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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We are so happy for this! My laptop died a few weeks ago, so now I only have access to Webkinz via the mobile app. So thankful for everything we receive just by logging in, and that I don’t need to go to the activity button to get the 20 box and other items, since the mob app play is currently limited. Thank you
Are you also working on letting us invite friends over to our house by chance? Or is that forever going to be gone?
Does this mean Mazin’ Hamsters could return? I’m assuming it’s still possible to recover the game considering that some people have tried doing it themselves and have successfully been able to do so
I SURE HOPE SO!! also hey Cheeky, I haven’t seen you on in awhile!! Its me, Radish!!
OMG this is amazing news!!!! Yessssss! So excited for Webkinz to be a browser game again! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for working on this! I’m so excited to see Webkinz return to the web. I do wonder, does this mean players will be able to access the full version of the game on mobile devices by using a browser, or will mobile users still be limited to the app? It would definitely be nice to play the full version of Classic on my phone when I can’t use my laptop!
The idea is that you can access it from mobile. One of the screenshots it from an iPad
This is the best news ever. I can not wait for a full mobile version using a browser. THANK YOU TEAM!
So exciting! Can’t wait for the new features and updates. An extra big thank you to the Webkinz Team for working on this!
This is great news. Dragging out my rapidly aging laptop has been such a drag that I have almost stopped playing.
This is amazing news, I can’t wait to play in the browser again! Thank you Webkinz team we appreciate your hard work!
This is Such Exciting news to hear!! I would love to be able to play on my phone when I am out doing Dr. appts which are a lot. Thank You! And a very Happy Webkinz Day to everyone!!
WOW. This is THE MOVE!! It opens up the world back to more casual players, nostalgia-searchers, and new players!! It’s so amazing that you were able to keep the game in the desktop app, and now back to the web!! That’s on talent!!