The massive success of Pou has lead into many competitors, as the original game has reformulated the virtual pet genre. Here is a list of some of the most well-known and most obscure of these games.
==Virtual pet games==
Note: This list only features non-animal virtual pet games with a gameplay similar to Pou. Take note that ''Tamagotchi'' cannot be on this list as it came decades before Pou.
===Mou===
'''Mou''' is a virtual pet game identical to Pou, which is released for Windows devices instead of on mobile devices like Pou. The game is nearly identical to Pou, the only difference being the character on the game resembles a baby [[Pou (character)|Pou]] with an oval body.
===Frojo Apps===
[[File:FrojoCast.png|thumb|200px|Various virtual pet characters made by Frojo Apps. The purple character in the middle is their mascot, Moy.]]
'''Frojo Apps''' is a mobile app developer based in Uppsala, Sweden. Its games are primarily of the virtual pet genre, which play similar to Pou. The company's mascot is a purple squid-like creature known as '''Moy''', who currently stars in seven virtual pet games and more games of different genres. Frojo Apps also created similar playing games with different characters such as '''Loy''' (a blue boomerang-shaped character), '''Joy''', (a light green character with arms), '''Meep''' (a blue character with arms), and many other animals such as Corgis, pugsdogs, cats, dinosaurs, and chickens.
===My Boo===
'''My Boo: Your Virtual Pet To Care and Play Games''', simply known as ''My Boo'', is a mobile virtual pet game by the Brazilian/Portuguese app company Tapps Games. The player takes care of a blue ball-shaped character named '''Boo''', and the gameplay is similar to Pou.
===My Chu===
'''My Chu''' is a series of two mobile virtual pet games created by Latvian digital artist Apofiss. The appearance and name of Chu is more similar to the aformentionedaforementioned My Boo, only that the player character is green instead of blue. Nontheless, the game still plays very similarly to Pou. A unique feature in this series is that the player collects bunnies (akin to [[Poo|Poos]] from Pou) and trading cards in order to unlock some items. The second installment of the series features a little pink Chu called '''Bubble''' who follows the main Chu around, often interacting with it.
===My Virtual Tooth===
'''My Virtual Tooth - Virtual Pet''' is a mobile virtual pet game created by Peaksel Games to teach children about practicing good oral hygiene. The playeersplayers take care of a sentient tooth called Dee, however, taking care of it it similar to taking care of a Pou. The player may also brush the tooth with a giant toothbrush, similar to giving Pou a [[Bathroom|bath]].
===Potaty 3D===
'''Potaty 3D''' (commonly referred by some players as Pou 3D) is a series of 3D virtual mobile pet games starring a cartoon potato. Yet again like Pou, the player
==Bootleg games starring Pou==
===Pou Slacking===
'''Pou Slacking''' is a series of Flash games in which Pou has to secretly complete missions while other Pous are watching. Pou's design in this game is similar to the art style of the real game, except that here Pou has two ball-shaped hands. The games in the series involve ''Pou Classroom Slacking'', ''Pou Kitchen Slacking'', ''Pou Halloween Slacking'', and ''Pou Thanksgiving Slacking''.
===Various doctor/dentist games===
Numerous Flash games website used to have notorious doctor simulator games, often using IPs from other companies without their permission. These games often have disturbing and violent cartoon imagery, with Pou being no exception. These games have significantly decreased after the discontinuation of Adobe Flash on December 31, 2020, however, some still remian on HTML5.
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