Meta's Waddle World is a Tamagotchi-like AI pet app - Engadget
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Looks like a big part of Meta's AI strategy is to rely on "uwu" and cuteness as a way to get people to use and train its models and agents. The company has released a new Tamagotchi-like AI-powered pet-rearing game called Waddle World, but it's only available in the Philippines for now. If you've ever played Tamagotchi or any other virtual pet game, Waddle World will feel very familiar. You hatch an egg to get a pet, then you have to play with it and feed it to keep you happy. This virtual pet,
Meta's Waddle World is a Tamagotchi-like AI pet app
But it's only available in the Philippines for now.
By Mariella Moon
Oct. 28, 2026 4:40 am EST
Screenshots by Mariella Moon (Meta)
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Looks like a big part of Meta's AI strategy is to rely on "uwu" and cuteness as a way to get people to use and train its models and agents. The company has released a new Tamagotchi-like AI-powered pet-rearing game called Waddle World, but it's only available in the Philippines for now. If you've ever played Tamagotchi or any other virtual pet game, Waddle World will feel very familiar. You hatch an egg to get a pet, then you have to play with it and feed it to keep you happy. This virtual pet, however, can chat with you and even create illustrated journal entries to illustrate your conversations.
