Beautiful pixel art and charming creature designs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The art is gorgeous.”
Steam review · 180 h played ↗
Coromon
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Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%TRAGsoft2022JRPG · Turn-Based Combat · Strategy
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A polished, QoL-rich Pokémon-style monster collector with great pixel art and deep customization. Skip it if you hate mandatory puzzles and timing minigames, or if freezes and lag hit your PC.
Great for
Fans of classic 2D Pokémon who want modern QoL, difficulty options, Nuzlocke and shiny-style hunting
Main risk
Mandatory puzzles and timing minigames (like the 22-jump dojo test) can hard-block progress
What changed in the last 30 days
21 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews (93% of 61) focus on QoL, monster design and content. Tentative; few recent reviews give a specific cause.
21 recent reviews
What players love
Pokémon nostalgia with modern QoL
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is basically a checklist of the best QOL and mechanical fixes that Pokemon should have implemented a long time ago”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Flexible difficulty, Nuzlocke and accessibility options
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“There are built-in nuzlocke options and randomizers for more experienced players so the game has lots of replayability.”
Steam review · 106.6 h played ↗
Potent/perfect system makes shinies useful
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“the shiny Coromon (called "perfect" Coromon in-game) actually have better stats, so they aren't purely cosmetic”
Steam review · 32.5 h played ↗
Free remaster update and ongoing support
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The game was already really good and the REMASTERED update made it even better.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Strategic, engaging battles and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Boss Battles: Way better than Pokémon. You can’t just throw an electric type at a water boss and win.”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Mandatory puzzles and timing minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Everything is good, until the 22 jumps in Dojo.”
Steam review · 23.1 h played ↗
Freezes, crashes and lost progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I have encountered frequent issues with the game freezing, leading to me losing several rare coromon.”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
Too much of a Pokémon clone, few monsters
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“It ends up feeling like a "We have Pokemon at home" situation.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Unreadable pixel font and text walls
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“the pixel font is UNREADABLE!”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Lag and memory leak that slows the whole PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The game has serious memory leak issues, lagging the entire PC after 20-30 min of playing until it is restarted.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Bosses and balance spike, grind needed
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“After wasting 11 hours the 2nd boss is a brick wall. Massively unbalanced.”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor1.0 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.1 or higher
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
Processor1.0 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.1 or higher
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor1.0 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.1 or higher
Storage2 GB available space
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