Foopets vs Shelter 2
Foopets
Foopets is an amazingly realistic, free-to-play pet simulator that you can play directly from your browser. Although you'll start off with a random pet, you'll eventually be able to adopt the pets (onloy dogs and cats for now though) you actaully want, be it a Tabby or a Husky. Your virtual pet on Foopets is almost like having a real pet in many ways. You'll need to take it out for walks at least once per day, and of course you'll also need to feed and bath it regularly, shower it with your love (and treats), and buy toys to play with it. The best part about this game though is definitely the realistic reactions that you get from your pets.So, if you have always longed for an actual pet but you can't possibly have one due to whatever reasons, Foopets will be able to fill in that gap and give you a beautiful and adorable fluffy virtual companion to love. You'll love it!
Shelter 2
Shelter 2 is a simulation/RPG where you play as a lynx, an animal that lives out on the cold tundra and is somewhere in the middle of the food chain. In this game, you start as a pregnant lynx who's looking for a safe space to give birth and rear your cubs. You'll get to experience parenthood from the perspective of an animal and the experience can be pretty immersive thanks to the many maternal and hunting features available, including calling the cubs to move closer to you and smelling the air for any prey nearby. The game is a lot richer in terms of its diversity than the original game as well, and you'll get access to a lot more movements and jumps, giving you the range of movements you'd come to expect for a graceful animal like the lynx.Although the graphics here may be an acquired taste, Shelter 2 is still a masterpiece of a game and is definitely the sort of game you'll want to play if you love playing animal games where you're placed in the paws of said animal.