |date=January 2011 |issue=243 |url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-243-january-2011/mode/2up |access-date=5 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
!''[[Petz: My Baby Panda]]''{{efn-lr|Only in Europe. Originally released in North America as ''[[National Geographic]] Panda'', in 2008.}}
|[[Namco Bandai Games]]
|
|2009
|DS
|<ref>{{cite journal |title=Petz: My Baby Panda |journal=Girl Gamer |date=2009 |issue=7 |page=5 |url=https://archive.org/details/gg-7-2009/Girl%20Gamer%20Issue%20%237%20%5B2009%5D%20%28OCRd%29/page/4/mode/2up |access-date=5 June 2025 |publisher=Future Publishing}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Hamsterz Superstarz''
| [[Ubisoft Nagoya]]
|Ubisoft
|2009
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz: Hamsterz Bunch''
|DK Games
|Ubisoft
|2009
|[[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]
|
|-
!''Petz: Dogz Talent Show''
| Ubisoft Nagoya
|Ubisoft
|2009
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz Nursery''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2009
|DS
|<ref name="Sapieha">{{cite web |last1=Sapieha |first1=Chad |title=Petz: Nursery Game Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/petz-nursery |website=Common Sense Media |access-date=30 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Pony Beauty Pageant''{{efn-lr|Published in France as ''Poney Club by Alexandra Ledermann'', part of the [[Alexandra Ledermann (video game series)|''Alexandra Ledermann'' series]]. Published elsewhere in Europe as ''Petz: Pony Club''}}
|[[HotGen]]
|Ubisoft
|2009
|DS
|<ref name="Seanbaby2011" />
|-
!''Petz Nursery 2''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz: Horsez Family''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz: Catz Playground''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|DS
|<ref name="Raby">{{cite web |last1=Raby |first1=Mark |title=Parents' Guide to Petz Catz Playground |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/petz-catz-playground/user-reviews/adult |website=Common Sense Media |access-date=30 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Dogz Family''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|[[DSiWare]]
|<ref name="Thomas2010a">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Dogz Family Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/31/petz-dogz-family-review |access-date=30 May 2025 |work=IGN |date=31 August 2010 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Hamsterz Family''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|DSiWare
|<ref name="Kaplan2010a">{{cite news |last1=Kaplan |first1=Zach |title=Review: Petz Hamsterz Family (DSiWare) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/07/petz_hamsterz_family_dsiware |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=Nintendo Life |date=30 July 2010}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Kittens''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|DSiWare
|<ref name="Thomas2010b">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Petz Kittens Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/28/petz-kittens-review |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=IGN |date=28 July 2010 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Kaplan2010b">{{cite news |last1=Kaplan |first1=Zach |title=Review: Petz Kittens (DSiWare) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/07/petz_kittens_dsiware |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=Nintendo Life |date=22 July 2010}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Fantasy: Moonlight Magic''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz Fantasy: Sunshine Magic''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2010
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz Fantasy 3D''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]
|<ref name="Newton2011">{{cite news |last1=Newton |first1=James |title=Ubisoft's Petz Fantasy 3D Contains Lethal Levels of Cuteness |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/04/ubisofts_petz_fantasy_3d_contains_lethal_levels_of_cuteness |access-date=9 June 2025 |work=Nintendo Life |date=5 April 2011}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz: Puppyz & Kittenz''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2011
|DS
|
|-
!''Petz Beach''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2014
|3DS
|<ref name="Williams2014">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Katie |title=Petz Beach and Petz Countryside Announced for 3DS |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/28/petz-beach-and-petz-countryside-announced-for-3ds |work=IGN |date=28 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Lewis2014">{{cite press release |last1=Lewis |first1=Anne |title=Petz Beach and Petz Countryside Out Now on 3DS |url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/0wMa7fOrfW6OUsovvp8n5/petz-beach-and-petz-countryside-out-now-on-3ds |access-date=27 May 2025 |publisher=Ubisoft |date=October 14, 2014 |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
!''Petz Countryside''
|Ubisoft
|Ubisoft
|2014
|3DS
|<ref name="Williams2014" /><ref name="Lewis2014" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Petz: Countryside |url=https://www.ign.com/games/petz-countryside |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2024-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316043000/https://www.ign.com/games/petz-countryside |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
===Notes===
{{notelist-lr}}

