Sir Panda Games Brings IdolPet Caretaker To Brasil Game Show 2026
A three-person indie team is building its training loop on Uma Musume's stat-raising structure while pitching the result to cozy game and rhythm game players at once, a combination Candia says she could not find elsewhere.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
At Brasil Game Show 2026 in Sao Paulo, artist Clara Candia presented IdolPet Caretaker, a training visual novel from the three-person indie team Sir Panda Games. Set in Japan, it follows a shelter keeper whose rabbit, cat, and puppy turn into humans and form an idol group. Candia cited Uma Musume Pretty Derby, K-On!, and TWICE as influences. It is for Android, with a Steam store page live.
The premise: a rabbit, a cat, and a puppy in the player's care turn into human form and announce they want to be idols. Luna is timid, Mikela is aggressive enough to be hard to handle, and Abby is energetic and prone to breaking things. Each carries emotional wounds from her time as a pet, and the player supports all three as they adjust to human life. Candia described the game as closer to a family story than a romance game.
The schedule runs morning, noon, and night. Mornings at home are for meals and exercise, and the refrigerator's contents change daily. What you feed them changes stat growth and live performance. Days are spent taking one idol pet into the city, and on live days you pick two of the three for the stage.
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