In the days since its Steam reveal, PocketGame’s first-ever non-mobile title, Pickmon, has stirred up a lot of controversy. Described on Steam as a “multiplayer open-world survival crafter” in which players team up with their Pickmon to “fight, farm, and build industrial empires while thwarting a shadowy organization’s plot,” it’s not hard to see why so many folks are calling it a Pokemon rip-off.

The thing is, it’s not just a Pokemon rip-off. It’s also a Breath of the Wild rip-off and a rip-off of the pre-existing Pokemon-like Palworld, which also faced accusations of being a Pokemon clone when it launched in 2024. Pickmon’s Steam description is almost identical to Palworld’s description, which reads, “Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called ‘Pals’ in this completely new multiplayer, open-world survival and crafting game.”

A closer look at the game’s trailer reveals the sheer level of shameless copycatting for all to see.

Continue Reading at GameSpot In the days since its Steam reveal, PocketGame’s first-ever non-mobile title, Pickmon, has stirred up a lot of controversy. Described on Steam as a “multiplayer open-world survival crafter” in which players team up with their Pickmon to “fight, farm, and build industrial empires while thwarting a shadowy organization’s plot,” it’s not hard to see why so many folks are calling it a Pokemon rip-off.The thing is, it’s not just a Pokemon rip-off. It’s also a Breath of the Wild rip-off and a rip-off of the pre-existing Pokemon-like Palworld, which also faced accusations of being a Pokemon clone when it launched in 2024. Pickmon’s Steam description is almost identical to Palworld’s description, which reads, “Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called ‘Pals’ in this completely new multiplayer, open-world survival and crafting game.”A closer look at the game’s trailer reveals the sheer level of shameless copycatting for all to see.Continue Reading at GameSpot  Read MoreGameSpot – All Content