Temtem
Perhaps the most directly comparable option with modern Pokémon games, Temtem was itself born out of a desire to create a Pokémon-like game that fixed all the issues as perceived by its developers, CremaGames. What you have here is an online shared world filled with monsters to capture and battle, in ways that will be immediately familiar to any fan of pocket monsters.
However, it distinguishes itself. Not least in that Temtem is an MMO, with a large emphasis on offering ways to battle with the other live players. Focusing on 2v2 battles, the game was originally conceived out of a frustration with how Game Freak’s combat is so reliant on randomness. The result is a competitive scene that’s entirely skill-based.
But there’s still absolutely loads of roaming around, capturing all the creatures you can find, trading with other Tamers (the Temtem equivalent of “Trainers”), all while customizing your own home.
Available on: Switch, PlayStation, PC, Xbox
