In beta
Pet Society
Create your pet, decorate its home, look after it and stroll around town in this classic Facebook virtual pet game.
In beta: parts of the original game are still missing and you may run into bugs.
Pet Society on mobile: Android, iPhone and what has actually been tested
Pet Society is designed to be played with a mouse in a computer browser, and touch screens have not been tested, so we cannot say it works well on Android or iPhone. There is no app, APK or installer, and the edition is free in the browser with an account of your own. Below: what was checked in a mobile view, what was not and what to do instead.
- Free
- No Flash, nothing to install
- Your own account, progress saved
Open Pet Society from your computer
Here is the game: open it in a browser, create your free account and play with the mouse, which is what it is designed for.
Can you play Pet Society on a phone today?
The honest answer is that we have not verified it. The edition opens in a browser but is designed for the mouse, and touch screens have not been tested.
That does not mean it will not load on a phone; it means we have no evidence, and we will not promise otherwise. If you try it and something fails, tell us in a “Game bug” ticket with your phone and browser.
What was checked in a mobile view, and what was not?
The only test used the mobile view of Chrome on a computer, simulating a 390 by 844 screen. In it, the home page, sign-up, header, account menu, friends, support, donate page and game page loaded, and a pet was created with simulated clicks. The game is scaled down to fit the width.
Not tested: a real phone, finger touches, Android, iPhone, or real Safari and Firefox. A simulated view is not the same as holding the game in your hand.
Why are the controls designed for the mouse?
In Pet Society everything is mouse work: you drag and drop food onto the pet and furniture into the room, and click the shelves, the door, the hammer, the floppy disk and the arrows. Dragging with a finger has not been tested.
The game screen packs in a lot: coins at the top left, the health heart, the level bar, the toolbar and the friends bar. Scaled down to fit, all of it looks smaller.
How do full screen and the header behave on a phone?
The account menu has a “Full screen” option, but how it behaves on phones has not been tested. The header (Play, Guide, Chat, Support, Versions, Donate) did load in the simulated mobile view, as did the sound button and the account menu.
What about performance on modest devices?
There are no measurements on phones. The closest is a lab test with a processor four times slower than a normal one: a new player took about 27 seconds to reach the pet creator, and the game ran at about 27 frames per second in the home and 16 to 19 in the street and the shop.
The first load is the heaviest (about 8.5 MB in the lab), so try on wifi rather than limited data. If it stalls, press “Reload the game” in the account menu.
Is there an APK, and what is the iOS Pet Society?
There is no app, installer or APK of this edition: the only site is petsociety.fbgamesweb.com. If you search “Pet Society APK” or “Pet Society for Android” and a file is offered, do not install it, because it is not from this edition.
There was a separate iOS game, “Pet Society Vacation”, from 2011; it is not this edition. In general, distrust anything that asks for your password or promises free coins or cash; here cash only arrives through voluntary donations handled by ticket.
What is the alternative: a computer, with languages and chat?
The safe choice today is a computer with a mouse; desktop Chrome is the browser tested with real clicks. Your pet and progress are saved on the server, tied to your account.
The game switches among eight languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Danish, Swedish and Dutch) with the flag button. The chat has a Global channel, one for your language (English or Spanish) and private messages, and was tested only on a computer.
How it works
Three steps and you're in.
Pick a game
From this home page. Each game opens at its own address, with its own start screen.
Create your account
A quick sign-up inside the game. Your progress is saved on the server, not in your browser.
Play wherever you like
You play in your browser, with no Flash and no downloads, on a computer and, depending on the game, on your phone too.
Frequently asked questions about Pet Society on mobile
Can you play Pet Society on mobile?
It is designed to be played with a mouse in a computer browser, and touch screens have not been tested. So we cannot assure you that Pet Society works well on a phone; for a reliable experience today, use a PC with a mouse.
Is there a Pet Society app for Android? Is there an APK?
There is no app or APK of this edition of Pet Society. The only site is petsociety.fbgamesweb.com, in the browser, and any file offered for you to install is not from this edition. Android itself has not been tested either.
Is there a Pet Society app for iPhone?
There is no app of this edition of Pet Society for iPhone, and the iPhone browser has not been tested either. A separate iOS game, “Pet Society Vacation”, existed in 2011, but it is not this edition and not a way to play it.
What is Pet Society Vacation? Is it the same as this edition?
No. Pet Society Vacation was a separate iOS game from 2011. This edition of Pet Society is something else: it is played in a computer browser, for free and with an account of your own, with no app at all.
What has been tested of Pet Society on mobile?
Only the mobile view of Chrome on a computer, simulating 390 by 844. The home page, sign-up, header, account menu, friends, support, donate page and game page loaded, and a pet was created with simulated clicks. Nothing was tried on a real phone.
Can you drag with your finger in Pet Society?
We do not know: finger touches have not been tested. In Pet Society you drag food and furniture with the mouse, and that is the way of playing it was designed for. If you try a touch screen, tell us how it went in a ticket.
Why does Pet Society look small on a phone?
Because the game is scaled down to fit the width of the screen. In the mobile-view test, the Pet Society game screen shrank to fit across, so the coins, the toolbar and the friends bar look smaller than on a computer.
Does Pet Society run better on mobile or on a computer?
On a computer, which is where it has been checked: desktop Chrome was tested with real clicks. On mobile there are no finger tests or phone measurements, so any trial of Pet Society there is at your own risk until it has been properly tested.
Brand notice: Pet Society is an original game by Playfish (Electronic Arts). Facebook is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. Android, iPhone, iOS, Chrome, Safari and Firefox are trademarks of their respective owners and are mentioned only to identify them. FB Games is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Playfish, Electronic Arts, Facebook or Meta. This is a browser edition.
For Pet Society, a computer is the safe choice today
Creating an account takes a minute, and you play straight from your browser.