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Monster taming adventure Stories of Somnia is one to keep an eye on

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:05:52 +0000

Stories of Somnia is an upcoming mixture of real-time adventuring with monster taming and battling, one that looks quite sweet you need to keep an eye on.

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Popular mobile creature collector EvoCreo now available on PC

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:09:25 +0000

Over a decade after being originally released for mobile and amassing lots of happy players, EvoCreo has arrived on PC with Linux support.

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Monster-catching RPG 'EvoCreo' arrives on PC on January 7, 2026

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:36:25 +0000

After amassing around 2.5 million downloads on mobile, the first EvoCreo is arriving on Steam with Linux support on January 7th, 2026.

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The Home Sweet Home update for Palworld with the ULTRAKILL crossover is out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:28:09 +0000

Palworld just levelled up with a big new free Home Sweet Home update as Pocketpair work towards finishing up the game for a full release next year.

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Palworld update 'Home Sweet Home' arrives December 17 with an ULTRAKILL collab

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:41:48 +0000

Home Sweet Home huh? The name of the next Palworld update that's been confirmed to arrive on December 17th.

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The wonderful open-world monster battler Cassette Beasts hit over 1.1 million sold

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:33:58 +0000

Cassette Beasts has been a great hit for developer Bytten Studio, as they just revealed it's crossed over the 1.1 million mark for sales.

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Highly rated creature collectors EvoCreo and EvoCreo 2 are coming to PC with Linux support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:06:47 +0000

Ilmfinity Studios announced that their creature collectors EvoCreo and EvoCreo 2 that are popular on mobile are coming to PC with Linux support.

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Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer from the devs of Monster Sanctuary now in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:47:56 +0000

More monster taming goodness for you today, as Aethermancer from Monster Sanctuary developer moi rai games is now in Early Access with Linux support.

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Go catch some creatures with the Critter Chaos Humble Bundle

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:47:15 +0000

Love creature collecting games? You should check out the Critter Chaos Humble Bundle that's live now with another 8 great games.

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Palworld 1.0 arrives next year with a huge update and plans to fix all the jank

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:21:59 +0000

Pocketpair have revealed that Palworld 1.0 will arrive next year, with updates being quieter for the rest of the year while they fix all the quirks and jank.

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Catch bugs and fight both sides of the battles in Dicey Bugs - out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:59:57 +0000

Dicey Bugs is a cute looking roguelite bug-catching strategy game, it just released from ProdigalSon Games and has Linux / Steam Deck support.

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Monster-catching, dungeon-crawling RPG Siralim Ultimate gets a big 2.0 update

Liam Dawe — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:24:11 +0000

Despite the developer being done with it, they've expanded it again. Siralim Ultimate 2.0 is out now as the "biggest update ever".

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Soulblaze is a new dice rolling creature-collecting roguelite you can try right now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:53:24 +0000

Sword & Quill have announced the Kickstarter campaign for Soulblaze, a fresh dice rolling creature-collecting roguelite and there's a demo up right now.

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Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer from the Monster Sanctuary devs arrives September 23

Liam Dawe — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:41:53 +0000

Monster Sanctuary from moi rai games is a great monster taming metroidvania, and now they're set to release Aethermancer into Early Access for more.

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Try the big demo update for Dicey Bugs, a turn-based deckbuilder where you control both sides

Liam Dawe — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:06:40 +0000

Dicey Bugs is a roguelike, turn-based deckbuilder where you control both sides of the battles. A new demo is live now!

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Palworld is now Steam Deck Verified and SteamOS Compatible

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:59:51 +0000

With the latest updates to the popular Palworld, Valve have now bumped it up to Steam Deck Verified and SteamOS Compatible.

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Palworld - Tides of Terraria crossover update is out with fishing, new islands, a new Pal trust mechanic and more

Liam Dawe — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:31:27 +0000

A huge update for Palworld has arrived with the Tides of Terraria crossover. It's a lot more than just adding bits of Terraria though.

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Kabuto Park is a short cosy bug-catching and battle game out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 30 May 2025 12:10:05 +0000

Like collecting creatures but don't have a lot of time? Kabuto Park is the one for you.

