Pet Simulator 99 Beginner Guide (2026) — Start Here

By Money Lord — Founder & Editor | Updated: August 4, 2026

Pet Simulator 99 is BIG Games' pet-collecting giant, where you break objects for coins, hatch eggs, and grind toward rare pets like Huge, Titanic, and Gargantuan tiers. It's one of the biggest games on Roblox, with roughly 159,640 players online as of August 4, 2026, over 2.58 billion visits, and more than 3 million likes since launch.

If you just loaded in and feel buried by menus, that's normal. This guide walks you through your first session, the core systems that actually matter, and the mistakes that slow most new players down. For a broader hub of everything PS99, start with our Pet Simulator 99 hub.

Your First 30 Minutes

The moment you spawn in, hold your click on the nearest breakable to earn Coins. Coins are your starter currency, and you'll use them to unlock new areas, hatch eggs, and fuse pets. Don't overthink it early. Break everything in reach and let the pets you already have do the work.

Head to the first egg machine and hatch as soon as you can afford it. Starter eggs have an 80%+ chance to give Common pets, and that's fine. Even weak pets add to your total damage multiplier, so more pets equipped means faster breaking. Equip your strongest pets from the inventory once you have a few.

Follow the tutorial quests, too. They hand out free pets and starter currency that give you a real head start. Once you've cleared the first area's breakables quickly, spend Coins at the gate to unlock the next area, where coins and eggs both scale up.

Core Mechanics Explained

Currencies. There are three you'll care about. Coins come from ordinary breakables and cover early upgrades. Diamonds are the premium currency used to unlock later areas and hatch the best eggs, and you earn them from Diamond breakables, daily playtime, and codes. Gems come into play in the mid-game for enchant and upgrade costs.

Rebirths. Rebirthing resets some progress in exchange for a permanent +75% power boost to all pets. There are 9 rebirths total, and each one also unlocks systems. Rebirth 1 gives Teleport, Rebirth 2 unlocks Auto Hatch, Clans, and Huge pet hatching, Rebirth 4 opens World 2 plus Ultimates and Mastery, and Rebirth 8 unlocks World 3 (the Void). Rebirth when your gains stall, not before.

Pet tiers and variants. Normal pets are your workhorses, but Huge, Titanic, and Gargantuan pets are the endgame goals, each far stronger than the last. Any pet can also be upgraded into Golden, Rainbow, and Shiny variants at the fusion machine for bigger multipliers. For the full ranking, see our best pets list and the Pet Simulator 99 Tier List (2026).

Enchants. Enchants are applied at the Enchantment Station and only work while the pet sits in your active lineup. Super Lucky is the most valuable enchant for hunting Huge pets, and Lucky stacks across pets, so three pets each carrying Lucky apply three separate bonuses. For farming currency, Diamond enchants like Diamond 7 add roughly 65% more Diamonds from breakables. PS99 has 53 enchants and 13 charms in total, but you only need a few: solo farmers should pair Super Coins with Super Diamond, while in a group Super Team Coins applies its bonus to the whole team. Round out the lineup with Strong Pets (more damage), Tap Power and Treasure Hunter (higher drop rates).

Luck upgrades. Two upgrades speed up your pet hunting. Egg Luck raises your odds of rare pets by +5% per level, and Huge Luck adds +5% to your Huge pet chance per level. A built-in bonus also gives you a 2x rare chance every 10th roll, so hatching in bulk pays off.

Trading Plaza. All trading happens in the official in-game Trading Plaza. This is how most players get their first Huge pet, since raw hatching odds are steep. Check a value tracker like Cosmic Values before any deal so you don't get lowballed.

10 Beginner Mistakes to Avoid

Most early struggles come down to a handful of repeat errors. Here's what to skip:

That last one is easy free progress. New players routinely leave rewards on the table, so run through our Pet Simulator 99 codes list before a long grind and stack any active boosts first.

Best Starter Strategy

The winning early loop is simple: farm the highest area you can clear in under 10 seconds, hatch the best egg you can reach, and reinvest every currency the moment you can afford an upgrade. Repeat until your gains slow, then rebirth for the +75% boost and climb again.

Your first big milestone is Rebirth 2. That unlocks Huge pet hatching, Auto Hatch, and Clans all at once. Join a clan right away for the bonus multipliers, flip on Auto Hatch so eggs pop while you break coins, and start banking toward Huge Luck upgrades. From there, Rebirth 4 opens World 2 and the Mastery system, which deepens your long-term progression.

For your first Huge pet, don't rely on hatching alone. Huge pets can drop when you break a Huge chest, appear in seasonal event raffles, or be picked up in the Trading Plaza, which is usually the fastest route for a new player. Once you have a Huge to farm with, everything speeds up. If you want the fine detail on which pets to chase, our best pets guide breaks down the top targets.

One honest note for 2026: BIG Games left the game's description as "Thanks for playing," which scared off some players, but content is still flowing. The current update, Plant & Combine (Update 87), launched August 1, 2026 and added a Combine-o-Matic that lets you feed pets up the chain from Gift to Huge to Titanic, a Super Rebirth system into tougher biomes, four new Garden Eggs (the egg ladder now reaches tier 12), and a limited-time Diamond Egg chasing the Diamond Penguin and Diamond Capybara. So the game is very much alive, but for a new player the fastest wins are still trading and collection goals. Curious how it stacks up against other collectors? See PS99 vs Adopt Me and PS99 vs Grow a Garden.

When to Spend Robux (and When Not To)

You do not need to spend a cent to enjoy Pet Simulator 99. Everything core, coins, eggs, rebirths, Huge pets, is reachable through grinding and trading. That said, a couple of purchases genuinely save time if you play often.

The VIP gamepass (400 Robux) is the one most players consider. It grants 10,000 Diamonds up front, then a VIP chest every 6 hours that hands out 1,500 Diamonds and 3 Gift Bags, plus extra luck, a VIP mine, and cosmetic perks like an exclusive hoverboard. If you log in daily, that chest adds up fast and the pass pays for itself over time.

Here are the gamepasses worth knowing, with their current Robux prices as of August 4, 2026. They all stack, so a heavy grinder can run several at once:

For a beginner on a budget, Auto Farm (175) and Lucky (275) give the most progress per Robux. Magic Eggs (1,200) is the long-term pick if you're chasing Rainbow variants, and Huge Hunter (3,250) only makes sense once you're actively hatching Huge pets.

What to avoid: don't dump Robux into random one-off egg or luck potions hoping to shortcut a rare pet. The odds don't change enough to justify it, and trading gets you there more reliably. If you'd rather not spend real money at all, you can earn Robux for free instead, which our PS99 free Robux guide walks through step by step.

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