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Palworld dev’s take on Hollow Knight finally has a Steam demo (www.pcgamesn.com)

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[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There are lots of other games in that genre.

The Megami Tensei series, along with a lot of its spin-offs, is very far from Pokémon's style and themes, came before it, and clearly a (very dark) monster collection RPG.

One game that I only tried recently and that I wasn't even aware was in this genre is Ni no kuni. Its monster collecting aspect only really begins a few hours in, but when it comes into play it becomes a major element of the game. Very cute and charming RPG.

There's a Dragon Quest Monsters series, Yo-Kai Watch, and a lot of other ones I am aware of but didn't try. Pokémon doesn't really exist in a vacuum, it's just by far the most successful.