Hangry Petz brings the ill-tempered toys to mobile, out now
Stay hungry
- Hangry Petz is coming to mobile with a new action RPG
- Explore a city as the characters from this underfed toy line
- Unlock new zones, restore the Hangry Treehouse and keep their hunger bars filled
While the digital world may have put paid to the primacy of toys, for whatever reason, fuzzy, cuddly plushies remain a much-loved part of every kid's toybox. And they seem to be growing odder and odder, with the titular Hangry Petz now coming to mobile, alongside their underfed attitude.
These adorable, chubby animals are, as you might expect, always irate if not properly fed (wouldn't you be?). Hangry Petz (the game) sees you exploring a city while playing as one of the petz in this casual action RPG. You'll need to restore the Hangry Treehouse and unlock new zones, all while keeping their hunger bars appropriately topped up.
It's certainly an interesting idea for a kid-friendly action RPG to have characters that need constant care and attention. Certainly, you can draw more than a few parallels to something such as Tamagotchis, for example.
At the moment, it'd be a misnomer to call the Hangry Petz brand ubiquitous, but this latest release does show us how important getting something interactive as a tie-in is to these toys. In that way, there are a lot of interesting questions to be asked about how physical toys and the digital world interact.
But, enough about that. Feature-wise, there's plenty to enjoy here, and although it won't be competing with any major open-world heavyweights anytime soon, Hangry Petz looks set to offer a comforting promotional experience that'll surely have many young fans adding these strange, rounded animals to their Christmas lists.
If you'd prefer something geared towards gamers who prefer a bit more of a cerebral experience, why not stay Ahead of the Game with our feature of the same name? This week, Catherine digs into Eclipsoul, a fantasy strategy RPG that has just a hint of the famously stylish Hades about it.
