Cassette Beasts

"Cassette Beasts is a creative and fast-paced RPG that sends players on an adventure to collect monsters, build relationships, and explore a colorful new world."

"I had a great time with Cassette Beasts, but it was undeniably frustrating in places. It iterates on the Pokemon formula in nearly every possible way, and exploring the world via companion quests rather than just doing a big circle …"

"If you enjoy games like Zelda and Digimon, you’ll feel right at home here. Bytten Studio put a lot of love into their passion project here and it shows. Cassette Beasts is an amazing game and well worth the price …"

"Cassette Beasts blends the best of JRPGs and monster taming games to create something new, and it pays off incredibly well. While the story may be on the shorter side for JRPG lovers, there&s;s more than enough to love about …"

"Cassette Beasts is classic Pokémon expertly remixed for those who feel they have aged out of the series&s; target audience."

"In a world where the latest half-baked Pokémon has taken up most of the bandwidth for a creature-catching game in people’s lives, Cassette Beasts is a feast. Players are bound to spend countless hours in the game as they come …"

"Cassette Beasts is a great monster collector game with a lot of depth to its combat, refreshing mechanics, and a beautiful overarching narrative about finding community, home, and love no matter where you are."

"Pokemon, except not garbage. A very creative take on a clear ripoff of Nintendo&s;s popular franchise, and one that&s;s far more effective than the source inspiration."

"A fun and charming monster collecting game with an eye-catching aesthetic and wonderful soundtrack that is dripping with style and personality."

"Bytten Studio puts all of its creativity on display in Cassette Beasts. Not only does its sizeable roster of Monsters include some really fun and unique designs, but the thoughtful approach to combat and clever music element really set it …"

"Cassette Beasts has a lot of promise, but bugs and stuttering drain the fun from the Switch version at the time of this review."

"Cassette Beasts is clearly inspired by Pokémon and takes advantage of a popular concept to create something unique. Its combat system combining interactions between types, fusions and point consumption, along with its fun and sinister story, makes it a unique …"

"Cassette Beasts is a fresh take on the monster collecting genre, featuring both whimsical creatures and actual floating nightmares in its surreal world. A double battle system with dozens of different buffs and debuffs creates a need to be more …"

"Cassette Beasts is a hilarious pixel art game that takes the essence of Pokémon, but doesn&s;t just copy the formula; it also stands out with its own personality, making it the perfect alternative for those who don&s;t own a Nintendo …"

"Cassette Beasts is one of the best and most entertaining monster-collecting games outside of Pokémon."

"Cassette Beasts succeeds as a monster fighter designed for those who grew up on Pokémon Red and Blue. While it could benefit from fewer of the mildly irritating puzzles and a story that’s slightly snappier, it’s well worth playing if …"

"Cassette Beasts is a fantastic monster collecting game, one that is clearly inspired by old-school Pokémon but betters it in every aspect. This is the game I wish Pokémon was; for me, it&s;s the new master of the monster-collecting genre."

"They say that if you come for the king, you best not miss. Which is why I’m so amazed to say that Cassette Beasts not only stood tall in its own right, but managed to knock Pokémon down a notch …"

"Cassette Beasts, in essence, extends the mechanics of Nintendo&s;s IP and gives the player a wide range of customization combined with the open world concept that many games currently offer. While the audio-visual presentation might not appeal to everyone, this …"

"Granted, in many ways it’s another variation on the “creature collector” RPG subgenre, but it is able to differentiate itself nonetheless"

"In short, Cassette Beasts is a fantastic game with plenty of charm, great gameplay, and a groovy soundtrack. I could highly recommend it to anyone who loves playing a great game. The narrative aspects should keep a playthrough for about …"

"We still have a lot of adventuring left to do in New Wirral, and we&s;re in no way upset about it. More monsters to record and remaster, a few more mysteries to uncover, characters to grow fond of, and about …"

"Cassette Beasts is the best monster collecting game I&s;ve ever played, with sensational combat and a wonderful world to explore."

"Cassette Beasts may borrow pretty heavily from Pokémon, but there are enough fun twists on the basic ideas that it manages to carve out an identity that&s;s all its own."

"The double-battle nature of the game and the beast customization offers players a great deal of strategy to engage with while listening to an excellent soundtrack."

"Cassette Beasts is simply one of the best Pokémon-like games I&s;ve come across, and I&s;m looking forward to earning a 100% completion. With a massive end-game and modder support built in at release though, I feel like I&s;m going to …"

"Cassette Beasts is an addictive and fun videogame that pleasantly engages and excites. It offers a fascinating story and context, as well-implemented sensitive themes. A must have especially for the play structure."

"Cassette Beasts manages to iterate on Pokemon in a meaningful way. The fantastic music, A+ monsters designs, and fun characters are only slightly held back by the overly-complex combat."

"Introducing interesting and original mechanics, Cassette Beasts revamps the monster collector genre with a much-needed fresh coat of paint."

"Finally, the music in Cassette Beasts is excellent. A large portion of the soundtrack is made up of catchy synth rock, that brings to mind 80s soundtracks like the original animated Transformers movie. There are also lots of background songs …"

"Cassette Beasts is a wonderful time. When it comes to monster capturing and fighting games, I&s;ll take Cassette Beasts over anything else."