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The massive success of Pou has lead into many games with the same style of gameplay. Here is a list of some of the most well-known and most obscure of these games. This list also includes games which feature Pou but are not made by Zakeh. |
The massive success of Pou has lead into many games with the same style of gameplay. Here is a list of some of the most well-known and most obscure of these games. This list also includes games which feature Pou but are not made by Zakeh. |
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==Virtual pet games== |
==Virtual pet games== |
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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. |
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. |
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===Mou=== |
===Mou=== |
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''Mou'' is a virtual pet game identical to Pou released for Windows devices. 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. |
'''Mou''' is a virtual pet game identical to Pou released for Windows devices. 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. |
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===Frojo Apps=== |
===Frojo Apps=== |
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[[File:FrojoCast.png|thumb|200px|Various virtual pet characters made by Frojo Apps. The purple character in the middle is their mascot, Moy.]] |
[[File:FrojoCast.png|thumb|200px|Various virtual pet characters made by Frojo Apps. The purple character in the middle is their mascot, Moy.]] |
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''Frojo Apps'' is a mobile app developer based in Uppsala, Sweden, that specializes in virtual pet games. Moy, a purple squid-like creature who appears in seven virtual pet games and more games of other genres, is the company's mascot. Frojo Apps also made similar games including characters like ''Loy'' (a blue boomerang-shaped character), ''Joy'' (a light green character with arms), ''Meep'' (a blue character with arms), and a variety of other animals. |
'''Frojo Apps''' is a mobile app developer based in Uppsala, Sweden, that specializes in virtual pet games. Moy, a purple squid-like creature who appears in seven virtual pet games and more games of other genres, is the company's mascot. Frojo Apps also made similar games including characters like ''Loy'' (a blue boomerang-shaped character), ''Joy'' (a light green character with arms), ''Meep'' (a blue character with arms), and a variety of other animals. |
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===My Boo=== |
===My Boo=== |
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''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 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. |
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===My Chu=== |
===My Chu=== |
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''My Chu'' is a series of two virtual pet apps created by Latvian digital artist Apofiss. Chu has a similar appearance and name to My Boo, however the character is green instead of blue. The player must collect bunnies and stickers which are randomly given in order to access certain things, which is a unique feature. Bubble, a small pink Chu who frequently interacts with the player's Chu, appears in the second game. |
'''My Chu''' is a series of two virtual pet apps created by Latvian digital artist Apofiss. Chu has a similar appearance and name to My Boo, however the character is green instead of blue. The player must collect bunnies and stickers which are randomly given in order to access certain things, which is a unique feature. Bubble, a small pink Chu who frequently interacts with the player's Chu, appears in the second game. |
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===My Virtual Tooth=== |
===My Virtual Tooth=== |
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''My Virtual Tooth - Virtual Pet'' is a mobile virtual pet game created by Peaksel Games to teach children about practicing good oral hygiene. The players 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]]. |
'''My Virtual Tooth - Virtual Pet''' is a mobile virtual pet game created by Peaksel Games to teach children about practicing good oral hygiene. The players 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]]. |
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===Potaty 3D=== |
===Potaty 3D=== |
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''Potaty 3D'' (commonly referred by some players as Pou 3D) is a series of 3D virtual mobile pet games starring a cartoon potato. |
'''Potaty 3D''' (commonly referred by some players as Pou 3D) is a series of 3D virtual mobile pet games starring a cartoon potato. |
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===Ivi - Virtual Pet === |
===Ivi - Virtual Pet === |
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''ivi - Virtual pet'' was a mobile virtual pet featuring a red-violet character. It is unknown why the game has been delisted from Google Play. |
'''ivi - Virtual pet''' was a mobile virtual pet featuring a red-violet character. It is unknown why the game has been delisted from Google Play. |
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==Bootleg games starring Pou== |
==Bootleg games starring Pou== |
