Cassette Beasts - Most frequently asked questions

[Karen RawFury]

Hello New Wirral residents! 🌄

Whether you've just arrived or you've already played the demo, we wanted to gather in this post some of the most frequently asked questions about Cassette Beasts - feel free to ask us if you have other questions about the game!


1. Who are we❓

We are Bytten Studio, a tiny two-person game dev team based in the United Kingdom! We have over a decade and a half of combined experience making indie games and like to create weird and interesting worlds with unique gameplay systems and lots of character!

Our first game, Lenna’s Inception, released in 2020 for PC and has since become a cult hit. For Cassette Beasts, we are teaming up with Raw Fury, who are publishing the game.


2. Will I be able to carry over my save files from the demo to the final version of Cassette Beasts? 💾

Yes! Your saved files and your mailbox from the demo will carry over into the full release when you play on the same system (Steam, etc).


3. Will the demo remain available now that Cassette Beasts is out? ⌛

The demo is being removed from Friday, May 5th. This is so we can focus on one thing, the main game, and not have to divert focus on maintaining multiple games. So please make sure you download the demo before!


4. How many monsters will be available in Cassette Beasts? 👾

There are 120 beasts (including evolutions) to collect in the game and around 14.400 Fusion combinations.


5. How many partner characters are there? 👪

There are 6 partner characters you can join up with!


6. Are there shiny/rare coloured monsters in the game? ✨

Cassette Beasts features rare monsters with alternate elemental types and colour palettes called Bootlegs - check out this blog post for more info: https://www.cassettebeasts.com/2022/12/13/bootlegs/


7. Is there a permadeath mode in the game? 💀

We have custom game modes once you’ve completed the main story that let you play through with tape permadeath, and also let you randomize monsters’ types, locations and movesets for a playthrough!

You can read more about it here: https://www.cassettebeasts.com/2023/01/10/randomisation-speedrunning/


8. Is there romance? Are there LGBTQ+ romance options? 💘

There is romance with the partner characters in the game, but it is optional (and has no gameplay benefits). Romance is not restricted by gender!


9. Is there a Co-op mode? How does it work? 🤝

Yes! There is local co-op integration where a second player is able to take control of the companion character both in the world and in battle! Only the first player may play the custom character however.


10. Is there key rebinding in Cassette Beasts? ⌨

Yes, you will be able to reassign the keys from the Settings Menu. Press Page Down to view other pages of settings and you’ll find the Keyboard one.


11. Does the game support Steam Cloud? ☁

Yes, it does!


12. Is there a Deluxe Edition of Cassette Beasts? 🌟

Yes! The Cassette Beasts: Deluxe Edition will include a bunch of extras, such as a Cosplay Pack DLC (a fancy cosmetic pack inspired by some of the monsters on the Island), the original soundtrack by Joel Baylis (including 65 tracks!) and an Art Book featuring the original high resolution concept art for every monster in Cassette Beasts.

You can read all about the Deluxe Edition here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1321440/eventcomments/3824160782842327776/


13. Will the game be available on Mac? 💻

The game is supported on Linux - Mac is not currently supported.


14. Where can I learn more about the mechanics and the characters in the game? 🧐

We release dev blogs regularly! If you are interested in what we have covered, feel free to check out this roundup blogs:

• Roundup Blog #1 - The City, Transformations, Recording, Stickers and Fusion: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/3264570773665771641/
  
• Roundup Blog #2 - Systems in Cassette Beasts: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/3639504503221186625?l=english/
  
• Roundup Blog #3 - Custom Game Modes and the friends you’ll meet in New Wirral: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/3663153926763593677/
  
• Roundup Blog #4 - Beginners guide to New Wirral: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/5600830997199262075?l=english

15. How can I stay up-to-date on Cassette Beasts? 📅

Our official Wiki will be continuously updated so feel free to check back often for new updates and information: https://wiki.cassettebeasts.com/wiki/Main_Page

You can also sign up to our newsletter to get the latest news: https://www.cassettebeasts.com/mailing-list/


16. How can I contact you? 📲

These are our official channels:

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/ByttenStudio
  
• Discord : https://discord.com/invite/HUWjFX3
  
• Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@byttenstudio
  
• Web : https://www.cassettebeasts.com/
  
• For Support : https://rawfury.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1

Thank you all for your support ♥ See you soon! 👋

[请转人工]

The game setting is very interesting, the battle setting and gameplay are also very interesting, look forward to the completion of the game, come on!