==Reception==
{{Video game series reviews
| updated = 24 October 2024| gr = yes | mc = yes

|game1 = [[Dogz and Catz (Game Boy Color video games)|Dogz]]
|gr1 = GBC: 49%<ref>{{cite web |title=Dogz |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/197134-dogz/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209015102/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/197134-dogz/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game2  = [[Dogz and Catz (Game Boy Color video games)|Catz]]
| gr2 = GBC: 44%<ref>{{cite web |title=Catz |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/196889-catz/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209014931/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/196889-catz/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game3  = [[Dogz (2005 video game)|Dogz]]
| mc3 = GBA: 48/100<ref>{{cite web |title=Dogz Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dogz/ |website=www.metacritic.com |access-date=24 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| gr3 = GBA: 49%<ref>{{cite web |title=Dogz |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/930366-dogz/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209015827/https://www.gamerankings.com/gba/930366-dogz/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref><br />DS: 66%<ref>{{cite web |title=Dogz |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934856-dogz/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012436/https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934856-dogz/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game4 = [[Catz (2006 video game)|Catz]]
| gr4 =DS: 51%<ref>{{cite web |title=Catz |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934859-catz/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012458/https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934859-catz/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game5 = [[Hamsterz Life]]
| gr5   = DS: 72%<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamsterz Life  |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934857-hamsterz-life/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012444/https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934857-hamsterz-life/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game6 = [[Horsez]]
| gr6 = DS: 50%<ref>{{cite web |title=Horsez |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934865-horsez/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011603/https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/934865-horsez/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game7 = Petz: Horse Club
| gr7 = Wii: 58%<ref>{{cite web |title=Petz: Horse Club |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/952552-petz-horse-club/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012725/https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/952552-petz-horse-club/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game8 = Petz Rescue: Ocean Patrol
| gr8 = DS: 80%<ref>{{cite web |title=Petz Rescue: Ocean Patrol |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/952507-petz-rescue-ocean-patrol/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011821/https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/952507-petz-rescue-ocean-patrol/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game9 = Petz Rescue: Wildlife Vet
| gr9 = Wii: 80%<ref>{{cite web |title=Petz Rescue: Wildlife Vet |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/952503-petz-rescue-wildlife-vet/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011801/https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/952503-petz-rescue-wildlife-vet/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game10 = [[Petz Sports: Dog Playground]]
| gr10 = Wii: 63%<ref>{{cite web |title=Petz Sports: Dog Playground |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/952515-petz-sports-dog-playground/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012408/https://www.gamerankings.com/wii/952515-petz-sports-dog-playground/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

| game11 = Petz: Dogz Family
| gr11 = DS: 38%<ref>{{cite web |title=Petz Sports: Dog Playground |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/604134-petz-dogz-family/index.html |website=Game Rankings |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011302/https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/604134-petz-dogz-family/index.html |archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>
}}
The original software was generally well received, with ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'' giving 1995's ''Dogz'' 4 out of 5 stars,<ref name="McDaniel1996">{{cite news |last1=McDaniel |first1=Kim |title=Going to the Dogs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-going-to-the-dogs/157666833/ |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=11 March 1996 |page=11}}</ref> and ''[[PC Zone]]'' and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' giving ''Catz'' an 8/10 and B+ respectively.<ref name="Catz_PCZone">{{cite news |title=Catz |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2811 |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=computerandvideogames.com |date=13 August 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104091104/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=2811 |archive-date=4 January 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Catz: Your Computer Petz |language=en |work=EW.com |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/08/02/catz-your-computer-petz/ |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-date=2021-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019181846/https://ew.com/article/1996/08/02/catz-your-computer-petz/ |url-status=live}}</ref> However, later games were less well received, in particularly compared to other [[virtual pet]] experiences that were available, with the [[Dogz and Catz (Game Boy Color video games)|1999 Game Boy Color games]] negatively compared to [[Tamagotchi]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Craig |title=Dogz |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/13/dogz-3 |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=IGN |date=13 January 2000 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Craig |title=Catz |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/15/catz-2 |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=IGN |date=15 January 2000 |language=en}}</ref> and 2005's [[Dogz (2005 video game)|''Dogz'' for the Game Boy Advance]], being seen as an attempt to ape ''[[Nintendogs]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dogz: Dogz' dinner, more like. |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-dogz-gba |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=Eurogamer |date=20 December 2005 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Green |first=Mark |date=February 2006 |title=Dogz: How Much is that doggy? Too much... |url= |magazine=[[NGC Magazine]] |issue=116 |page=51 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hollingshead |first1=Anise |title=Dogz |url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r9917.htm |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=GameZone |date=6 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213113224/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r9917.htm |archive-date=13 February 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=hiro |title=Dogz |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007561-dogz-test.htm |website=Jeuxvideo.com |access-date=25 October 2024 |date=18 April 2007}}</ref> 

