A Tamagotchi-style free PC and mobile game called Hatching has just released to promote the Finnish horror film of the same name — and it sees players hatch monsters in their browser or phone.
The movie centers on a family, specifically a young girl looking to please her mother, who comes across a mysterious and supernatural egg.
Over the course of the film, the egg swells and eventually hatches, spawning an unhinged monster. Tamagotchi was a massively popular trend in the 1990s and 2000s, and the brand continues to see success with modern versions and special-edition releases like the adorable Kingdom Hearts Anniversary Tamagotchis.
The premise of a Tamagotchigame is rather simple: players are given a digital pet and are tasked with nurturing it. Tamagotchi pets begin life as an egg, and eventually hatch into small creatures before growing and evolving through regular care.
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