10 BEST "Creature Collectors" in 2024! | New and Upcoming Monster Taming Titles!

[@Accidental.Creation]

Dude, because of you I got Nexomon 1 and 2, Coromon, Casette Beasts and Monster Sanctuary! I feel so dumb for only playing Pokémon for so long when there are so many other cool monster taming games. So thank you for your channel existing! :)

[@jaxxh6529]

yes! he begins with a banger! or bangers! i play it now on the switch the correct count of the 2 nexomon games, is 737 nexomon moon stone island comes to nintendo switch as well but digital for now. spring 2024. temtem? they will remove the battle pass. coromon is awesome developed by dutch men. siralim ultimate is on the switch also and has a lot and i mean a lot of content. casette beasts i never buyed, time to go for that. azure laine is cool! and if they do an rpg its great! and about the gocha mechanic? its free in that game. so i hope that i will come on the switch also

[@theundeadarcher7029]

If Wolk crap bugs, you don’t get Cassett beasts has pronouns and crap in it which is unnecessary to have in video games time to wake up y’all two genders

[@lusio1579]

If you liked those titles so much, i suggest you to take a look at pokemon fangames and romhacks scenes, there's a lot of really good unofficial fanmade non profit based projects in the making or that are done. Pokemon Uranium is one of the few finished exemples but it's really nice!

[@LaatDovahkiin]

Try Monster Crown it's a great game as well

[@jaxxh6529]

@@LaatDovahkiin i have that game on nintendo switch and yes, its a great game and i wait also for the 1.6 patch

[@AMABS]

My wife has been an adamant Pokémon only gamer since she was a kid. I finally convinced her to try out Nexomon 1 and 2 by "accidentally" downloading it in her switch, and now it's impossible to get her to put her switch down! Needless to say, she's no longer just an exclusive Pokémon trainer, lol.

[@pierrelapierre7108]

let her try out cassette beasts too , you 2 can play co-op .

[@ClOwOl]

Careful Nintendo might take down this comment lol.

[@edgarfigueiras]

Monster Sanctuary is by far my favorite one of the list. It really scratched that itch with "monster customization" through skill trees and the tactical battles were really well done.

[@marcosousa4029]

I love this game so much.

[@T2revell]

Nexomon extinction is one of the best monster collectors of all time imo. Cassette beasts I found to be good but! I had trouble getting out of the main city when you first start playing because the soundtrack for the city “wherever we are now” is such a beautiful song I often find myself just listening to it on repeat and dozing off

[@in-craig-ible6160]

I'm loving your passive aggresive titling of videos using "creature collector" in them. 😂

[@GymLeaderEd]

Lmao it was more so just to let monster taming fans know that the genre is still called monster taming, but creature collectors are a sub category of that

[@RPGirlZera]

Nexomon 3 is also upcoming, no release date but it is being made. Also some notable upcoming mentions: Monstronomy (Releasing April 18th), Home of the Yokai, Creatures of Ava, Fae & Fauna, Fera Knight and Genkai Primal Awakening I really look forward to seeing more of these games and others.

[@gemodemplay415]

Only thinking about Cassette Beasts makes my heart skip a beat. Maaan, what a beautiful game it is. I have it in my top 12 games of all time, and I play all genres. It is that good.

[@chxpo900]

what’s your other top 11

[@Ray-Zone]

list 11 top other

[@jinuhinu]

Was finally ready to get a new mon game and decided on Monster Sanctuary cause of this video. Will note that its on sale for 4.99$ till April 15th 2024. Could not have had better timing! Thanks Ed!

[@AkkinAnimrac]

I liked TemTem, but I got annoyed with the fact that on switch I have to play online with subscription. It's like a waste of my money to HAVE to do the online payment if I'm only playing ONE game and don't even use the online features for it. So, I haven't even finished the storyline since I stopped playing a year ago 🤷‍♀️ Lesson learned, I'm not getting another creature collector game that forces me to use online mode when I just wanna have a good single player experience.

