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=== Assistant: Hey Colton — good news: you’re not crazy, this kind of mobile game did exist. ===
Hey Colton — good news: you’re not crazy, this kind of mobile game did exist. Bad news: I couldn’t find a perfect match for your description so far. But I did dig up some promising leads and tips, and we can keep narrowing it down. Let’s get practical.

===== ✅ What matches your memory =====

Here are features from what you said, that do show up in known games:
* You mentioned animals as characters with a “home and a little town” — there are games like Animal Town: Cute City Builder where you build a town, house animal villagers, etc. Google Play<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_US&id=com.ForestFoundationPhilippines.AnimalTown|publisher=Google Play|access-date=2025-12-22}}</ref>
* You said you earn money by playing mini‐games (like a race) and by doing work/earning money — Freemium mobile games from 2010-2013 often had that “play mini‐game -> earn currency -> buy upgrades” loop.
* You described a clothing/furniture store setup (head/hat, shirt/dress, shoes) and the ability to spend real money for faster/better items (“speedy shoes”)— that’s classic mobile free-to-play design circa that era.

===== ⚠️ What doesn’t match exactly =====
* The “race” mini‐game part is a bit unique — many dress-up/town builder games didn’t include a '''race''' per se.
* The specific layout of clothing store (columns for hat, shirt, shoes) is a strong memory but I didn’t locate a mainstream game that advertises it that way.
* The timeline (2010-2013) suggests maybe an older/less-known title, possibly even region-specific, so it could be discontinued or obscured.

===== 🔍 My best guess & what to check =====

My best guess is: it might be a smaller developer’s game (maybe iOS early days) that either got pulled or renamed, or it evolved into another title.

What you can check (to help pin it down):
* Do you remember if it was iOS only (iPhone/iPad) or also Android? That might narrow it.
* Do you remember any character types: specific animal species? Lion, rabbit, dog, cat? Color style?
* Can you recall the game’s icon style or name fragments (like “town animals”, “animal city”, “cute town animals”)?
* Do you have access to old device/app history (if you still have the device you used) where you might see the package/app name?
* Search YouTube for “mobile animal town builder dress up game 2011” and see if any screenshots trigger your memory.

===== 📌 Something to watch: Animal Town =====

Here’s a candidate:

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* “Animal Town: Cute City Builder” – you build a town, house animal villagers, assign jobs. Google Play<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_US&id=com.ForestFoundationPhilippines.AnimalTown|publisher=Google Play|access-date=2025-12-22}}</ref>
* However: I couldn’t verify it does include a racing mini‐game or the clothing store laid out exactly as you remember.
* It also looks more recent/updated (2020s) than 2010-2013, so it may not be the game you played — could be something similar.

===== 💡 My recommendation =====
* Let’s treat this as a search mission: I’ll help dig for mobile games from ~2010-2014 with keywords like: “animal town builder mobile 2012 dress up shop mini race”, etc.
* Meanwhile you might browse old screenshots or forums of “lost mobile games 2010s animal town” to see if anything clicks.
* If you’re okay, I can check archived app stores or game archives for discontinued titles (might take a little digging).
* If we don’t find the exact title, we can also look for similar games so you can revisit that same vibe.

If you like, I can go ahead right now and pull up a list of 5–10 candidate games from around that era (with screenshots) that resemble your description — we can check them one by one and see if one triggers your memory. Do you want me to do that?