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This Pokémon-inspired RPG is Free to Keep Forever on Steam Right Now

If you’ve already caught them all, a colorful RPG offers a new monster-taming adventure Creature-collecting RPGs have been a fixture of gaming for decades, with Pokémon and Digimon among the genre’s best-known names. Palworld brought a more chaotic spin to the formula and, after being described as “Pokémon with guns,” has now expanded into its own trading card game and has an MMO spinoff in the works. It's tough living in Pikachu's shadow (especially fat Pikachu), but plenty of monster-catching games inspired by Pokémon exist — even if they rarely receive the same attention. If you want to dive into another monster-taming title with a fresh story and new creatures, a turn-based monster-taming RPG that has flown under the radar is currently free to keep on Steam: Dokimon Quest. Dokimon Quest is a turn-based RPG set in a pixel-art world inspired by the Game Boy Color era. Developed by Yanako RPGs, Dokimon Quest is free to keep on Steam for a limited time. Players have until Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. PDT to add it to their libraries. Once claimed, the game is yours to keep, even if you don’t download it right away. The game follows a young trainer searching for a missing childhood friend whi

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This Pokémon-inspired RPG is Free to Keep Forever on Steam Right Now

If you’ve already caught them all, a colorful RPG offers a new monster-taming adventure Creature-collecting RPGs have been a fixture of gaming for decades, with Pokémon and Digimon among the genre’s best-known names. Palworld brought a…

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This Pokémon-inspired RPG is Free to Keep Forever on Steam Right Now

If you’ve already caught them all, a colorful RPG offers a new monster-taming adventure Creature-collecting RPGs have been a fixture of gaming for decades, with Pokémon and Digimon among the genre’s best-known names.…

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