[@faimynth6030]

Honestly I feel your pain my problem isn't that I don't want to pay for online I have online for several games it's not that big of a purchase for me The problem for me is that Nintendo's online. Sucks. Blatantly so it always has. And forcing a game to be connected to online 24/7 in order to play means you're constantly disconnecting and losing progress because of Nintendo's crappy service Tem tem desperately needs an offline mode

[@willdamron6299]

Love seeing the Siralim Ultimate representation!

[@conmanspacehero307]

Coromon takes the cake for me. No other pixelated Pokemonesque games that come close imo. Can't wait for a future Coromon 2 to build off the original.

[@adam1st-]

I can't wait for Kindred Fates, that's the most innovative game on this list as with Azur Promilia but, Kindred Fates being able to play as the monsters has always been a want in monster taming games for me.

[@spacealien3073]

Oh I did not know Siralim Ultimate was on the Switch (and mobile). I'll probably have to pick that up sometime since I'm always looking for new monster taming experiences I can take on the go.

[@digstrememcdingus1463]

Are you excited for Nexomon 3?

[@3up3rn0va]

Monster taming games are so much fun I am glad I got quite a few of them during the previous steam sale. It scratches that Pokemon itch while also being fresh at the same time!

[@Ursling]

I might've rioted if Cassette beasts wasn't in this video haha. Honestly one of my favorite games ever.

[@faimynth6030]

I grew up playing pokemon but also play a lot of indie games My favorite genre of indie games is monster catchers but it really seems like no monster catcher has been wble to catch the charm that i really love about pokemon Most monster catcher games fixate hard on the monsters themselves with some kind of gimmick (farming is what i see most of the time which i do love but it seems like either the farming mechanic sucks or the monster catching sucks) But the thing i always liked about pokemon was their stories. I dont just want to mindlessly fight i want to hear the story and lore or this world about these monsters. I want to know the people who live along side these monsters... And yes i really really adore any game with a scary villain which is sooo difficult to find in monster catcher games it feels.

[@Tenken77]

New to the genre. What monster tamer would you recommend? For context, the only one I played briefly was Temtem. I turned away from this genre because I didn't like the stamina system (why can't monsters rest out of combat?), the slow progression (maybe because it was an MMO), and the art style that felt like a rainbow threw up on my screen. All in all, Temtem was a bad experience. Is there a monster tamer on Steam where I get to summon some actual badass monsters instead of weird, bubbly squirrels? Thx!

[@harryala2872]

Loved Monster Sanctuary and Cassette Beasts. Really keen to try the Nexomon games (just bought the physical double pack!) and Moonstone (when it hits consoles). 🤞 Think you turned me onto all of these... 😅 On a separate note, would be cool to hear you use some non Pokemon XD/Colosseum music, so much good material in other monster taming soundtracks that could be highlighted 🎶

[@adrienneelfrink2744]

I love Siralim I have followed and played them since the second game. Plus it will be interesting to see what the next game will be.

[@pina6540]

10/10, already knew all of them and already beat half of them; are these enough badges to challenge this Gym?

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

These gyms aren't badge locked and there's no elite 4.

[@Cyiel568]

For people who also likes tactical-RPG with monster collection you also have Fae Tactics.

[@nazeersadek6705]

This is a great list of games that everyone should check out I’ll also add monster hunter stories wings of ruins and dragon quest monsters the dark prince

[@101gaarafan]

I dont generally like metroid vania's and i dont generally finish most monster capture games like pokemon BUT monster sanctuary is an absolute gem of a game, could not recommend it enough honestly, beat the whole thing and post game content as well. Just phenomenal.

[@pierrelapierre7108]

I got cassette beasts and monster sanctuary thanks to you, they were amazing. Eyeing on nexo,coro and anote but i don't have the budget for them yet

[@Lentor-Dev]

This was a solid lineup! I've played most of these game and I have to agree a lot of em were really fun! I especially liked Monster Sanctuary and Casette Beasts 😁

[@telkaivokalma]

Cassette Beasts is so good. I wish them the best in the future.

