Play Sims 2 - Apartment Pets, The Online
You juggle needy pets in a tiny apartment building—scrub muddy paws, fix chewed-up furniture, and try not to trip over zooming puppies between repair jobs. The chaos is oddly charming.

Sims 2: Apartment Pets came out for the Nintendo DS in 2008, published by Electronic Arts. It was part of that wave of handheld life sims where you managed small, contained spaces, a nice fit for the dual screen setup and touch controls. The game felt very much of its time, offering a portable, bite sized take on The Sims formula with a specific focus.
You control a caretaker responsible for a whole apartment building full of pets and their owners. Your main goal is to keep everyone happy by feeding animals, cleaning up messes, and completing odd jobs for tenants. Key mechanics include using the stylus to directly interact with objects, like scrubbing stains or fixing broken appliances, and building relationships through minigames like grooming or playing fetch. The pacing is constant, with new problems popping up as soon as you solve the last one, but it's rarely stressful. It feels like a pleasantly distracting cycle of small, satisfying chores.

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