Feed, clean and exercise your very own capybara in Capy, a super-chill game that offers all the joys of raising a pet with none of the real-life hassle.

What we love: Neglecting your capybara makes it unhappy, which is heartbreaking. Luckily you can play entertaining and colourful 3D match levels to earn rewards, meaning that as well as teaching you a little bit of responsibility, Capy is giving you literal heaps of fun, too.

Quick tip: Don’t forget that Capy comes with multiplayer options! This makes caring for your fuzzy friend a lot easier – more members in the group means more coins earned and more hands to feed and pet your capy – and the messaging function makes it social, too.

Meet the creator: MoonBear is a small publisher with an office in London, in the UK. If you like the sound of a cute pet in your phone, but a capybara isn’t quite right, then MoonBear has other options, such as Chicky, My Wolf and even Potater, for those who want something less animal and more vegetable.