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Steam's Creature Collector Fest is live now so go catch some deals

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 May 2025 17:15:02 +0000

Valve have launched the latest mini festival, this time it's a Creature Collector Fest bringing in lots of games that get you to collect little monsters in some form.

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Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit

Liam Dawe — Thu, 08 May 2025 09:12:59 +0000

As we all suspected, recent changes to Palworld game mechanics were as a direct result of the ongoing lawsuit filed against developer Pocketpair from Nintendo / The Pokemon Company.

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Check out the unique demo for Insectile, a bug-catching creature collection game with puzzle-battles

Liam Dawe — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:27:05 +0000

Insectile is an upcoming game that blends together exploration, creature collection and puzzle battles into what looks like quite a unique and charming experience. It will have Native Linux support and a demo is now available.

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Cassette Beasts is getting a new companion character and story quest

Liam Dawe — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:32:18 +0000

Cassette Beasts from Bytten Studio has a fresh update announced for release on April 7th, bringing in a number of extras to the already fantastic and unique monster catcher.

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Monsterpatch is Pokemon meets Stardew Valley from the dev of Littlewood and Kindergarten

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:20:31 +0000

Monsterpatch is the latest game from Sean Young developer of Littlewood and Kindergarten, blending together Pokemon and Stardew Valley with a little of their own Littlewood thrown in.

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Devs of Monster Crown: Sin Eater a 2D monster taming RPG want to 'take that concept to its absolute limits'

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:54:24 +0000

Studio Aurum are developing a new 2D monster taming RPG with Monster Crown: Sin Eater, a standalone follow-up to their previous Monster Crown.

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Palworld cross-play has arrived along with a new cosmetic system and Pal transfers between worlds

Liam Dawe — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:28:12 +0000

Pocketpair have released the latest update for their smash-hit monster catching game Palworld, bringing cross-play for all platforms along with other features and bug fixes.

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Palworld is getting crossplay in 'late March'

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:48:07 +0000

Pocketpair have announced that sometime real soon you'll be able to team up with players across different platforms in the popular monster catcher Palworld.

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Promise Mascot Agency releases April 10 and is "Steam Deck Ready" with a demo up

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:15:49 +0000

Promise Mascot Agency from Kaizen Game Works is confirmed for launch on April 10th, and the good news for Steam Deck / Linux players is that it should work great with the developer noting it's "Steam Deck Ready".

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A year later, Palworld hits 32m players while continuing to fight off Nintendo

Liam Dawe — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:26:44 +0000

It's been a little bit over a year now since Palworld arrived in Early Access, with developer Pocketpair announcing how well it's done along with another patch out now.

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Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer from the devs of Monster Sanctuary gets a demo

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:09:57 +0000

Monster Sanctuary was good fun, so I'm real keen to see more from moi rai games. Their sticking to monster taming / capturing with Aethermancer and now you can try it out in a demo.

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Palworld gets a roadmap including co-op crossplay, world transfers for Pals and an ending

Liam Dawe — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:13:35 +0000

Palworld developer Pocketpair have recently revealed a fresh roadmap of what's to come for the popular monster catching survival game.

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Valve set Palworld back as Steam Deck Playable but with multiple listed problems

Liam Dawe — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:34:17 +0000

It's been a strange few days for Palworld on Steam Deck. Originally it was rated Steam Deck Playable, then after the major Feybreak update Valve set it as Steam Deck Unsupported and now it's back to Steam Deck Playable again.

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While Palworld enjoys a resurgence Valve dropped the rating to Steam Deck Unsupported

Liam Dawe — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:58:56 +0000

Palworld is enjoying a nice resurgence after the release of the Feybreak major update with a huge increase in players. Going from around a regular 45,000 players online to around 200,000 concurrent players. However, Valve have dropped the rating the Steam Deck Unsupported.

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Palworld - Feybreak v0.4.11 is out now and it's a huge update

Liam Dawe — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:38:28 +0000

Bringing with it a whole lot of new content to play through, the Palworld - Feybreak update is officially out now ready for your holiday time.