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===Pou Back Home=== |
===Pou Back Home=== |
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'''Pou Back Home''' is an unofficial Flash game involving Pou made by 5xplay.com. The goal of the each level in the game is to solve obstacles so that Pou can get back home. At the end of each level, regardless of each level, the person may get a predefined number of stars (usually depending on level score), and a glitch in coding in-game forced every level to be 3 stars (which is then considered a bug). |
'''Pou Back Home''' is an unofficial Flash game involving Pou made by 5xplay.com. The goal of the each level in the game is to solve obstacles so that Pou can get back home. At the end of each level, regardless of each level, the person may get a predefined number of stars (usually depending on level score), and a glitch in coding in-game forced every level to be 3 stars (which is then considered a bug). |
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===Pou Slacking=== |
===Pou Slacking=== |
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'''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''. |
'''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''. |
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===Various doctor/dentist games=== |
===Various doctor/dentist games=== |
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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. |
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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===El Hermano de Pou=== |
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'''El Hermano de Pou''' (''The Brother of Pou'') is an unofficial platformer game where you play as Pou's "brother" (a Pou wearing a Cat Suit from Super Mario 3D World). The game is inspired by a series of parody animations by ''Chacotroll'' on YouTube, however, most of the ''Super Mario'' characters and objects have been replaced by generic dinosaurs. |
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===Pou Kissing=== |
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'''Pou Kissing''' is an unofficial Flash game in which Pou must kiss a girl Pou (who looks similar to Pou, but with a head bow and eyelashes) without anyone watching. Most of the game's assets were recycled from ''Pou Classroom Slacking''. |
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[[Category:Non-Pou games that involve Pou]] |
[[Category:Non-Pou games that involve Pou]] |
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Revision as of 02:10, 17 September 2021
The massive success of Pou has lead into many games with the same style of gameplay. Here is a list of some of the most well-known and most obscure of these games. This list also includes games which feature Pou but are not made by Zakeh.
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 released for Windows devices. The game is nearly identical to Pou, the only difference being the character on the game resembles a baby Pou with an oval body.
Frojo Apps
Frojo Apps is a mobile app developer based in Uppsala, Sweden, that specializes in virtual pet games. Moy, a purple squid-like creature who appears in seven virtual pet games and more games of other genres, is the company's mascot. Frojo Apps also made similar games including characters like Loy (a blue boomerang-shaped character), Joy (a light green character with arms), Meep (a blue character with arms), and a variety of other animals.
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 virtual pet apps created by Latvian digital artist Apofiss. Chu has a similar appearance and name to My Boo, however the character is green instead of blue. The player must collect bunnies and stickers which are randomly given in order to access certain things, which is a unique feature. Bubble, a small pink Chu who frequently interacts with the player's Chu, appears in the second game.
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 players 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 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.
Ivi - Virtual Pet
ivi - Virtual pet was a mobile virtual pet featuring a red-violet character. It is unknown why the game has been delisted from Google Play.
Bootleg games starring Pou
Pou Back Home
Pou Back Home is an unofficial Flash game involving Pou made by 5xplay.com. The goal of the each level in the game is to solve obstacles so that Pou can get back home. At the end of each level, regardless of each level, the person may get a predefined number of stars (usually depending on level score), and a glitch in coding in-game forced every level to be 3 stars (which is then considered a bug).
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.
El Hermano de Pou
El Hermano de Pou (The Brother of Pou) is an unofficial platformer game where you play as Pou's "brother" (a Pou wearing a Cat Suit from Super Mario 3D World). The game is inspired by a series of parody animations by Chacotroll on YouTube, however, most of the Super Mario characters and objects have been replaced by generic dinosaurs.
Pou Kissing
Pou Kissing is an unofficial Flash game in which Pou must kiss a girl Pou (who looks similar to Pou, but with a head bow and eyelashes) without anyone watching. Most of the game's assets were recycled from Pou Classroom Slacking.