The Virtual Buddy
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A cute desktop pet sim about caring for a companion, playing mini-games, and meeting needs — light and fun, with a Buddy Match feature that reviewers enjoy with a partner.

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A cozy desktop idle game about caring for a virtual cat with cute interactions and hundreds of customization items.
2026-06-25

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Games like The Virtual Buddy

A cute desktop pet sim about caring for a companion, playing mini-games, and meeting needs — light and fun, with a Buddy Match feature that reviewers enjoy with a partner.

Pat the Cat
A cozy desktop idle game about caring for a virtual cat with cute interactions and hundreds of customization items.
2026-06-25

My Little Life

A relaxing, compact life-sim that idles on your desktop while you earn points to decorate and build at your own pace.

2025-01-31

Indie
Side view
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Sandbox

My Little Spider

A cute, relaxing desktop-pet sim about adopting a spider, decorating its web, and collecting bugs, with self-paced play and reviewer-reported playtime around 20 hours.

2025-11-07

Adventure
Indie
Simulator

VPet-Simulator

A free, open-source desktop virtual pet with cute feeding interactions, co-op modes, and a surprisingly realistic personality, offering a charming low-pressure companion for your desktop.

2023-08-13

Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

Pocket Waifu: Desktop Pet

A free-to-play tamagotchi-style desktop pet sim with head patting, feeding, plushie gifts, and fishing, meant to keep you company while you work or play other games.

2024-08-13

Indie

Weyrdlets 2.0 : Desktop Pets

A cute desktop-pet companion mixing productivity, customization, minigames, and friend hangouts for single-player or online co-op.

2024-07-23

Indie
Simulator

Deskworm

A free-to-play desktop worm pet that reacts to your typing and clicking, with dress-up options, a mouse-following pocket mode, and stretch reminders.

2026-01-15

Indie
Simulator
Romance

Desktop Fishes

A cozy single-player idle aquarium sim about breeding and collecting pixel-art fish on your desktop with playful upgrades.

2025-11-13

Indie
Simulator

Chippu

A cozy desktop companion virtual pet that keeps you company as you work or study, with item collecting and personalization.

2026-04-15

Cozy Sanctuary

A short, cozy virtual pet sim about growing food and caring for screen-bottom animals while you work or study.

2026-04-16

Side view
Simulator
Kids

Bit Buddy

A casual desktop companion that reacts to your keyboard and mouse, with decoration collecting, Steam Workshop sharing, and solo/co-op modes.

2025-11-18

Simulator

Bside: Desktop Mate

Create a desktop-dwelling virtual buddy that grows, learns, and socializes in a cozy life simulation, though its conversational AI earns mixed reviews.

2025-10-27

Simulator

Pat the Cat