

Several iterations of the games were released throughout the series' history. From there, they decided to make the "cutest, least offensive game possible," and the series was born. Magic had received complaints about the violence of their previous game. Popular activities within the fandom include hexing (modding petz), breeding and showing, with fans also creating videos and artwork of petz. Not all members of the Petz Community would describe their community as a fandom, however, and instead just prefer to refer to it as the Petz Community. The fandom is collectively known as the "Petz Community" or PC. The community sometimes calls these Unbisoft games "Ubipetz." Ubisoft produced a line of "petz" games only similar in title, however they are a completely different line of games. The community does not consider games released by Ubisoft after Petz 5 as a part of the fandom. Ubisoft acquired the Petz series in the 2000s. There are two spin-off games (Oddballz and Babyz) that are sometimes included within the Petz fandom depending on who is asked, as they are based on the same A.I. The title "Petz" refers to the combination of two games, Dogz and Catz, which revolve around adopting puppies and kittens, feeding and playing with them, and other activities like training and breeding them. Each individual species is brought up in its own way.Petz is a fandom that covers the Petz computer games released by P.F. The training process is a "carrot and stick" method. There is a separate location for the growing up of kids, where the mother will take care of her child. Having placed a couple in the same space, you need to do everything possible to make them interested in each other. In the Nursery, you always take a baby to raise the animal from the very beginning. All pets have four stages of maturation: newborn, infant, toddler, and adult. The gameplay can be roughly described as a large and extended Tamagotchi for personal computers. The gameplay of Petz 5 fully simulates the behavior of animals, so you can decide for yourself which breed is more suitable for you personally.

At the same time, cats differ significantly from dogs, etc. All of them differ not only in appearance, but also in the characteristics of their breed. There are 15 breeds of cats and 15 types of dogs for your choice.

The main hub location is called the Nursery. Animals behave like real ones: they have their own regime and daily routine, they are hungry, require attention and constant care.

First of all, the simulator was developed for those who have always wanted to have a pet, but do not know how to care for them. Petz 5 - pet simulator, consisting of two major titles Catz 5 and Dogz 5, which the developers have combined into one big game.
