How would I go about making this game?

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I want to try replicating a lost Facebook game by the name of Happy Pets. It was a flash style pet care and breeding game, there were multiple rooms for your pets and they roamed freely about, there were many styles of pets, with adorable animations for eating, sleeping, jumping and running around as well as being pet or played with. I know it’s a big project, but I am willing to learn whatever I need to to recreate this nostalgic experience. I just don’t know where to even begin!

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Thats a 2D/low-poly based game (like a mobile game). URP (LTS) version of Unity is recommended. That should give you a starting point. Facebook used Flash based browser games for many years, but Unity is capable of creating much more/better.

Just a “heads up”, decide on a version of Unity and NEVER upgrade/update it for the life of the project. You dont want that headache, lol.

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The starting point is always to just start learning Unity in general. If you’ve not made a game before, you’ll quickly realise you’re in over your head trying to make your dream game.

Start here and be prepared to put the hours in: Junior Programmer Pathway - Unity Learn

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Have you done anything? Please contact me Menna(MonMon)#6618 on Discord. I was a fellow player of that game. I loved it. :face_holding_back_tears::heart:

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I don’t know if it’s anything, but I have a few screenshots of my home and pets that I’d be happy to send over. I loved playing Happy Pets, no other pet game has been as good for me LOL I might also have the game files downloaded on my old laptop I’ll try to access and see if it’s shareable. Thank you for trying to recreate this! :smiley:

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omg yes go for it, i used to absolutely adore this game as a kid and i had only hoped they would rerelease it, or make a remake. anyone feel free to add my discord is @leaderofevoverse i would love to see the game progress, or talk to old happy pets players in general :slightly_smiling_face:

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Any update on the game? I am so interested. I have really been wanting a game where you could breed colorful pets.

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Hello, are there any updates regarding this? :face_holding_back_tears: I miss the game so much and would love to play again. If you would be so kind to give some updates and maybe playtests, you can contact me on Discord @pickl_bo :crossed_fingers: