When they say “Pokémon! Gotta caught all of “them”, we all assumed they meant to catch all pocket monsters. But really, what they’re talking about is catching all the Pokémon and Pokémon-like games out there – of which there are many. And now, at last, we have captured them all, and summarized them in this very article.
If you’re the type of person who hates waiting for the next Pokémon game, even though they’re currently arriving at a rate of every two or three years, here are the games for you to keep an eye on Poké Ball, to train your A-fingers. -mashing yours and let you pass until the next Pokémon Thing and Pokémon Different Thing.
Now, act like a Wailord and dive into…
Note. Yes, we know Temtem is on Switch! We’re working on our review right now and we’ll add it to this list in due course. Of course if it’s choking.
Publishing company: Free Games / Developers: TRAGsoft
It’s a Pokémon, but: With built-in Nuzlocke modes and simpler style matching!
If sham is the highest form of flattery, then Coromon is the greatest love letter ever written. It’s no secret that it’s inspired by classic Pokémon titles, especially those from the Game Boy Advance era. It just stops at a direct imitation of those games but has clearly been created to cater to the fans who love those generations and are hungry for more of them.
Publishing company: Bandai Namco / Developers: Witch
It’s a Pokémon, but: It’s a visual novel!
Digimon Survive is one of the best visual novels of 2022, with lots of heart and tension to bring you to the ultimate action. Fans looking for a gripping story with well-written and presented characters that deal with life-or-death situations will enjoy the ride, while combat-focused players will likely enjoy the ride. found that the game was a bit brief.
It’s definitely not a traditional Poké-like game, but if you want more time hanging out with your animal friends than all the fighting, you’ll find it here. .
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Publishing company: Soedesco / Developers: Studio Aurum
It’s a Pokémon, but: There’s a contract!
Monster Crown Set in the wild world of Crown Island, where humans and monsters rarely coexist in harmony as they reluctantly accept. Catching monsters is as simple as making a pact, then having them read mid-battle and then accepting or rejecting based on factors like level and health. It’s also designed to look like an 8-bit Game Boy Color game, if you like that!
Publishing company: PQube / Developers: VEWO Interactive
It’s a Pokémon, but: With more complex battles and non-linear exploration!
Nexomon: Extinction wears its effects gratuitously on its sleeve. You’re a kid who becomes a Nexomon tamer (not a trainer, that’s another word, see?), you have to travel across the land from town to town while catching and training ( sorry, domestication) added Nexomon, and of course ended up saving the world. It’s the same idea, the same recipe, and even the same battle UI. It’s a bit harder than Pokémon when it comes to battles, which can be both a blessing and a curse, as the difficulty increases a bit. However, it is very beautiful.
Publishing company: Bandai Namco / Developers: Bandai Namco
It’s a Pokémon, but: It’s Digimon!
Now, you know the deal with Digimon: They can talk and evolve, unlike their simple (stupider?) Pokéquivalents. As a result, the evolution is also more complicated, and most battles are also 3v3 and not 1v1.
Unlike other Digimon games on this list, Cyber Sleuth like what you’d expect from a Pokémon like it, though it still leans towards the “visual novel” aspect with its lengthy dialogue. It’s also a bit difficult, but if you’re a Poké fan, that shouldn’t stop you, right?
Publishing company: Bandai Namco / Developers: Level 5
It’s a Pokémon, but: Much better text and images!
JRPG Level-5’s enchanting fairy tale masterpiece is like a playable Studio Ghibli movie. Localization of their branding brings the writing to life and a great choice to use regional British accents for the characters that make up Ni No Kuni unlike any other game out there (except maybe Chronicles of Xenoblade… and Ni No Kuni 2clear).
The Poké part of Ni No Kuni is that you can capture and train Familiars, which are creatures with extremely precise and eerie names (like “Shonky-Honker” and “Sleepeafowl”) range from charming to terrifying. They will fight on your behalf and you can evolve – sorry, metamorphosis they also become stronger.
Publishing company: Glumberland / Developers: Glumberland
It’s a Pokémon, but: No fighting!
Ooblets, launched recently after a long time without early access, is a quirky creature-collecting life simulation set in a rundown town. But the game isn’t just about collecting creatures – between farming, making friends and moving, it’s the player’s responsibility to restore life to Badgetown and surrounding areas through the power of ‘Oobnet’. .
Yes, Ooblet is akin to Pokémon in that you collect them and they follow you, but the problem is solved with your weird and wonderful dance and barrack battles that can also be used as an aid. farm and companion. Way more useful than Pokémon ever had.
Publishing company: Monomi . Park / Developers: Monomi . Park
It’s a Pokémon, but: With capitalism! And slime!!
Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition It’s all about collecting different slime, not for companionship or combat, but for sweet money. Somethings like that. All the slime, um, excrete something called “Plort”, which can be sold on the Plort Marketplace for extra money, can be used to get more slimes and build enclosures of new types, giving you different types of Plort. ..etc We do not do justice; it’s a flash magic game.