[@sansotandrea4063]

Monster Hunter Stories remaster is coming out june 14th! Monster Hunter stories 2 was absolutely wonderful and my favorite monster taming game for sure!

[@guardiantree8879]

Kindred Fates looks like my dream Pokemon game honestly. Actual action packed battles similar to the anime.

[@MasterAarott]

Main game I'm still hype for is Thylacine Studio's new game... whenever that get's properly announced. Can't wait to see the Siralim followup.

[@battlefrontier_game]

An ocean of Creature Collectors! And at least one more on the horizon ; D

[@SwedePotato314]

So monster hunter 1 is releasing soon on switch and I’m beyond excited. It’s just my favorite and I can’t wait. I’m buying the Nexomon bundle of 1 and 2 for switch this week because I relate to the other commenters wife lol super excited!

[@ShadeLady93]

I'm a big siralim fan and it's amazing to see the creator is not done with ultimate and just announced resumed development. Highly recommend to try that game out if you didn't yet.

[@sussbob]

Btw rune factory i would count as a monster taming game. Its reallt an everything game. Farming. Rpg. Adventure. But they have over a hundred monsters u can tame and lvl up to bring witth u on journeys. Its super underrated and a new one is coming out soon

[@saimido4708]

Any news about anode hearth coming on Switch?

[@dominikkulawski4047]

Which creature collector game would you recommend for someone who only ever played Pokémon but got bored of it because it’s too easy?

[@archeduardo]

I have checked out anode heart and it's quite fun indeed. But the level cap that forces to reset (kinda like digimon cyber sleuth) is rather annoying

[@Ellazzara]

I've played pokemon since the beginning and I loved it. But it's gotten stale since the last 2-3 releases.... So, TemTem, Palworld, and others are inspirations for a new look into the monster collecting games. One day I hope DokeV comes out too. Until then, the items off this least I liked were: Nexomon, Kindred Fates (a must have!), Coromon, and Cassette Beasts. All look great!

[@hello_mr.yomi6627]

You probably missed one of the biggest releases coming out this year Smt V(engeance) coming out in June It's literally the same franchise that started off the entire genre

[@GymLeaderEd]

I didnt miss it, I've covered it a lot of the channel, its not as much about collecting as the others, I was focused more on heavy collection elements, smt has limited storage and stuff.

[@hello_mr.yomi6627]

@@GymLeaderEd sorry dog this is the first video I've seen from you didn't mean to be a dead horse

[@GymLeaderEd]

@@hello_mr.yomi6627 hahaha no worries! I cover tons of these games so thank u so much for watching!!!

[@pennytook3748]

CUTENESS IS VERY IMPORTANT

[@dgeneratio1]

I like the list but would like to see a list of games what hasn't released yet (i.e. 2024 and beyond with games like Aethmancer, Nexomon 3, Ova Magica, Lumentale, Myth Caller etc) as most of these are Past or Present titles.

[@gohan-kun1644]

Venomancer in PWI is the best class that I've play in any game.

[@CasualKeem]

Nexomon extinction is just one of the finniest games to play. The story was a treat 😂. Currently doing a playthrough Cassette Beasts, and the battle system is easily one of my favourites when it comes to turn based games. Easily recommend for those who haven’t tried it yet. It’s darn pretty too. Monster Sanctuary is next on my list. Looking forward to that game

[@Concerned.Citizen]

Monster sanctuary has one of the best turn based battle systems I've ever seen. Such a good game

[@CasualKeem]

@@Concerned.Citizen You are building my hype 😀. I'm on the finale of Cassette Beasts. The battles, characters and story, It has been such a good game. I'm eagar to see what Monster Sanctuary has to offer.

