Little Kitty, Big City
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Bobo Bay
Developer NewFutureKids
Bobo Bay is a cozy pet simulation game where you raise Bobos day by day. Train them, accessorize them, mash (breed) new generations, compete in events, explore randomized islands, improve the town, and discover new species as they grow. From the Steam store page
347 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
231 positive · 22 negative
95% range 87–94%
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| Steam reviews | 231 | 22 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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94 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
827 of 863 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 347 · most liked firstHello Bluesky. hey. I'm making a game called Bobo Bay where you train little creatures to compete in races and fights. It's like Chao Garden. Wishlist please :) and play the free alpha! store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/... #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Remember Chao Garden? me neither, but here is a game that lets you collect little creatures and put them in competitions. BOBO BAY. #PitchYaGame
unlabelledView post →GIVEAWAY! I'm making a game called Bobo Bay which is like Chao Garden. Repost this post and I'll pick a random person who reposted in 24 hours to gift a 1 month Patreon sub to. You get access to the newest dev build! Patreon just launched this new feature and I wanna use :) #gamedev
unlabelledView post →hey family. I'm here making a CHAO GARDEN spiritual successor. It's called Bobo Bay and I love it. Please wishlist on Steam, try the free alpha, and join the Patreon if you want to help fund various art bits for the game <3 #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames
unlabelledView post →Eat this! ✨ We’re excited to announce that Parfait Biggs from @newfuturekids.bsky.social and @austofrosto.bsky.social's Bobo Bay will be joining the cast of Star Garden as a FREE playable DLC character for the full game!
unlabelledView post →I said if someone ever made a chao garden successor 'd buy it instantly and i'm here to put my money where my mouth is. This developer did what the absolute COWARDS at a certain hedgehog game studio refused to do. And get this, it's REALLY GOOD too!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So i was kinda confused by some early negative reviews on the game saying that progress was too hard or that things were too slow, cause thats just kind of how chao garden always was unless you were specifically using the feeding glitch in SA2 (and even then it was quite the grind) but after playing it a bit i kinda get it? Like by all means this is a fantastic chao garden game and it can give ya hundreds of hours of entertainment if this is your thing like it is for me, so of course i'd…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New DEMO August 7th for my Chao Garden inspired game Bobo Bay. Ok??? #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
unlabelledView post →Did you know a Chao Garden inspired game called Bobo Bay comes out in 2 weeks?
unlabelledView post →I added a jet ski to my Chao Garden inspired game... Thanks to the support from patreon, I was able to add this brand new big feature to Bobo Bay!! This was something I had in mind super early on, but cut it because I didn't think I would have the time to do it 🌊
unlabelledView post →This game is very much a chao garden with a few extras added on to make it feel like a game rather than an addition like it was in sonic. The game follows a similar style where you simply feed a chao a fruit and said fruit gives specific buffs. So ideally you want to get a chao to do a specific style of race and then give it fruits that will boost those stats needed for the race. Then race. Now ill start talking about the additions and why they do not work. In order to find a bobo you enter…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hello again. you can play the alpha of my Chao Garden-inspired game Bobo Bay for free right now on steam :O #gamedev free as in no money store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/... Feel free to leave a review on the alpha page too if you have some time!
unlabelledView post →Try out my Chao Garden game Bobo Bay right now in a new demo! And join the discord if you wanna talk about it and share media :)) discord.gg/HjBn4B6X47
unlabelledView post →It's definitely a homage to the Sonic Adventure series Chao Garden. There's a lot of interesting details like how the protagonist changers her hairstyle everyday or spreads her arms when she starts running fast. There's a lot of love here. The problem is that the Chao Garden was supposed to be something after you played the Sonic levels and this game's focus on the garden makes it difficult to do anything at the beginning besides feeding your bobos and sleeping. I wish there was more I could do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(I'm one of the playtesters for this game, at time of writing I have about 100 hours of Bobo experience!) Bobo Bay is an absolute love letter to the pet raising genre, and the spiritual successor to Chao Garden that we've all been waiting for. It's charming, adorable, full of love in every pixel - I would die for my little plant friends, and considering I gave one of them a gun I probably will! There's so much to discover, I fully intend to sink another few hundred hours into exploring it all.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My game Bobo Bay is a pet sim where you train little creatures to compete in races and brawls #TeaseYaGame It comes out April 29th!!!
unlabelledView post →you can play the PHANTOM UPDATE for my Chao Garden-inspired game Bobo Bay right now on Patreon! www.patreon.com/c/BoboBay #gamedev
unlabelledView post →You like Tomodachi Life? My game Bobo Bay is a similar vibe where you raise tiny little creatures called bobos. It's very weird and charming and full of unexpected moments. It comes out NEXT WEEK April 29th!
unlabelledView post →Chao Garden game called Bobo Bay just dropped. Here is the gameplay loop.
unlabelledView post →Bobo Bay comes out NEXT Wednesday, April 29th! Bobo Bay is a pet simulation game where you collect, mash(breed), accessorize, and train little creatures to compete in races and other competitions.
unlabelledView post →Bobo Bay, a legally distinct Chao Garden, is the game I have been waiting for my whole life. And there's a demo available right now!
