tl;dr: to kick my butt into gear a bit, i’m looking for folks who are interested in testing a very early browser-based virtual pet site!
in the community, we have some known fans of virtual pet sites, so i wanted to include this project i’m working on in our community projects since it touches on nostalgia and creating what we want to see on the web. :)
what is it? —
visit riverton is a virtual pet site & ranch simulation browser game around owning horses, horse-racing, and co-existing in a town seemingly centered around horses. you don’t have to own a horse to live in riverton, but there will be 16 horses and other animals to adopt. you’ll be able to have a job doing tasks around the town for money, collect certain items, do quests to level up your pets and earn money, trade items with players, and grow your ranch!
completed or in-progress features —
- adoptable collection + level system
- care system for your pets (with real consequences!)
- stats for horses
- owning a ranch or house + level system
- gardening
- jobs, paychecks, & dailies
- horse racing/competition with other players
- seasonal events
- quests & plotlines
- npc shops
- browser games
- original art (including from our very own @solaria !!!)
- in-character and out-of-character forum
what’s needed? —
at this stage, i’ve done all the research i think i can do on my own. i’m looking for hands-on testers. if you have ideas that would be realistic to implement for a single person, i’m all ears! i’m looking for things that folks would like to do on a virtual pet site. when i was younger and playing more regularly, i always found that i wanted more from neopets, and other pet sites have done a great job of adding things to do on the site to feel more interactive and immersive. now i just want to fulfill a childhood dream of having a horse game. :)
please let me know if you have bandwidth around december 15th to do some initial testing and feedback! :) i’d love to hear your thoughts!