A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

Frankenpets is a two-player co-op puzzle game where a pet navigates its owner’s house to complete mischievous activities. But, there’s a catch: the players are controlling opposite halves of the Frankenpet.

Frankenpets started as a project made for a University of Toronto x OCADU course in Winter 2025. It appeared at the Level Up Showcase 2025 and won 3rd in People's Choice among 150+ student-created games!

Meet our team:

  • 💻 Chelsea Wang (Team Lead, Programmer)
  • 💻 Anne Chow (Programmer)
  • 💻 Nina Huang (Programmer)
  • 💻 Rohan Bhalla (Programmer)
  • 🎨 Sarthak Sharma (Lead 3D Artist)
  • 🎨 Alex Carluen (2D/3D Artist)
  • 🎨 Evelyn Hoang (2D/3D Artist)
  • 🎨 Jason Fung (2D/3D Artist)
  • 🎨 Kaleigh Cronkwright (2D/3D Artist)
  • 🎨 Taleb Sairwan (UI/UX Designer)
  • 🎵 Kyle Meng (Music)
  • 🎵 Qiunuo Zuo (Music)

Download

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Creative Brief 11 MB
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Proof of Concept 131 MB
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Design Document 20 MB
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Level Prototype 115 MB
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Alpha Demo 291 MB
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Playtest Update Demo 201 MB
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Frankenpets Playtest Report 36 MB
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Level Up Windows Build 133 MB
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Level Up Mac Build 158 MB

Install instructions

MAC USERS:

  1. Under our "Download" section, download "Level Up Mac Build"
  2. Unzip the downloaded folder
  3. If the game cannot open after clicking it, follow the next steps
  4. Right-click on the application and select "Show Package Contents" (this is usually the second listed option)
  5. Click into the "Contents" folder
  6. Click into the "MacOS" folder
  7. Copy the executable file (i.e., the only file seen in /MacOS)
  8. Open the terminal
  9. Type "chmod +x " into the terminal, and then paste the executable file that you copied from Step 7 (alternatively, you can drag the executable file into the terminal after typing "chmod +x ")*. Press the "Return" key to enter the command.
  10. Like in step 3, click the game. You will see a message that says "Frankenpets_Alpha_Mac can't be opened." Press "Ok".
  11. Open your "System Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security". 
  12. You will see a message similar to "Frankenpets was blocked from use". Click "Open anyway". (You may need to scroll down the Privacy & Security page to see this message.)
  13. Click on the game again. You might get a pop-up saying that the game can't be checked for malicious software. Just click "Open", and you should now be able to play. Have fun!

*Here is an example of what your terminal might look like after finishing Step 9:

Timbits-MBP-2%   chmod +x /Users/Timbit/Downloads/Frankenpets_Alpha_Mac.app/Contents/MacOS/Frankenpets Timbits-MBP-2% 

WINDOWS USERS:

  1. Under our "Download" section, download "Level Up Windows Build"
  2. Unzip the downloaded folder
  3. Click "Frankenpets.exe" to run the game. Have fun!

GAME CONTROLS:

Frankenpets is a local two-player game. It supports keyboard or two gamepads. WE RECOMMEND USING GAMEPADS!

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