Summary
- Cassette Beasts, a new creature-collecting game, is now available on Android and is free to try.
- The game is published by respected publisher Raw Fury and offers premium features at a reasonable price.
- Players can use touch controls or a controller to navigate the game, making it accessible to all Pokémon fans on Android.
There may be a handful of Pokémon games on Android, but none of them actually offer the familiar gameplay loop the original Game Boy games offered. Sure, there are modern Pokémon games on the Nintendo Switch that offer this familiar loop, but you won’t find them on mobile operating systems like Android.
This is why there are so many clones out there, from Monster Hunter Stories to Palworld (coming to mobile), but very few get close to offering the fun of the original Pokémon games, which is why today’s launch of Cassette Beasts is so notable. Not only is it one of the better creature collectors made in recent years, but the new mobile port is free to try, which means there’s little reason not to check it out if you’re a Pokémon fan looking for a solid replacement.
Cassette Beasts and all of its DLC is now available on Android
Get ready to do some creature collecting
Raw Fury has published Cassette Beasts on the Play Store and is one of the most respected publishers on the platform. Thanks to its competent catalog, ranging from Bad North to Townscaper, there’s a little something for everyone, and being a respected publisher often entails launching premium games with acceptable pricing, and the arrival of Cassette Beasts doesn’t stray from this trend. You can try the game for free, and if you like what you see, you can unlock the full title for $7, which is a perfectly fine price when the PC and console versions of the game cost $20. There’s also optional DLC that adds a new story, carnival-themed location, and several costumes for $3, along with a cosplay pack that’s $1. So at most, if you buy everything, you’ll spend $11.
You can play the game with its new touch controls, which are perfectly playable, or you can connect a controller, Bluetooth, or USB-C. The controller support works great in-game, though some players have had issues dismissing some of the game’s menus (which could simply be an issue of not knowing which buttons to press when the game doesn’t detail their functionality). So your mileage may vary, but at the very least, you can run around the world and take on battles from the comfort of your favorite Android controller.
So, if you’ve been waiting for a quality Pokémon-like for Android that isn’t a casino disguised as a game, or lacking the hours and hours of deep creature-collecting gameplay the core Pokémon series is known for, then you should give Cassette Beasts a proper look, and frankly, there is no harm since everyone can try the game for free. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to traverse an open world while collecting and fighting monsters in order to build the perfect team.
Cassette Beasts
Cassette Beasts is an indie creature collection game similar to the core Pokémon series, complete with pixel graphics that should make longtime fans feel at home. It’s the best option for a Pokémon-like on Android, and it’s a premium release offering the full game in the palm of your hand.
