Pets in games

Games where real life animals or references to real life animals notably feature

Metal Black
Metal Black
Menme, Hiroyuki Sakou's cat. Bizzarely appears during the final boss.
Radiant Silvergun
Radiant Silvergun
Merry. Credited as "Debug Dog" she also appears in game as bonus score items.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
jpeg dog, Toraji. A dog of one of the developers that sadly passed away during production. Isn't actually a still image, the dog just sat REALLY STILL
Stray
Stray
Pseudo based on Murtagh, the developer's cat.
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Portable
Koromaru is based on Hachiko, the dog that famously waited for his owner at a train station well after his owners death.
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
Buckley, who appears briefly, is based on troy baker's late dog
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Tao, Kenichi Nishi's Dog appears as a prominent NPC. Features in other games by love-de-lic and it's successors also.

Thanks to Slapontoast
Thatcher's Techbase
Thatcher's Techbase
Hoshi the dog appears - Letshugbro
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
Bear-Chan is based on the developer's dog.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Missile is named after/based on shu takumi's dog. Also features in ghost trick.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby: Planet Robobot
shinya kuzamaki's cat Tom voices Star dream. Also nago in star allies.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Shinya Kuzumaki's Cat Sora-Kun voices Clawroline - thx nightblade
Skatebird
Skatebird
Multiple real birdies from Birdhism - Maradona
WWE Legends of WrestleMania
WWE Legends of WrestleMania
Frankie, Koko B Ware's pet parrot - Dustyvita
Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill
Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill
It's about... bill clinton's cat??? Thanks vee
Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer
Daffodil is based on the lead artists real cat. Drax

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1 year ago

Tao, Kenichi Nishi's dog during the 90s and early 00s, appeared in Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, Lack of Love, Giftpia, Chibi Robo! and Captain Rainbow, usually as a prominent NPC.

1 year ago

Good shout, thank you!

1 year ago

Paradise Killer has Bear-chan, who is based on the developer's dog.

Hoshi the Dog appears twice in Thatcher's Techbase.

Missile from the Phoenix Wright and Ghost Trick games is the reference/namesake of Shu Takumi's real-life dog.

1 year ago

thanks :)

1 year ago

The director of modern kirby, shinya kuzamaki had 2 cats, one named Tom who would voice Star Dream in Robobot and Nago in Star Allies, and one named Sora-kun who voiced Clawroline in Forgotten Land

1 year ago

thanks :)

1 year ago

Daffodil from Spiritfarer is based off of the lead artist's real cat.

1 year ago

thanks both!


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