tuipet

What it is and what it does

tuipet is a fully playable Digimon V-Pet emulator that runs in the terminal, rendering 1,548 creatures as Unicode halfblock sprites with 11 animation frames each. It faithfully recreates the real device's mechanics: hunger, sleep, filth, and effort tracking; training drills; evolution gated by care quality and battle records; armor evolution via shop-bought Digimentals; and a 26-zone Adventure mode with bosses, towns, and raid encounters. The game includes a calendar-driven tournament cup system, an in-game AI care assistant, and a classic four-tab shop.

Beyond single-player, tuipet adds online play: cloud-backed saves (one pet per device at a time, like a cartridge), a live lobby with chat, PvP battles, and two-player jogress fusion. The UI is built on textual and rich, fitting the entire game—pet arena, status card, and control strip—into a fixed LCD-style box. It runs on Linux, Android (including Termux), and iOS (via a-Shell), with sound support where available and graceful fallback to the terminal bell elsewhere.

Use it for:

• Play a faithful Digimon V-Pet emulator on any terminal without emulation software or ROM files.
• Raise and evolve a creature through care, training, and battle across 1,500+ forms using real device mechanics.
• Engage in PvP battles and two-player jogress fusion with other players in the online lobby.
• Collect all 1,548 creatures by unlocking divergence paths through DNA charging and field-specific evolution gates.
• Run a portable pet game on Android or iOS without a dedicated app store, using only a terminal and Python.
• Participate in community raid bosses and seasonal tournament cups on a real-calendar schedule.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

A terminal-based virtual pet game in the Digimon V-Pet style, with Unicode sprite animation, care mechanics, evolution, adventure mode, and optional online multiplayer features.

Yes, if you want a terminal game. tuipet is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and offers a complete, faithful V-Pet experience with both offline and online play. The MIT license is permissive. The only real constraint is Python 3.10+; iOS and Android both work with appropriate terminal apps. Start with a single-player save to learn the mechanics, then join the online lobby if you want multiplayer.

Install

tuipet on PyPI

pip install tuipet

uv add tuipet

poetry add tuipet

Installing tuipet

Before you install

Low install friction: pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies. Active development with a commit from 2026-08-13 and regular updates. Requires Python 3.10+.

License in practice

MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for personal or commercial projects.

Quickstart

pip install tuipet
tuipet

# Or with pipx for isolation:
pipx install tuipet
tuipet

Requires Python 3.10 or later. On iOS, use a-Shell and run `python3 -m tuipet` instead of the bare command. On Android, optional termux-api package and Termux:API app enable sound.

Verify before relying

• Whether online multiplayer features (lobby, PvP, jogress fusion) require account registration or authentication beyond local play.
• Whether save files sync automatically to the cloud or require manual upload.
• Performance characteristics on low-end terminals or over SSH with latency.

Package facts

Evidence: tuipet-0.5.345-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: terminal, tui, virtual-pet, digimon, vpet, textual, game

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