Precisely because there are more and more Pokémon alternatives, the question arises for many, which are the best now? We present you several games here that you can not only play on the Switch.
Last update on April 19, 2025:We updated and revised the article with two new games.
Monster in Kassetten: Cassette Beasts
- Release:April 26, 2023 (PC), May 25, 2023 (Consolen), January 15, 2025 (Mobile)
- Platforms:Nintendo Switch , Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Mobile, PC
Cassette Beasts has its own way of collecting the monsters. Because you save them on cassettes and your character then turn directly into them. In addition, you can merge the monsters with each other in order to be able to carry out completely new and strong attacks in the fight. The game also offers an online multiplayer with which you can explore the world in the Coop, exchange monsters and fight against each other.
Pokémon meets Stardew Valley: Moonstone Island
- Release:20. September 2023
- Platforms:Nintendo Switch, PC
If you also need a farming simulation in addition to normal Pokémon gameplay, then no way leads to Moonstone Island. The RPG lets you explore the island, collect monsters, let them fight and by the way you still have to order fields to brew pots and thus tame the monsters.
Pokémon as MMO: PMTEME
- Release:6. September 2022
- Platforms:PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC
Studio Crema was financed by crowdfunding and connects Pokémon's gameplay with mechanics from MMORPGs. So you can start with friends and other players in the co -op or measure yourself online with other people. The design of the Temtems is loving and a bit "adult" than at Pokémon. Otherwise, the game stays close to the template. It is important to catch monsters, to train and to move them into tactical battles.
MONSTION Breeding made easy: ooblets
- Release:1. September 2022
- Platforms:Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC
The cutemixes the popular Pokémon formula with the strengths of oneor. You can grow the eponymous monster on your farm and then lead to Dance Battles. In addition, you can make friends with the residents of the small town and experience small adventures.
Back to the roots: Coromon
- Release:March 31, 2022 (PC), July 21, 2022 (Switch & Mobile)
- Platforms:Nintendo Switch, PC, Mobile
Like many other Pokémon clones,hardly any risks. You move from city to city, catch Poké in between ... um ... Coromon, train them and defeat other coaches. With its pretty pixel graphics, the game is strongly reminiscent of Game Boy Advance times and thus offers a welcome alternative for nostalgics. The title also does a lot right and therefore cuts off really well in the test:
Die alte Nemesis: Digimon World: Next Order
- Release:March 17, 2017
- Platforms:PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC
At the end of the 90s and early 2000, the most important question in the school yard was not yet "Playstation or Xbox?" Or "iOS or Android?" but "Pokémon or Digimon?". Both franchises ran as anime on TV and brought out their own games. While Pokémon was able to win the popularity contest, Digimon fans still rely on the fact that the digital monsters are significantly cooler and can at least speak correctly. We think: Why choose one if you can have both? If you want to try the grass on the other side of the fence, it is best to do so.
A successor is on the way: For 2025, a new Digimon story is on the plan, in which you also have to collect, train and improve the digital monsters.
Magical RPG: Ni no Kuni 2: Fate of a kingdom
- Release:March 23, 2018 (PS4 & PC), September 17, 2021 (Switch)
- Platforms:PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC
WithDeveloper Level-5 in 2013 landed a real hit on the PS3. Above all, the original and beautiful anime look of the game caused enthusiasm. But the story between the worlds and the combat system with cute monsters, reminiscent of Pokémon, were also convincing. In 2018 followed withOne of the original independent successor who relies on the same strengths and extends them with tactical tricks.
Poké feeling for Playstation and Xbox: Nexomon
- Release:17. September 2021
- Platforms:PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC
If you have long since gone through all Pokémon editions or want to go on a monster trap on another console, it is availableto. The title relies on the same virtues of the great role model and offers a few great creature designs and a chic staged world. Story and fine grinding are not quite at the level of the Genre-Platzhirsch, the excursion is still worth it!
From Chocobo to Kactor: World of Final Fantasy
- Release:28. October 2016 (PS4), 6. November 2018 (Switch)
- Platforms:PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Is actually a crossover of different offshoots of the JRPG series. In the role of two siblings you stranded in the universe of Final Fantasy. The look is emphasized, however, and well -known characters such as Cloud Strife appear with googly eyes and punching towers. In addition, the game offers a variety of creatures that you can catch and use in combat. The perfect symbiosis of two JRPG worlds? The answer is in the test:
Pocket monster hunter: Monster Hunter Stories 2
- Release:July 9, 2021
- Platforms:Nintendo Switch, PC
And where we are already popular with crossover series, we take partfurther. Instead of pulling through the universe of Monster Hunter as usual as a hunter, we slip into the skin of a rider here. As such, you have to steal the eggs, hatch the offspring itself and put them on and then use as riding and combat animals. A successful twist that enriches the franchise and is great fun for Pokémon and RPG fans.
Pokémon-Zuchtprogramm: Monster Crown
- Release:October 12, 2021
- Platforms:PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC
Finally, Monster Crown also offers a gameplay similar to the older Pokémon games. In contrast to them, the title is located in a dark world and tells a less loving story than the role model. Monster Crown also offers an exciting breeding mechanics with which you can cross various monsters and create new species. If Pokémon was always a bit too "perfect world", you could be just right here.
Have you already played one of the Pokémon alternatives or is there only the original for you? Please write it in the comments!