unlabelledView post →Bobo Bay - an indie game inspired by Sonic Adventure 2's Chao Gardens - has preserved all its previous demos + early builds publicly online. Indie game preservation is something I vouch for a lot, and lost demos hurts my soul - great to see! newfuturekids.itch.io
unlabelledView post →Bobo Bay Fairy Garden Update is out right NOW!! The game is also 20% off! Please repost and share!
unlabelledView post →Hey a reminder to make sure you review Bobo Bay on Steam! We well on our way to 500 reviews and if we hit that, Steam starts pushing the game even more!
unlabelledView post →Being a game reviewer means, for me, having a relentless drive for curiosity. For instance, as an eternal hopeful of Sonic Adventure 3, Bobo Bay and Denshattack! have already given me that fix I dreamed of for so long. Giving new games a try is great.
unlabelledView post →New trailer for Bobo Bay my Chao Garden-inspired game!! #indiegame #gamedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xWh...
unlabelledView post →Bobo Bay could have just recreated the Chao Garden minigame and called it a day. What I didn’t expect was that it would tell a heartfelt main narrative alongside its endlessly charming critters. A pleasure to review this one.
unlabelledView post →I have a new demo in Next Fest for my game Bobo Bay! It's a pet sim game where you raise little creatures to compete in competitions. I'm also running two competitions right now for Steam Gift Cards🎁Can check those out on my other posts.
unlabelledView post →It's exactly what a fan of a certain minigame from a certain 2002 action platformer could ever ask for! 24 years and it all feels just like it did playing on the GCN It's got better quality of life, a fun gameplay loop, horsebetting styled gambling on races, fun cosmetics and interesting items to search for, a ton of little quirks and whimsy to the design. Looking for Chao Garden? This is it without having to level grind for rings or stat boosters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I get asked at least once a day to add co-op to Bobo Bay. First of all... that isn't as easy as clicking a button 😭 Especially when I didn't build the game with that in mind. Secondly, I prefer single player experiences. Not everything needs multiplayer. I'm sorry.
unlabelledView post →This game takes heavy inspiration from SA2 chao garden. Before I go on, I read some other "Do not Recommend this game" to make sure I wasn't the only one feeling this way and I want to get some things clear before others try to excuse complaints, as rude as that sounds. - I want this game to succeed - I think devs deserve to have money for games they create - "Do not Recommend" is an honest reaction, I don't view this game negatively nor do I think intentions are bad I want to enjoy this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My game Bobo Bay will be on sale for 25% off starting Oct 1! Biggest sale so far :) Wishlist to get notified.. I think.
unlabelledView post →Chao Garden inspired indie game, Bobo Bay, will be participating in Steam's Creature Collector Fest! Check out Bobo Bay on Steam today! store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #chaogarden #creaturecollectorfest
unlabelledView post →It's kinda like this game where you hatch colorful critters and train their stats to participate in tournaments against other colorful critters Yeah, it's kinda like Duck Life
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →extremely cute extremely fun i grew a mushroom who was also a ghost out of the ground and she kept crying so i took her to town and showed her nice things and that made her stop crying and the love i felt for her in that moment and her big shiny eyes made me cry in return. 10/10 already. minor critique is just that i find the grading system used to tell the race difficulties kind of too esoteric to get a good grasp on but maybe thats just me
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely cute game that is effectively a standalone version of the Chao Garden from Sonic Adventure. Earn money by doing events, spend that money on items that improve or decorate your creatures. If you've been wishing for a return to the Chao Garden, this is worth checking out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love this game! Perfectly captures the essence of the Chao Garden from Sonic Adventure 2. However, it does feel very slow and could benefit from some quality of life and additional gameplay loops. Right now, everyday gives you one excursion for resources, one stock of resources from the shop and four(6 with the upgrade) races to do during the day and during the night. This does make it feel heavily time gated, as Bobos will only eat a specific number of food each day (ranging from 1-3) so you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing. It has the heart and feel of something like Chao Garden but with unique and needed additions and twists. I very highly recommend it for anyone who enjoyed the Chao Garden or creature raising games, and highly recommend it to anyone who likes sim/cozy games. Added bonus, my wife likes it too. EDIT: I wanted to add some extra context and info. 1. This game is a longevity-focused game, so it has a slower start. Don't be deterred. Much like Stardew Valley, as you progress,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I can appreciate the time and effort that went into this game, as well as the art style and the polish, I just dont agree or like a lot of the gameplay design choices. A lot of the details or gameplay loops I enjoyed about the old Chao Gardens are changed here. Time doesn't pass organically, you have to manually pass time using a "day-by-day" system rather than a naturally progressing time system. Bobos dont naturally become hungry and eat or have a bar to refill over irl time, it's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Austin would never do a video on my game, but I now think about this shit every time i level design. That's why Bobo Bay will have gutters and drains around every building.