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Palworld: Feybreak major update launches December 23

Liam Dawe — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:59:58 +0000

Pocketpair have announced the big free update for Palworld named Feybreak is set for launch on December 23, as they continue battling Nintendo.

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We're getting a Palworld x Terraria crossover, major Palworld update in December

Liam Dawe — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:03:01 +0000

Quite a surprise this one. Palworld and Terraria are getting a crossover, but we don't really know what just yet.

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Monster catcher Cassette Beasts adds Steam Workshop support and a new battle mode

Liam Dawe — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:17:28 +0000

Cassette Beasts from Bytten Studio is a brilliant spin on the whole monster catching genre, and a fresh update out now continues expanding it.

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Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for

Liam Dawe — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:20:26 +0000

Back in September Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit in Japan against Palworld developer Pocketpair, and now we actually know why.

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Nintendo and The Pokemon Company file lawsuit against Palworld maker Pocketpair

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:38:37 +0000

You might want to grab a big bucket of popcorn for this one, as the big fight is about to begin. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have formally gone after Palworld maker Pocketpair.

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Wildkeepers Rising is Vampire Survivors merged with Pokemon and I need it

Liam Dawe — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:18:18 +0000

Bringing together two of my favourites genres. Monster catching and survivor-like bullet heaven, Wildkeepers Rising seems like it's going to be awesome.

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A love letter to the Monster Tamer genre, Battle Gem Ponies is out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:34:08 +0000

After a successful Kickstarter back in 2021, Battle Gem Ponies from Yotes Games has officially released as a love letter to the Monster Tamer genre.

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Coromon: Rogue Planet blends creature-collecting with a rogue-lite twist

Liam Dawe — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:36:39 +0000

Coromon is one of the better monster-taming / creature collecting Pokémon-likes that I've played and now the series is getting a new and rather different entry with Coromon: Rogue Planet.

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Palworld's Sakurajima update brings a new island, battle arena, a new raid and more

Liam Dawe — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:34:04 +0000

Palworld has just expanded in a rather big way with the Sakurajima Update, giving players a lot of new content to play through and it sounds pretty awesome.

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Pokemon and Stardew Valley blend Ova Magica arrives on July 23rd

Liam Dawe — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:26:33 +0000

After a Kickstarter success in early 2021, Ova Magica that blends ideas from Pokemon and Stardew Valley will hit Early Access on July 23rd.

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Monster collecting game Cassette Beasts free multiplayer update out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:13:40 +0000

Collect and transform against friends in the Cassette Beasts free multiplayer update, which is now officially available.

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Promise Mascot Agency is an open world mascot management crime drama

Liam Dawe — Thu, 02 May 2024 11:35:37 +0000

Okay, so what the heck is this then? Kaizen Game Works (Paradise Killer) recently announced Promise Mascot Agency and the setting sounds absolutely bizarre.

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Palworld is bringing in fun new Pals for you to put to work

Liam Dawe — Wed, 01 May 2024 13:35:26 +0000

Pocketpair's absolute smash-hit Early Access game Palworld is set to expanding, with some new Pals being teased that will be coming sometime this Summer.

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Palworld is getting a major content update this Summer, plus a PvP Arena mode later

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:28:02 +0000

Palworld is set to expand in multiple big ways, which actually sounds quite exciting with a whole lot of new content set to arrive in the monster catching game.

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Multiplayer comes to Cassette Beasts on May 20th

Liam Dawe — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:31:58 +0000

The fantastic monster collection game Cassette Beasts is adding in online multiplayer, with a Beta available now with the full update due out on May 20th.

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Palworld has now sold over 15 million copies on Steam

Liam Dawe — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:10:15 +0000

Palworld continues to be an insane success, as Pocketpair just revealed it has now seen over 25 million players for their Early Access game.

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Palworld is getting external anti-cheat but it will be mostly optional

Liam Dawe — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:49:51 +0000

Palworld continues to be an incredible success seeing a 24 hour peak player count of 527,994 but cheating is causing problems, so the developers plan to address it with new anti-cheat.

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