The Sims 2: Apartment Pets

About

Your Sim trades the suburbs for city apartment living in this management-focused Sims 2 expansion. Oversee a bustling building filled with quirky neighbors and a rotating cast of animals needing attention. Run the building's pet spa to earn Simoleons by giving tailored treatments to keep animals and their owners happy. Care for cats, dogs, and exotic creatures like snakes, birds, and rabbits. Handle temporary foster duties as residents drop off pets needing short-term care. Balance daily routines with unexpected animal antics to maintain harmony in the building. The mix of domestic and exotic pets creates distinct challenges not seen in earlier Sims titles. Players manage both Sim relationships and animal well-being across 12 apartment units. A mid-game task involves tracking down the owner of a lost puppy discovered in the building. Released in 2008 for Nintendo DS, the game emphasizes pet care mechanics over deep story progression. Community play logs show most complete the core apartment takeover scenario in 15-20 hours while collecting all available animal species.

Storyline

The game begins with your Uncle Bill going on an expedition and leaving you to take care of the apartment. You can also take care of the pets already in the apartment of the beginning of the game. Soon after the game starts, the janitor will tell you about a lost puppy, and give it to you until the owner is found. This pet and more are ones that owners and various people will drop off, asking for you to take care of the pet for a few days.