There are Pokemon clones, and then there is Cassette Beasts. While at the surface it looks like a clone, there's a heart all it's own. The devs clearly wanted people to relive the feeling of discovery like playing your first mainline Pokemon game, and they nail it.

I do hope there's further performance optimizations though. On a proper gaming rig, the game runs without issue. But Steam Deck is a little fiddly, and the battery drains quite fast.

There are Pokemon clones, and then there is Cassette Beasts. While at the surface it looks like a clone, there's a heart all it's own. The devs clearly wanted people to relive the feeling of discovery like playing your first mainline Pokemon game, and they nail it. I do hope there's further performance optimizations though. On a proper gaming rig, the game runs without issue. But Steam Deck is a little fiddly, and the battery drains quite fast.