[@Concerned.Citizen]

@@CasualKeem Cassette beasts is on my wishlist. I'm looking forward to it, but I have a few games to play first For monster sanctuary, you probably want to do a little research before starting. Get a Yowie as early as possible

[@CasualKeem]

@@Concerned.Citizen I'll see how it goes. I like diving in blind and seeing how much I can experiment. For Cassette Beasts I would recommend getting the game and DLC together so it flows together with the base game seamlessly. Get DLC on sale if possible.

[@Concerned.Citizen]

@CasualKeem there's definitely a lot to experiment with. Tons of possible teams and there's a lot of depth to the battle system I'll keep that in mind for the dlc

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

8:02 Had me 'til here I gotta say. RNG I'd actually like included personally.

[@carolsethebe1249]

Is cassette beast on mobile or still coming course I don't know

[@pod11th31]

How is illuvium not mentioned here?

[@austinbrooks9676]

Wish I had a pc so I could try out Coromon and anode heart they look very promising and I have played tem tem as a single player experience it was pretty good wish it wasn’t as mmoish after the story tho

[@reubenhugo6450]

0:50 what bloody game is that!!???? I need it please

[@reubenhugo6450]

Wait, you can’t create your own character? Nah! If it’s just wifus then I’ll skip

[@tvgamer8984]

i just wanted something like digimon world DS, that game was perfect, the only creature colector that i felt was not wasting my time in the post-game

[@odnankenobi]

Lifelong pokémon gan, I just found out this genre not only exists but is actually ON FIRE right now Oh, there is so much fun to be made here

[@ericswanson411]

I was interested in TemTem when I first heard of it. But after watching it progress in development. While it looks like a solid game and probably is, I will not support the developers behind it for the way they have treated their player base over the years. Then there is the fact they have raised the price for the game multiple times since its initial launch. For those that may not know TemTem launched with a price of $24.99 and is now almost $50 before taxes. I am sorry but even with inflation why continue to increase the price of a game especially when your company has a poor record of customer service. Not getting this one sorry, not sorry.

[@noslende]

this video will become a hitlist for nintendo and the pokemon company lol

[@WolvieXXXZandalari]

I feel bad that Temtem was ur introductory game. Cassette beasts, coromon, nexomon, monster sanctuary are all gems.

[@pilgrimspromise1132]

OP have you ever tried Mega Man BN

[@dakota7134]

Tried temtem on switch, continuously kept crashing. And switch prevents any kind of refund if u install the game

[@abbc2105]

I’m still excited for it, but Kindred Fates is taking FOREVER! 😫

[@mitkosokolov9382]

Is there offline Temtem?

[@OwenHooper-mv4fm]

Monster Sanctuary is one of the best games ever- the battle system is by far the best in every monster collector

[@FrodonLeChat]

Dragon quest monster dark prince is a great game too 🤗

[@Shammikaze]

Never played the full Nexomon - didn't want to pay for it I guess. Monster Sanctuary was incredible. I may need to grab Moonstone Island. I'm massively disappointed with Temtem - loved it originally, but disagree with the direction it went in and the intentionally slowed down pacing.

[@gDiscovery95]

No new monster joker games?

[@nekrumzero8117]

The last monster joker released like a decade ago, tho a dragon quest monster released several months ago.

[@800Dlumpkin]

What is the game from :45 to :53??

[@thewizard9383]

No pal world?

[@killjoy362]

I haxe nexomon and nexomon extinction and bugsnax kinda feel close enough.(you gotta catch em all) What more is on ps4 and ps5 ?

[@MBimklo]

Is there a monster tamer game with a more adult art style? Or sth. coming up? I like the tactical decisions in games like pokemon, coromon etc. but i want to play cool or dangerous looking monsters not cute squishballs.

[@GymLeaderEd]

SMT is good!

[@MBimklo]

@@GymLeaderEd yeah this is what i‘m getting recommended all the time. tried it but i am not into jrpgs:/ only game i played with actually dangerous looking mons was siralim ultimate

[@thebatking11]

Photogeist, maybe?

