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Cassette Beasts
Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG, now with online multiplayer mode. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.
What reviewers agree on
82 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This game recaptures what it was like to open up a Pokémon title for the first time. It'd be dishonest to call it a clone, but the spirit of what originally caused me to fall in love with the subgenre is all there. It…”
“The game is excellent. It's similar enough to Pokemon to be familiar, but it's different enough to feel fresh. It runs well on the Steam Deck.”
“fun creature-catcher game, a little millenial-coded but otherwise very enjoyable”
42 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This game recaptures what it was like to open up a Pokémon title for the first time. It'd be dishonest to call it a clone, but the spirit of what originally caused me to fall in love with the subgenre is all there. It…”
“Reminds me of Digimon meets Angel Beats; I wasn't expecting any kind of story and was pleasantly surprised by how fleshed out this game actually was. Awesome for the limited time in between work and real life.”
“An okay monster collector with some disappointing downfalls. Cassette Beasts, in the context of the Big-Name Monster Collectors, is something of a fusion (aha) between Pokemon and Shin Megami Tensei. The game takes…”
29 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“It took me much too long to finally decide to give this game a go, "Another creature collector?" the main selling points being the 80s aethetic and the creature fusions just weren't enough to pull me in and I'm still…”
“I really enjoyed this game! I liked how it felt very familiar in comparison to other monster collectors I've played before, but still had its own twist on things. I especially enjoyed the story and the main villain…”
“I like the character, i like the story, i like the design of monster, espicially the music This is not just the game, this is full of vibe Do you feel it the lack of wind but abundance of air we're all in the same ship…”
26 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“It took me much too long to finally decide to give this game a go, "Another creature collector?" the main selling points being the 80s aethetic and the creature fusions just weren't enough to pull me in and I'm still…”
“I really enjoyed this game! I liked how it felt very familiar in comparison to other monster collectors I've played before, but still had its own twist on things. I especially enjoyed the story and the main villain…”
“I like the character, i like the story, i like the design of monster, espicially the music This is not just the game, this is full of vibe Do you feel it the lack of wind but abundance of air we're all in the same ship…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Poke-what? This game is great! At first was a bit hard for me since there are so many types of monster, had to learn what is good against what, but it has great mechanism, more deeper strategy than pokemon also, better…”
“It took me much too long to finally decide to give this game a go, "Another creature collector?" the main selling points being the 80s aethetic and the creature fusions just weren't enough to pull me in and I'm still…”
“A ton of fun! Ever since Nintendo took a nose dive I have been looking for fun monster tamers and this one really hits home. Excellent art and mechanics, interesting story, simple and easy traveling, and monsters on…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“An okay monster collector with some disappointing downfalls. Cassette Beasts, in the context of the Big-Name Monster Collectors, is something of a fusion (aha) between Pokemon and Shin Megami Tensei. The game takes…”
“I loved this game when I was playing it, but by the end I was ready to be done. I really enjoyed my time with this game, and now I'm done. Never played a mainline pokemon game before this, or after, but I think I've got…”
“A unique take on the creature collector genre that has some amazing exploration design as well as fun (if very underused and rushed) characters! ...With one of the worst opening hours of any game I've ever played,…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“At first I thought this game was absolutely amazing. The art is cute, the music is fantastic, the exploration is fun, the combat is interesting, the customisation of your Pokemon is cool... But over time the game got…”
“Such a cute little game. I have a whole bunch of thoughts but ill summarize: The designs are good but a significant amount of them are lacking, often feeling simplistic or too crowded. The gameplay being an open…”
“Not a person that takes their time to write reviews, but this is one of those times where I feel compelled to make an exception. If you're checking out the page for this game and thinking "Hm, a Pokémon clone. Surely,…”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It took me much too long to finally decide to give this game a go, "Another creature collector?" the main selling points being the 80s aethetic and the creature fusions just weren't enough to pull me in and I'm still…”
“Great game. I really wish it had an online pvp mode”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I really enjoyed this game! I liked how it felt very familiar in comparison to other monster collectors I've played before, but still had its own twist on things. I especially enjoyed the story and the main villain…”
“Great game. Scratches 90s/00s pokemon nostalgia without feeling like a generic imitation. Interesting and varied monster design. The game is probably a little too easy but the difficulty is highly customisable. I am not…”
“Truly, for the music alone, we would wholeheartedly recommend this. However, I think (almost) everything about this game is wonderful: -> The characters are really fun and do feel very personable. -> The story is fairly…”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I loved this game when I was playing it, but by the end I was ready to be done. I really enjoyed my time with this game, and now I'm done. Never played a mainline pokemon game before this, or after, but I think I've got…”
“At first I thought this game was absolutely amazing. The art is cute, the music is fantastic, the exploration is fun, the combat is interesting, the customisation of your Pokemon is cool... But over time the game got…”
“I can't remember the last time a game held my attention as much as this one did. You like creature collecting and skill management? Pick it up. The story was engaging and you can play this game with a friend as well. I…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-19
“I love it. Great charm, art, music, and gameplay. It's not really co-op online like you might want; I bought it for my brother and I thinking we could play through it together and *technically* you can, but it's more of a "play it alongside one another in online co-op." You can…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“So, I'm a bit conflicted about this game. I do recommend a lot of it, but I found certain core aspects of it very frustrating. I'll start with what I liked followed by what I disliked, and you can decide from there if this is helpful. I liked the overall concept of Cassette…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played“[b]Cassette Beasts[/b] is honestly one of my favorite games of all time now. One of my really close friends gifted me this game, and I was so damn happy to finally play it. After putting time into it, I can easily say it was 100% worth it. The story is amazing, the adventure is…”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Bytten Studio Announces Cassette Beasts 2002!
The wait is over – return to the Cassette Beasts universe in Cassette Beasts 2002! Just announced on the PCGaming Showcase, get a taste of what is to come as we walk the road to launch in the world pr
Cassette Beasts Anniversary Zine 2026
Hey y'all! Last month marked the third anniversary of the release of Cassette Beasts on PC. What a milestone! We couldn’t have imagined that we’d end up where we are now back in 2020 when we first ann
Raw Fury Publisher Sale
It’s Raw Fury Publisher Sale time which means there are some fantastic deals to be had including 60% off Cassette Beasts until 27 April 2026! Welcome to New Wirral, a strange and remote island inhabit
Celebrate the Year of the Horse in Cassette Beasts!
新年快乐! Celebrate the Year of the Horse in Cassette Beasts with the mailbox code YEAROFHORSE, which you can enter in-game at the mailbox for a surprise!(We don't currently have a horse beast so we had t
Happy Holidays from us at Bytten Studio!
Festive cheer is coming to New Wirral! Enter the code HOLIDAYTREATS at the mailbox in Cassette Beasts to receive a wintery rare beast tape!Have a happy holidays from us! - Bytten Studio
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Controller · Comedy · Creature Collector · Local Co-Op · Turn-Based Combat · PvP · Co-op · 3D · Relaxing · Collectathon · Sandbox · Cartoony (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 123 |
| Official site | https://www.cassettebeasts.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2+ Cores, 2+ GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB VRAM, OpenGL 3.3 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 30 FPS @ 1080p on 'Low' quality preset