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Plant Budz 98

Raise a pet on a retro desktop. Then play as them across 4 completely different games.

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Developer
Jirapher, Thomasyo, Peter Karman
Publisher
G-Bean Studios
Release
May 29, 2026
65 days ago
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About the Game

Plant Budz 98 is what happens when a virtual pet game is taken way too far. Imagine playing WarioWare, Doom, and R-type with your Tamagotchi on a Windows desktop. You'd get something close.

It starts innocently enough. You've got a virtual desktop. You've got a pet. You feed it, play with it, watch it grow. Normal stuff.

Then your Pig evolves and suddenly you're bashing through obstacles in an endless runner. Your Fish becomes a side-scrolling shooter with a Starfox-style level progression, unique bosses, weapon upgrades, the works. Your Cat drops you into a 2.5D first-person shooter with sprawling levels. Your Robot hands you three simultaneous minigames and a timer and wishes you luck.

Oh, and you can replay any game as any pet. They all play differently. There are unlockables. It's got a soundtrack that'll have you grinding your armrest.

We lost the plot a little. You'll love it anyway.

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