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Stay: Your Forever Pet!

96% positive of 65 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Windup Minds.

About the game

A cozy pet sim where you raise Ember, your magical fox-like companion. Bring her home, care for her, and venture into the Shimmershift together -- deepening your bond one adventure at a time.

Tagged by players

Wolves
Dogs
Wholesome
Cooking
Life Sim
Nature
Animals
Crafting
Cozy
Relaxing
Exploration
Character Customization

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Stay: Your Forever Pet!

96% positive of 65 Steam reviews

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Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Windup Minds.

About the game

A cozy pet sim where you raise Ember, your magical fox-like companion. Bring her home, care for her, and venture into the Shimmershift together -- deepening your bond one adventure at a time.

Tagged by players

Wolves
Dogs
Wholesome
Cooking
Life Sim
Nature
Animals
Crafting
Cozy
Relaxing
Exploration
Character Customization

What players say

Recommended
This is one of those moments in a Steam game review I wish there was a button inbetween thumbs up and dumbs down as that would be best for this game as I find it to be just sort of okay. Once you introduced to the game loop, that's all you do every in game day. Wake up. Ember will want three things. Be pet somewhere (ears, body, neck etc), make some kind of food based on what Ember is in the mood for, then go on…
3.5 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Stay: Your Forever Pet! takes the familiar virtual-pet concept and turns it into a gentle adventure centered on companionship, exploration, and everyday interaction. Developed and published by Windup Minds, the game places Ember, a magical fox-like creature, at the heart of nearly everything you do. Instead of presenting her as another follower controlled through menus, the game emphasizes believable animation and…
14 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I want to recommend this very cute game but as someone on linux I ran into issues from the start with, trying to find a proton version that would even make the game bootup. Then when i finally get into the game, I get into the 2nd zone just to find out ember was out of bounds pretty much getting me softlocked, I wish nothing but the best for this game and the devs above all else.
11 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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