Add "Monster Taming" as a tag!

[Noah Lewin Dev]

Never once in a real conversation have I said, "Did you play that new creature collector game?". I have and have always heard them referred to as monster taming games. Creature Collector has no precedent and fans of the genre have been using "Monster Taming" for years. Official reddit page, discords, yearly direct, etc all use it. The community and devs like my self would really appreciate the tag added.

[monsterfenrick]

Monster Rancher is tagged as a Creature Collector -- This isn't an accurate tag for the game since you're not really collecting creatures, they are raised, and they die, Or you can breed them prior to death for new, different baby monsters. It's really a Monster Raising and Breeding simulator, with battles as a method to progress story.

Monster Taming is a better tag than Creature Collector for Monster Rancher, and likely many other games whose primary focus isn't about the acquisition of a thing to complete a book/dex etc.

[LiquidJ619]

Agreed

[Sabien36]

Agree wholeheartedly. Monster taming more clearly defines these kinds of games that have grown a lot during the years.

[travistyaverted]

completely agree with the points made here. monster taming is way more comprehensive of the player experience then creature collecting.

unless steam/the gaming industry wants to diversify the genre more, keeping both with creature collecting moreso for games that are more real-life interpretations (?) of critter collecting or that contain those elements (examples: ACNH, Coral Island, Bug & Sneak).

[FlyPurpleSky]

Agreed, I definitely see people use "monster tamer" way more often. "Creature collector" feels less personal; these aren't inanimate objects. I wouldn't think of my friend's pets as her "collection." I really hope they change this.

[A.R IV]

Totally agree. It's just easier to search and well liked by the intusiasts

[BladeXYUltimate]

Aye I also wish to see this tag implemented

[Torius]

Monster Taming makes a lot more sense than creature collecting. I am all in, for this change 💯

[MrFlame]

oh yes this would be great its so annoying with creature collector

[Bmx Bandit]

eh just call them Pokemonesque games

[CaptainBanjaxAvalanche]

I agree, that tag would be a bit more accurate overall.

[CaptainBanjaxAvalanche]

Originally posted by Major Cruton:

eh just call them Pokemonesque games

Nah.

[elise]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by TheOFCMedia:

I second this motion. I am a developer and content creator involved in the monster tamer online community. "Collection" is not always emphasized in these games so the term does not seem as accurate for all games. There are many other developers and content creators who would prefer to use the phrase "Monster Tamer" or "Monster Taming".

I was actually going to link that game here because of the name. :taloslol:

But the tag needs to be use before it is added.

Start tagging!

:winterbunny2023:

I just tried tagging one (Anode Heart) as "Monster Tamer" and when I submitted the tag it was automatically changed to "Creature Collector". Does this actually count as a use of "Monster Tamer" behind the scenes? If not, this route won't work...

[LNX BDSKZ]

Originally posted by Major Cruton:

eh just call them Pokemonesque games

No, that's stupid, Pokemon didn't invent the genre, and a boatload of Monster Taming games out there have either very little or nothing at all in common with Pokemon.

[Not a penguin]

Yes, it's an established genre name outside of steam, it should be kept consistent. Don't want to risk fragmenting a niche genre even further.