Preamble

Hello, and welcome to MindGames! In this month's episode we're activating beast mode: we're talking animals and pets!

What sort of animals are represented in games, and how do games explore human-animal relationships? Why do people feel such a strong affinity for animal companions over human ones?

Join us for a walk on the wild side as we address all these questions and more!

Today's Games (in order of appearance):

Pokemon (GameFreak)

Zoo Tycoon (Blue Fang Games)

Planet Zoo (Frontier Developments)

Fallout (Bethesda)

The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt Red)

Fable 2 (Lionhead Studios)

Bioshock: Infinite (2K)

The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)

Mass Effect (Bioware)

Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions)

Megaquarium (Twice Circled)

Parkosaurus (Washbear Studio)

Planet Coaster (Frontier Developments)

Temtem (Crema)

Monster Sanctuary (Moi Rai Games)

Monster Hunter (Capcom)

The dustbowl hellscape nightmare of rutting warthogs: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/planet-zoo-is-temporarily-a-game-about-mass-producing-knackered-warthogs

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