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Minikins: Sanctuary

Hatch a tiny animal, raise it for life, and talk with it every day. A cozy 3D virtual pet with a painted sanctuary, a trail to run and a family that grows.

Coming soon toGoogle Play Play for real animals
A baby elephant on the sanctuary's stone dais, with Feed, Teach, Play and Rest buttons

A little life in your pocket

Every Minikin starts as an egg. How you care for it decides how it grows, how it runs and how it talks.

Hatch and raise

Tap your egg until it hatches, then feed, teach and play to raise your Minikin from baby to teen, adult and wise elder.

Talk with it

Type or speak and your Minikin answers in its own voice, babbling as a baby and telling stories as an elder.

Run the trail

Race the endless sanctuary trail together, dodge the convoys and collect gems to trade for tokens.

Grow a family

Giraffes, elephants, ducks, rabbits, goats and sheep, with rare skins and eyes. Grown-ups bring eggs, and elders bless your sanctuary.

Keep the memories

Your best moments turn into selfies in a scrapbook, ready to share with friends.

Rest and come back

Tuck your Minikin in at bedtime. It rests, earns tokens while it sleeps, and sends you a note when it's hungry.

Play for real animals

Until October 31, tokens players give in the game's Sanctuary Fund turn into real donations from Minikins to two animal charities. Players never pay to give.

  • Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: rescues orphaned elephants and rhinos in Kenya and raises them to return to the wild.
  • Farm Sanctuary: rescues farm animals and gives them lifelong care.

See the live totals

Minikins isn't affiliated with or endorsed by these charities. The pledge, its limits and its dates are on the fund page and in the terms; receipts will be posted there when the campaign ends.

The sanctuary at night

Made with care

A family of animals to raise, each growing up through four ages, in a sanctuary that turns from day to moonlit night.

Home screen with a baby elephant
The Family screen with giraffes, elephants and a duck