unlabelledView post →✨NEW EPISODE✨ This week in the Aether: We’re rolling for “actually enjoying a CRPG” in Esoteric Ebb and Disco Elysium. Saros is Danny Boyle’s Sunshine: The Video Game. Bobo Bay brings the Chao Garden into 2026. Listen + Tell a Friend: intothecast.online 💕
unlabelledView post →I need to remember to play the demo for Bobo Bay! I'm definitely feeling that need for a Chao Garden inspired game right now (° ~ ° ~)
unlabelledView post →✨Animation Showcase: Austo Loading icons for their game, Bobo Bay! #vgencomm #art
unlabelledView post →Trying not to be too harsh, I'm pretty disappointed in Bobo Bay. I'm a big fan of SA2B, I have a lot of fond memories with the chaos system and this falls extremely short. Let me start with what I like. This game is cute, flat out. Tropical island inhabited by zombies and little critters that want to compete with each other? fantastic! The art style is very fitting and the characters feel right at home on an island of "Bobo". The "Wheelies" are a fun way to get around and there's some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i have a great idea for a Bobo Bay boardgame that i pray i get to do one day lol. Depends on the success of the game!
unlabelledView post →The idea behind the game is fun and for sure is going to appease many of the other people who also enjoyed the Chao garden as kids, but oh my lord this game just seems to want to inconvenience me at every turn. I have this issue where almost every time I'm backing out of a trial or saga menu the game will stop responding to any inputs and force me to close the game and reopen it before I can do anything. Please fix this bug! Also, having to check up on every individual Bobo whenever it's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chao Garden Standalone. Been looking for a game like this for a while. Closest I found beforehand was wobbledogs but didn't scratch the itch I have. Looking forward to discovering the various of chao forms and accessories. Hope a lot more opens up as I play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Supported this game on Kickstarter for awhile, and it came out! And it's really good! Definitely what I was looking for when it comes to these pet raising/chao simulator sort of deals. My only two complaints being that I wish when you held stat raising items near a Bobo, it showed you their stats, and hopefully future updates can cut down on the loading screens and the downtime between area traversal. But if that's my only two real issues, it goes to show how nice this game is.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a huge fan of the Chao Gardens, this game has become everything I wished for and more. I can feel the inspiration, but also see and appreciate how the developer goes above and beyond to make this its own game. Bobo Bay has wonderful quality of life improvements, adorable lore, and constant chances for exploration and ways to train and raise the Bobos. If you are someone who likes to be in control and grind to create the optimal critters, you will love this game. If you want to just see cute…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm writing this review close to completing the 100% of this game! Overall I think this is a good game that I do recommend, however there are a few things I've encountered that I wish to see address to make the player experience a bit better. I'll split the review into 4 segments, Anecdote of my time playing, Pros, Cons, and Improvements/Suggestions Anedotes: - This game is very slow, to note, my early game was during the 1.0 version of the game, and while they've added some new features…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Collect all the things in my indie game, Bobo Bay #gaming #indiegame #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev
unlabelledView post →going back 2 years, what if i named my game "Bobo Bay Remake" even though it never came out before. I wonder if that would make people more interested or less interested lol.
unlabelledView post →Honestly, yes. 😊 I still want to play Bobo Bay sooo bad because it's one of the only games that has tried to be like the Sonic Chao Garden that I've seen. store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/...
unlabelledView post →I don't think this game looks like it's worth $25 on the surface, but after sinking some time into it it definitely is. I've never played a sonic game so I don't know what a chao is and I'm still having tons of fun. The loop of buffing your little guys and putting them in competitions is scratching my Uma Musume itch, except this isn't gacha and the cute little bobos are vastly superior to anime girls. Big big recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this kind game and if you have any semblance of nostalgia for Sonic Adventure's Chao Garden you should really play this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been waiting a long time for this game to come out and it does not disappoint! For such a huge chunk of my life I have longed for a game that is just the Sonic Adventure Chao Garden as it's whole game and this delivers. I have spent years and years trudging through indie pet sims to scratch that very specific itch and they either get too close to Pokemon or are too detached from the coziness that I crave. This is it. This is everything. It doesn't feel bloated, I have just the right…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →live now!!! i wanna try something that's been on my list for a long time now! WE'RE GOING TO BOBO BAY!!! IT'S LIKE A FANMADE CHAO GARDEN GAME YIPPEEEE!!! www.twitch.tv/dazey
unlabelledView post →did you love raising chao in the sonic adventure games? did you ever wish there was stand alone version focused on them? if you answered "yes" then you will love this game. end of story
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't really recommend Bobo Bay as it is. I suffer from a lot of the same issues a lot of the other reviewers have expressed. The gameplay loop gets really samey really fast, and my bobos are coming in dead last in most competitions due to the sheer amount of RNG that goes into the fruit shop and excursions every day. Sure, there's the training school, but one lesson takes most of the money I have and leaves me with barely any to feed my bobos with. The pity stat boosts you get with certain…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never leave reviews. In 15 years using steam, I've never left a single one. This game deserve it though, and it deserves so much more. Someone finally took the Chao Garden from Sonic Adventure 2 and made it a standalone game. It's not a perfect game, but neither was the original minigame. It's everything I've hoped to play for the past 20 years. 10/10 for letting me relive my childhood obsession in a fresh new way
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