13 Games Like Neopets
This assembled list of online games like Neopets covers other virtual pet games for kids where you’ll adopt, care and train dogs, cats, horses or monsters.
Neopets is one of the original virtual pet websites starting in 1999 and becoming a leader in the online pet space. In the game players create their own account, adopt a virtual pet from various species, collect items and play various mini games to generate Neopoints, the virtual game currency. With the whole world of Neopia to explore the sheer size of the game world was well beyond anything that had been created at the time.
Everything in the game revolves around caring for your virtual pet, from feeding your pet, keeping them healthy with medicine to giving them toys and reading books to improve their intelligence. Players can also train their Neopets in other areas for use in the Battledome where competition with other players or NPCs take place
The adopt a pet games like Neopets selected for this list allow you to customise your own pet and take care of it while playing games and participating in a large community.
Lady Popular
Lady Popular gives you complete control of your own life as you battle it out in the fashion arena, decorate your apartment, juggle a boyfriend and more in the browser based game for young girls and boys. Available in either your browser (or one of the available mobile apps) you’ll be surprised by just how much depth ...[Read Review]
Goatlings
Goatlings decides not to let you adopt monsters or cute little house pets and instead opts for a more unique animal instead, the humble goat. Taking the goat and mixing it with traditional free to play virtual pet site mechanics made popular from the likes of Neopets. When it all comes together Goatlings is a cute and fun online browser game for all ages that consistently has an active community of players online. While a goat might not be your first thought when it comes to cute adoptable pets ...[Read Review]
Animal Jam
Animal Jam is a virtual world for children that incorporates real animal and plant facts into fun storylines that are supported by National Geographic educational content. Ideal for the curious child gamer Animal Jam also offers a range of social and game mechanics within its virtual world locations to encourage engagement with a child, tween and even teenager audience. Given the audience in mind Animal Jam avoids offering outside advertising in its game experience supporting itself through prem...[Read Review]
Dogzer
Dogzer is a free to play game that any fan of dogs will love to be a part of. Blurring the lines between social network and MMO Dogzer lets you adopt a virtual dog and look after it while participating in a large community of dog lovers. With well over 50 dog breeds for players to choose from there is plenty of choice when you start the game and adopt your first puppy. With breeds of small, medium and large dogs available that range from a Chihuahua to Terrier, German Shepherds and Huskies every...[Read Review]
Horzer
Horzer offers similar gameplay to Dogzer, except that it trades dogs for horses. If you’re seeking a game that lets you train horses, compete in equestrian competitions, be part of a community and have a horse related job few games compare to the browser based experience of Horzer. When creating your account you’ll get to pick from two dozen horse breeds that have their own stats which can dictate the area of Horzer that you focus on. When choosing a horse you’ll also be able t...[Read Review]
Flight Rising
Flight Rising lets you tame dragons within your browser. Focused around the breeding, battling and raising of devastating dragons. Due the popularity of the game registrations are only open every few months to allow new players to joy in the fun. After logging in the first time players will select one of eleven elements for their dragon clan to be loyal to, thankfully this isn’t a permanent choice so players can experiment with what the different elements offer throughout the game. The nex...[Read Review]
Rescreatu
Rescreatu is an online virtual pet game that takes place across a number of planets and focuses on the hunting and hatching of monster eggs in order to collect all the available creatures and colour variants. Along the way players can also complete quests, make friends and participate in the in the game economy which rounds out the mixture of virtual pet game and social experience. While not as popular as some of the larger players in this niche genre Recreatu has maintained an active audience o...[Read Review]
Fishao
Fishao (Fish Always Online) combines the joys of fishing, tournaments and virtual worlds into one which creates a very unique and enjoyable game experience. Even if you don’t like fishing you’ll find Fishao to be lots of fun thanks to the friendly community. Joining thousands of other players from across the world players will attempt to try and catch over 200 fish in 10 different areas with their themes. Each area is brilliantly presented and also serves as a hub for you to gather with other pl...[Read Review]
Miramagia
Miramagia is a free to play game that combines farming simulation with a magical game world. It’s available to play online through your browser and was developed by the same company that produced the popular MMORTS game, Travian. At the start of your adventure players will get to choose from four different classes (Sorcerer, Shaman, Druid and Mage) that each offer something special. Each class also has a male and female option so everyone is catered for. After your beginner’s tutorial with...[Read Review]
Battle Camp
Battle Camp is one of the most detailed and in depth monster training and battle games currently available on mobile devices (both iOS and Android). Fans of the likes of Pokémon will feel right at home as you create your dream team to complete the lengthy quest driven storyline or create the ultimate PvP fighting force and rise through the rankings against other players in real time battles. Having been online since 2013 Battle Camp also demonstrates fantastic longevity and still receives regula...[Read Review]
Monster Pet Shop
Have you ever thought that you would like to work in a pet shop? How about a Monster Pet Shop? In this latest offering from Beeline Interactive it is up to you to manage your own store as you breed and raise all sorts of unique monsters to sell for profit. With the freedom to build your own habitats, raise dozens of different monster types, care for them and eventually sell them to a good home there is no shortage of gameplay to enjoy in Monster Pet Shop. When you open up Monster Pet Shop you’ll...[Read Review]
Gaia Online
Gaia Online is a social MMO that started out as a forum based experience. In Gaia Online players can connect with other players, chat on the forums, play games and create their own avatar. Gaia Online launched in 2003 and has grown from a simple community to a forum based website mixed with a number of social games. With millions of users and several million unique visitors every month Gaia Online is a huge community experience. In Gaia Online you will create your own Gaian and customise this av...[Read Review]
MaraPets
MaraPets is an online social game where you’ll adopt your own pet from over two dozen species, play games, complete quests and much more all within your browser. It offers a comparable experience to the popular browser game Neopets and regularly has several hundred players online to befriend and interact with. MaraPets starts in similar fashion to other browser based pet games with players creating their free account and then adopting their first monster themed pet. There are over two doze...[Read Review]