By 2007, ''[[Joystiq]]'' recommended buying games in the series only for "people you hate".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karabinus |first1=Alisha |title=Five games to buy for people you hate |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/five-games-to-buy-for-people-you-hate/ |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=Joystiq |date=10 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128054437/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/five-games-to-buy-for-people-you-hate/ |archive-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> On the other hand, a 2008 feature in ''[[Game Developer (magazine)|Game Developer]]'' opined that Ubisoft's "casual titles"—specifically mentioning the Petz and [[Imagine (video game series)|Imagine]] series—had distinguished themselves by being "well-made non-[[shovelware]]" that didn't try to "take advantage of the innocence of the target market."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top Deck |magazine=[[Game Developer (magazine)|Game Developer]] |date=November 2008 |volume=15 |issue=10 |page=10 |url=https://archive.org/details/GDM_November_2008/page/n11/mode/2up |access-date=5 June 2025 |language=english}}</ref>

The ''Petz'' games developed by P.F. Magic grew a dedicated online community that, including a community of "Hexers", who would edit the games files to create custom petz.<ref name="Famularo2015">{{cite web |last1=Famularo |first1=Jessica |title=Lost to Time: Gaming's Forgotten Petz Subculture and the Women Who Shaped It |url=https://www.themarysue.com/petz-subculture-women/ |website=The Mary Sue |date=18 September 2015 |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116200725/https://www.themarysue.com/petz-subculture-women/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Game designer [[Nathalie Lawhead]] speculates this was part of the reason for its success and enduring legacy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawhead |first1=Nathalie |title=About desktop pets & virtual companions: discussing the inhabitants that fill the void of our digital spaces |url=http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/about-desktop-pets-virtual-companions-discussing-the-inhabitants-that-fill-the-void-of-our-digital-spaces |website=The Candybox Blog |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116210732/http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/about-desktop-pets-virtual-companions-discussing-the-inhabitants-that-fill-the-void-of-our-digital-spaces |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Sales===
The original ''Dogz'' and ''Catz'' sold around 200,000, in their first year on the market,<ref name="Jackson1996">{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Steve |title=Conjuring up a Touch of Animal Magic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-conjuring-up-a-touch/157666989/ |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 September 1996 |page=50}}</ref> and would go on to sell—along with  their sequels ''Catz'' and ''Dogz II''—1.5 million copies.<ref name="The Free Library" /><ref name="Rochefort2017">{{cite news |last1=Rochefort |first1=Simone de |title=Petz wouldn't exist without Night Trap |url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/8/31/16215336/night-trap-petz-rob-fulop |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=Polygon |date=31 August 2017}}</ref> By the time of PF.Magic's purchase by Mindscape, the series had made over $8 million.<ref name="CNET" /> The series as a whole has now sold more than 24 million copies.<ref name="Rochefort2017" />

==See also==
* ''[[Babyz]]''
* ''[[Nintendogs]]''
* ''[[Tamagotchi]]''
* ''[[Creatures (video game series)|Creatures]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite conference |title=Virtual Petz: A Hybrid Approach to Creating Autonomous, Lifelike Dogz and Catz |last1=Stern |first1=Andrew |last2=Frank |first2=Adam |last3=Resner|first3=Ben |date= |publisher= |book-title=AGENTS '98: Proceedings of the second international conference on Autonomous agents |pages=334–335 |location= |conference= |id= |doi=10.1145/280765.280852|doi-access=free }}
* {{cite book |last1=Stern |first1=Andrew |title=Emotions in Humans and Artifacts |date=14 March 2003 |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=9780262285131 |chapter-url=https://direct.mit.edu/books/edited-volume/4405/chapter-abstract/188612/Creating-Emotional-Relationships-with-Virtual?redirectedFrom=fulltext |language=en |chapter=Creating Emotional Relationships with Virtual Characters |url=https://direct.mit.edu/books/edited-volume/4405/Emotions-in-Humans-and-Artifacts|editor-first1=Robert|editor-last1=Trappl|editor-first2=Paolo|editor-last2=Petta|editor-first3=Sabine|editor-last3=Payr|editor-link1=Robert Trappl|editor-link2=Paolo Petta}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Stern |first1=Andrew |title=Virtual Babyz: Believable agents with narrative intelligence |journal=Advances in Consciousness Research |date=27 February 2003 |volume=46 |pages=215–227 |doi=10.1075/aicr.46.16ste |url=https://cdn.aaai.org/Symposia/Fall/1999/FS-99-01/FS99-01-009.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618164112/http://www.interactivestory.net/papers/PetzAndBabyz.html |archive-date=18 June 2006 |url-status=live}}

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