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Happy Halloween from all the dogs you cannot pet
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
R.E.P.O. has added a new monster named Elsa, who takes the form of a small dog. As long as you occasionally pet Elsa, it will remain non-aggressive. However, if you fail to pet the dog, Elsa will become unhappy.
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
PowerWash Simulator 2 automatically lowers your equipment whenever a cat is in your line of sight.
October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
PowerWash Simulator 2 features a trio of pettable cats, as the first game ended with the discovery of a new litter of kittens. Together, Ulysses, Bubbles, and Squeak dutifully supervise your work while you're out on jobs.
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ghost of Yōtei has a rare idle animation wherein a bird briefly lands on Atsu's hand.
October 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
You can pet the fox in Ghost of Yōtei
October 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You can pet the dog in Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Fights in Tight Spaces' new K9 DLC adds a dog companion that assists players on missions. Among its many abilities is the "Pet" function, which boosts the damage of the dog's next attack.
September 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In Hollow Knight: Silksong, playing music for the Bell Beast will inspire her to sing along.
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Hades 2 features several recruitable animal familiars, including Hecuba the hound. Hecuba can help dig up treasure during runs, and she can be pet at the home base.
September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
September 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A recent update for Dune: Awakening added pettable, stillsuited donkeys to social hubs.
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, you can press up on the d-pad to say hi to every Waddle Dee in Waddle Dee Town.
August 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A new virtual pet from Takara Tomy allows you to physically interact with over 150 Pokemon by petting the top of the device.

"Every time you pet your Pokémon, you'll become closer to it."
www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/prod...
August 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A new Marvel Rivals duo emote allows Emma Frost to pet Jeff the Land Shark — and if you're playing as Jeff, you can be pet by Emma Frost.
August 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Herdling trusts the player to guide an expanding group of fantasy creatures to their mountain home. Along the journey, players will name, pet, feed, play with, and care for each of these individually unique animals.

Herdling is one of the most special games I have played for this account.
August 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A new Fortnite update has added roly poly mounts. If these individually-named creatures are wounded, they roll up into a ball and will need to be pet in order to soothe them. Then players can hop in for a ride.
August 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
MakeRoom is a cozy decorating sim with a small house mascot that gives you tips and challenges. You can pet this house at any point they are on the screen.
August 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
In Nier: Automata, petting the robot pod enough times will result in special dialogue, which confirms that affinity has reached "maximum level." The pod then pledges to "protect 2B in any situation."
August 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You can activate petting protocol in RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business
August 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You can click on the dog in Mario Paint
July 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
An exploit for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Switch 2 allows players to summon almost anything via Autobuild Sharing. No modding is involved; all it takes is the right QR code to bring forth a legion of new friends.
June 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM