Webkinz returns to browsers in 2025

Back in 2005, we launched Webkinz as one of the first fully featured Flash web sites. Flash wasn’t just an animated element, or a game embedded in the page, it WAS the game. We had created a virtual world for you and your pet to immerse into… in a browser.
 
 
For 15 years players went daily to webkinz.com to hit that big “Log In” button to join their pets in having hours of fun.
 
 
With the discontinuing of Flash at the end of 2020, Webkinz World’s days as a browser destination also came to an end. Our developers were able to keep Webkinz World alive with the fully featured Webkinz application on PC and Mac, and the mobile versions on iOS and Android, but internally we always had the idea that one day we could return to browsers like Chrome and Safari and have our game playable anywhere, on any device.
 
 
Today, on the 20th Anniversary of our launch, we are proud to announce that Webkinz Classic will be returning to browsers later this year.
 
 
We have had one goal with this project – get everything working, particularly those features that mobile players currently don’t have access to, like challenges, the Curio Shop, trading, and the Employment Office. And of course, we had to get all the games running – from our earliest games like Pumpkin Patch Protector, to favorites like Cash Cow and Jumbleberry Fields.
 
 
And like the downloadable app and the mobile app, all this works with your existing data. Playing in a browser will just be another way to play!
 
 
Here is your first look at the game in action (the URL has been intentionally hidden):
 
 
Employment Office – PC, Chrome
 
 
Arcade – PC, Chrome
 
 
Curio Shop – iPad, Safari (we will be addressing the scaling issues)
 
 
Now while we’ve come a very long way, we still have a lot of work to do. We are still working on features and once those are complete, we will have a long bug testing and fixing phase. We are aiming for an early Q4 release for everyone to enjoy.
 
 
We are also discussing beta events where players will be able to try out what we have (knowing that there will be bugs). We will provide more details on these in the coming months.
 
 
Finally, and I’m sure that this will be music to many players ears, our overall goal is to get Webkinz Classic to a point where we can begin developing all new features and finally fix features that have been missing for too long.
 
 
We appreciate every fan who has enjoyed our plush and our virtual world over the past 20 years and this project is just one of the many steps that we will be taking to ensure that the next 20 years provides even more joy and fun to all our players, new and old alike.

 
 
- Your furry friends in Webkinz World
 
 
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214 Responses to Webkinz returns to browsers in 2025

  1. CORINA IOSIP says:

    NOW MAKE PLUSHIES (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

  2. nanny2b5g says:

    I am so excited. This is great news. I started playing Webkinz in 2007 with my 5 granddaughters, 1 grandson and daughters in laws. Needless to say many Webkinz were purchased and the girls still ask for Webkinz for Christmas even thought they are adults.

  3. maddogissoawesome says:

    Will it work on Mozilla Firefox too?

  4. patchts says:

    thank you so much, I remember the web one. will we be able to keep the download version as well so we can pick?

  5. littlepetshop082 says:

    I am so excited right now I’m about to scream I never thought this day will come now all you got to do is re-release the old plushiesIf you did that I’ll be buying all of them

  6. lemony says:

    Will something be put in place to prevent duping? It was pretty rampant in the old browser days!

  7. emmessister says:

    hi! thank you so much!! this is amazing news it’s going to be nice being able to also play on my phone now! :) but could i ask could you all please bring back mazin hamsters too?

  8. kendra1716 says:

    This is so exciting! I hope that Webkinz Golf makes a comeback! That game was fantastic!

  9. noonesfriend says:

    Okay, I just saw this article. I am suspecting this may have something to do with my problem of my friends’ list(s). ( see article on flower collection ) This is interesting news. Having experienced those rather horrible years of overwhelming changes and glitches I am fearing possible repeats. This will be wonderful, if successful. I would LOVE to experience weather changes in classic again ! That one feature, more than any other, caused me to join and enjoy playing. I also DID NOT SELL MY PARTIES ! Have been hoping all this time to see a reappearance ! Hoping and praying this happens ( in my lifetime ) 0v0

  10. rach1794 says:

    Thanks so very much. I am looking forward to not having to bring my little notebook with me so I can do things like request and give daisies!

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