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*Ratings - 4.3 stars (Android and iOS)
*Download links (official) - [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.pou.app&hl=en&gl=US Play Store], [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pou/id575154654 App Store]
==History==
Pou was created by Lebanese game designer [[Paul Salameh]], the owner of the company [[Zakeh]]. He came up with the idea after his previous game, ''[[Persian Maze]]'', failed to attract many players. A friend suggested that he should make a game about a cat, but Salameh decided to make it an alien instead<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e0yjNw5E_o&ab_channel=PouVlogs</ref>. He experimented with different shapes for the alien, such as a circle, a pear, and even a potato. He named the game Pou, which is his own nickname in real life, and he also provided the voice for the alien character. The game was developed from April 1 to September 29, 2011, and actual production began on May 2012. The game was finally released for {{W|Android}} and {{W|BlackBerry}} on August 5, 2012, and later on {{W|iTunes}} on March 13, 2014.
The game became a huge success, reaching over 100 million downloads by December 2013. It was compared to ''{{W|Tamagotchi}}'', a popular virtual pet game from the 1990s, but Salameh said that Pou was not really inspired by it.<ref>https://www.wamda.com/2013/05/the-24-year-old-lebanese-entrepreneur-behind-pou-top-mobile-kids-game</ref> He said that Pou was a different concept and that there were many kinds of creatures in the game. The game also spawned merchandise such as toys and clothing.
In December 4, 2019, the game was temporarily removed from the app stores for a small update. Many fans panicked and thought that the game was delisted forever, but it was just a temporary glitch. The game was restored shortly after.
In recent years, one of the people who helped improve the game was [[OesKy]], an employee of Zakeh since 2022. She was hired as a freelance artist by Salameh and made significant changes to the game's graphics and design.
==Gameplay==
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