Meta launches Waddle World, an AI-powered virtual pet app

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 10:44 · Archive

Meta has released Waddle World, a Tamagotchi-like game combining virtual pet care with AI-powered journaling, currently available only in the Philippines.

Meta has released Waddle World, a virtual pet game combining Tamagotchi-style gameplay with AI features, currently available only in the Philippines. The app became available in late September and is described by Meta as a 'daily journal disguised as a pet'.

Players hatch an egg to obtain a pet, then feed and play with it to keep it happy. The game's distinguishing feature is its journaling system: players write or dictate diary entries, which their pet responds to with AI-generated messages and illustrated doodles. Alongside the core pet care, players can participate in mini-games—including stacking grocery items, catching falling stars and dodging bombs, and spelling words from jumbled letters—to earn points for purchasing food and toys.

How it is being reported

• Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle WorldMeta has launched a new app called Waddle World, which essentially looks like a Tamagotchi clone, but with AI.TechCrunch · 28 Oct, 13:53
• Meta quietly launched an ‘AI pet journal’ appMeta has launched a "tamagotchi-style" pet game called Waddle World, with virtual creatures that chat with users and create doodles to illustrate conversations. According to its Apple and Play Store listings, the "16-bit pet care game" is not really a game, but "a daily journal disguised as a pet." Users should talk, not type, with […]The Verge · 28 Oct, 11:27
• Meta's Waddle World is a Tamagotchi-like AI pet appMeta describes Waddle World as a 'daily journal disguised as a pet.'Engadget · 28 Oct, 08:40

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