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Learning to care

· 3 min read
Raúl (netraular)
Raúl (netraular)
Creator of HibiTomo

April was the month HibiTomo grew a heart. Up to now your pet mostly needed feeding and a friendly tap now and then. This month I made caretaking real — with warmth, but also with consequences.

Concept art of the HibiTomo room decoration

Coins finally have a purpose​

A rotating furniture shop is now open. Its catalog refreshes a few times through the day, so it's worth popping back to see what's new. All those coins you earn from fishing, farming and the rest finally buy something you can see and enjoy: decorations for your room.

And decorating got a lot deeper. You can now:

  • Place furniture precisely, right where you want it.
  • Pick your walls and floors to set the whole mood.

Small touches, but they turn a generic space into your pet's home. This is the start of something I've wanted from day one — a cozy room that feels like yours.

Care that actually matters​

Here's the big one. Care used to be a formality. Now it's a real relationship.

Your pet has a 5-stat care system running quietly under the surface, and it responds to how you treat it. Keep up, and it thrives. Slip, and it lets you know.

Two new needs can appear:

  • Your pet can get dirty and need a bath.
  • Your pet can get sick and need medicine.

The important part: there's no shortcut. A dirty pet needs a bath — not a snack. A sick pet needs medicine. You have to give the specific fix. It nudges you toward paying attention instead of just mashing buttons, which is exactly the gentle push a caretaking game should have.

Cute care, one minigame at a time​

Chores could easily feel like, well, chores — so I turned them into little moments instead. Bathing and giving medicine now play out as small, friendly care minigames. They're quick, they're sweet, and they make the fix feel earned rather than automatic. More of these are on the way for other kinds of care.

Know how yesterday went​

Life gets busy, and it's easy to lose track of a pet living in your pocket. So there's now a daily recap: a short look back at how the previous day went. Did your pet stay happy and clean, or did things slide a little? It's a gentle way to keep the bond steady day after day — and steady, consistent care is what shapes the best pets over the 7-day journey.

Also this month​

I spent time smoothing out the visuals, too. Nothing you'd point at directly, but everything moves and settles a touch more nicely now. The little world feels calmer to sit in.

Next up, I want to keep filling out that room and give you even more reasons to make it your own. Thanks for following along — go give your pet a bath.