[Retro]

pretty cool game I hope we get some really creepy monster designs for some monsters just to take away from all the cuteness but it seems you have a great middle ground for both designs

[Warboy]

If i play coop:

is only the Main, Customized character progressing/earning new cassette beasts?
i couldn't take that player 2 team to my own game file if i was playing player 2?

[Samuri]

Originally posted by Warboy:

If i play coop:

is only the Main, Customized character progressing/earning new cassette beasts?
i couldn't take that player 2 team to my own game file if i was playing player 2?

In co-op, the second player takes control of the partner character following Player 1. They share the same team, rather than having a "save file" to themselves.

[Liyuu.Kami]

Will there be a specific/estimated time when the game will possibly be up?

[The Eternal]

Any idea on price, and can you tell us?

[Bandito Horse]

Please update the settings page to be more clear where all the other screens are! My keyboard was mistakenly detected as AZERTY for some reason so I couldn't play properly until I found this FAQ mentioning where to rebind keys. I hadn't tried Page Down on the settings menu because all it says is "audio", and I wasn't looking for audio options.... Otherwise game looks great so far!

[Elucidator]

There's another frequently stumbled upon thought no one really asked:
"Does the game have any Lennya's Inception references?"
because we know the other way around is true.

[Celery On Lapel]

Could you please add the feature of when on the sticker placement menu, being able to press left or right to change to a different monster instead of having to go all the way out and then in again (not really necessary but would be good quality of life change).

[OleBroseph]

I noticed a ! near enemy monster health in battle. What does this signify?

[Celery On Lapel]

Originally posted by OleBroseph:

I noticed a ! near enemy monster health in battle. What does this signify?

I think this is the "Flinch" status effect, basically miss a turn.

[Ernovace]

Is there a way to change controller icons to keyboard?

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by OleBroseph:

I noticed a ! near enemy monster health in battle. What does this signify?

That seems to mean you haven't recorded that monster yet. Quite helpful, although it doesn't account for remasters in either direction.

[saloogi]

I just gotta say both as a Pokemon fan and a music hoarder, I love the entire concept of this game! There is one question I do have though, how do you envision the future of this game (and/or franchise) if you plan to continue? I'm mostly asking because I would love to see more from you guys (specifically more enhancements to co-op, maybe a battle/versus feature similar to a different game from a company that begins with N).

Jokes aside, do you have any concerns for litigation? I know this is an entirely new Intellectual Property but with Nintendo acting a little too loose with their legal team I worry for indie devs like yourself

[Shazza]

Originally posted by Watchmojo's top 10 animes:

I just gotta say both as a Pokemon fan and a music hoarder, I love the entire concept of this game! There is one question I do have though, how do you envision the future of this game (and/or franchise) if you plan to continue? I'm mostly asking because I would love to see more from you guys (specifically more enhancements to co-op, maybe a battle/versus feature similar to a different game from a company that begins with N).

Jokes aside, do you have any concerns for litigation? I know this is an entirely new Intellectual Property but with Nintendo acting a little too loose with their legal team I worry for indie devs like yourself

Nexomon, Coromon, and TemTem - which are arguably carbon copies to various Pokemon titles - never fell under the hammer. Nintendo can't effectively lock down copyright on a genre. The easiest defense for any of these developers would be transformative work; that regardless of similarities, the property in question is so strikingly and definitively different from Pokemon, that Nintendo cannot claim copyright.