[@206Zelda]

Skymills needs to get their game done soon; lots of angry players in the forums still waiting 😂 I would not recommend Temtem, but that's due to its closure and how it treated its remaining audience.

[@wertertwertwet]

Chapters! Come on it’s 2024!! 😉

[@gwok20]

I was sure you put Palworld...

[@xavierperes]

Yeah, palworld is also a monster taming game of 2024

[@Jiroscopio_]

Coromon is absolutely amazing. Idk why but it has the exact art style I love and want in a game, it's just so visually pleasing. And the mechanics are perfect, the shiny system is very fun, the option to not evolve coromon and still keep them strong is fantastic, and overall battle mechanics are so fun. 10/10 we need more like this

[@willheismusical]

Monster sanctuary beat me....I love to finish it, but kicked my butt

[@cyruspark6472]

Dragon Quest monsters!

[@laquedibuja2003]

temtem frustrates me immensely, i NEED to buy a psn membership to even play it, hopefully that changes

[@noneofyourbuisness2539]

Your console is the problem. Temtem isn't worth it anyway.

[@laquedibuja2003]

@@noneofyourbuisness2539 after learning more about the game, you're right, you didn't need to be rude about it, though

[@lucacerciello3241]

Cassette beasts is awesome

[@tiagocosmos]

I played some of these (nexo 1 and 2, coromon and monster sanctuary) and some of these are interesting but I will PASS anything that contains "waifus" or gacha mechanics.

[@CTSael]

My sentiments exactly. Monster taming is my favorite genre. I don’t want it “tainted” with waifu and/or gacha elements.

[@_Pixiara_]

If only I could drag my Mum away from farming games and onto monster taming ones, lol.

[@urrigongreyjoy]

Not looking like Casette Beasts is on mobile, you have it listed in your video as mobile.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

Coromon inspired by gen.s 4 and 5 ye say? So more 4 or more 5?

[@rayanfadel7506]

Lumentale?

[@Mongaloose]

Monster Sanctuary convinced me to play a turn-based game after avoiding them for years. The combo system, and synergizing debuffs rejuvenated a system that had lost its flavor for me.

[@dgeneratio1]

If the graphic is true on Azur Promilia is that Palworld is excluded from PS but Azur is excluded from Xbox so each one of their Consoles has a Palworld like exclusive of sorts. The waifu game isn't for me though.

[@isssma0]

What about Shin Megami Tensei V :Vengeance?

[@rositchi5889]

So people criticized Nexomon when it originally is a mobile game? Please explain.

[@martibanez6320]

Wonder why no one is making Monster Rancher anymore..

[@GymLeaderEd]

They made one in 2022!

[@brianorr308]

I would love a nexomon that doesn't have level scaling - that game is most certainly not relaxing and stress free to play.

[@fiha4186]

do some freaking time stamps or put info in description, downvoted

[@HoneyBadgerF98]

You did a really good job in this video. I’ve seen you cover these games before, but now I’ll have to wishlist some and watch for when they go on sale. I really wish Moonstone Island didn’t have a genderless main character, because I would have bought that game. I just don’t want to play as a nonbinary mc.

[@TheOFCMedia]

I didn't know they made it a point for the character to be nonbinary. it seems a bit over the top just to make a point.

[@B_Kerson]

No Palworld??

[@_Rhatsody]

azur is just a waifu simulator with gacha mechanics. definitely nothing to look out for monster taming wise. and you cant even play as a male character

[@killjoy362]

Corromon misses oppurtunity, if they where not switch but playstation

[@Raphtor13]

Gacha game - ewwww. Might as well be called rip-you-off game - no thanks on that one.

[@shayed_6668]

That's not like darksouls at all.....

[@BlvckG0d1]

Wooww i really think pages are purposefully avoiding palworld

[@GymLeaderEd]

Wdym?