Kinda reminds me of those 1990's Chia pet games where you had to take care of the pet as if was real or it would die.
Have heard it was a pain in the ass to recover them.
I remember trying it when i was a child when they we're new and couldn't figure out how to play it.
Also remember coming back and trying again some time later and the pet was a skeleton, think i threw it away after that.