Aniimo is an open world, free-to-play creature collector that we have been keeping track of, and right this moment, we discovered it is dropping very quickly. Based on a brand new trailer proven throughout Gamescom’s Opening Evening Dwell pre-show, the sport turns into accessible on September 16 on consoles and PC, however September 23, one week after, on cell platforms.
Once we performed Aniimo for a preview earlier this yr, we got here away cautiously optimistic. It is just like the Pokémon sequence, and has you gathering a celebration of cute, highly effective animals/monsters to discover an open world and battle opponents. It stands out, nonetheless, because of a Twine mechanic, which lets you immediately management your Aniimo in fight and the open world to traverse and remedy puzzles. You may make the most of their skills to fly via the sky and dig underground, however you are additionally totally accountable for their actions whereas battling different Aniimo. That stated, the sport is free-to-play, and our demo did not interact with that aspect of issues, so we’re curious to see on how a lot these mechanics will have an effect on the sport.
You can read senior associate editor Wesley LeBlanc’s full preview here. Aniimo launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X, and PC on September 16 and iOS and the Google Play retailer on September 23.