Little Friends: Dogs & Cats

If you’ve been hungry for a pet breeding simulator to arrive on the Nintendo Switch, this will certainly scratch that itch. But, if you’re after something more satisfying to chew on, the shallow and repetitive gameplay are likely to disappoint.

Little Friends: Dogs & Cats does well to fill the pet simulation void on Switch. Strongly inspired by games that warmed the childhoods of many, it has also managed to shrewdly create its own identity with features that were arguably missing from the Nintendogs titles. Unfortunately, the frustrating give and take when using the Joy-Con and the disappointing limits of touchscreen controls really hamper the experience. Paired with a progression system that takes more away from the genre than it actually brings and the absence of any real element of replayability, there's not much backing up the a...

Little Friends: Dogs & Cats is a game that will appeal to animal lovers who miss the days of Nintendogs. While it does have some adorable breeds and some cute customization options, it won’t appeal to those that want to take care of their pets for long periods of time.

If you’ve always longed for a dog or cat of your very own to cuddle, play with and dress up, now you can in convenient handheld form with Little Friends: Dogs & Cats from Imagineer and Sold Out Games. You get all the adorable-ness of owning a puppy or kitten, without the annoying hair on your clothes or throw-up on your nice new carpets. Little Friends: Dogs & Cats is a game that doesn’t offer a lot, but what it does offer is pretty solidly done even if the experience lacks long-term appeal.

Adorable they may be, but having a virtual dog or cat was an already old idea that somehow has even less features and charm on newer hardware. Proof that not everything needs to come to Switch.