Editing Virtual pet (section)

===Web-based===
Virtual pet sites are usually free to play for all who sign up. They can be accessed through [[web browser]]s and often include a virtual community, such as Neopia in [[Neopets]]. In these worlds, a user can play games to earn virtual money which is usually spent on items and food for pets. One large branch of virtual pet games are [[sim horse game]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Are virtual pets video games? |url=https://boardgamestips.com/helpful-tips/are-virtual-pets-video-games/ |website=boardgamestips.com |access-date=9 January 2022 |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109134434/https://boardgamestips.com/helpful-tips/are-virtual-pets-video-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some sites adopt out pets to put on a webpage and use for role-playing in [[chat room]]s. They often require the adoptee to have a page ready for their pet. Sometimes they have a setup for breeding one's pets and then adopting them out.