human(oid) tamagotchi

games that while it doesnt necessarily features systems like that, it does feels like you are taking care of the characters -- not role-playing them

EarthBound
EarthBound
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy XV
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Chulip
Chulip
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
more bc of the open world and side-jobs and travis' house. i dont think that the action parts are like this the way some other games in this list are!
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
the kids
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
cyrano's suggestion. im rlly not into gta but it does feels like it!
Princess Maker
Princess Maker
never heard of it before skia's recommendation buuuut gonna trust
Judgment
Judgment
yakuza in general i guess? but i didn't played them yet!
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
STILL NEED TO PLAY TO SEE IF ITS WHAT IM LOOKING FOR!!!!
Black Closet
Black Closet
char's recommendation
Long Live the Queen
Long Live the Queen
char's recommendation
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
Roommania #203
Roommania #203
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shounen Pino
Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shounen Pino
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Ganbare Neo Poke-Kun
Ganbare Neo Poke-Kun
Seaman
Seaman
Contact
Contact

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2 years ago

Zanki Zero has hunger, stress, and toilet meters you have to manage for all your characters, plus weight limits for how much they can carry , which definitely makes it feel like you're taking care of them as opposed to role playing them imo

2 years ago

thank you! need to play this game yet

2 years ago

The Sims?

2 years ago

no the sims bc theres a char creator and is less about taking care of a character that already exists etc. i thought about it tho!

1 year ago

This is a very interesting list idea!

I can think of a few games that might fit the concept.

>Roommania #203 (and its sequel New Roommania: Porori Seishun). It was referred to as an "intervention simulator" where you take the role of God and try to help a bored student's life more meaningful. The game takes place entirely in their apartment and rather than directly control them, you throw ping pong balls at different objects to get his attention, leading him towards activities that can better his life.

>Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. Oddly similar to Roommania, a sidescroller/point-and-click adventure where you use a slingshot to guide you towards various hotspots. You don't have direct control over Pac-Man and completing tasks often depends on affecting his mood.

>Wonder Project J & Wonder Project J2. Life sim/adventure games where you guide and teach robot children. As with the other games, you don't have direct control over the main characters. While you can point and click to move them around, they don't always listen.

>Ganbare Neo Poke-Kun. A more straightforward Tamagotchi-esque game where you "raise" a little game developer dude. If you do well, he makes minigames for you to play.

>Seaman. The BEST Tamagotchi.

1 year ago

thank you for the recs!! added!!

9 months ago

I feel like Contact for the DS might fit in here. It's built around this really odd system where you interact with 2 different characters, one on the top screen (who talks to you directly, breaking the 4th wall) and one on the bottom screen. You control the character on the bottom screen, although they also act semi-autonomously in many ways (such as all battles being automated / not player controlled), and the upper screen character clearly acknowledges you as a 3rd party "middle man" interfacing between the two of them, and wants to keep you a secret from the bottom screen character. It doesn't have the Tamagotchi-like metrics management component, but the mechanics do create this very strong alienation effect that's constantly reinforcing that you, the player, are a separate entity from the character on screen.

9 months ago

contact is one of the games im interested in playing, but mostly for the people working on it, i knew nothing about it, very cool!!

9 months ago

Ooh another one I almost forgot about: "Growing My Grandpa!"

Basically a creepy horror tamagotchi where you discover a strange entity in your basement who can mimic any person, and try to "grow" them into a copy of your dead grandfather.


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