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Cassette Beasts
Developer Bytten Studio
Cassette Beasts is a role-playing video game developed by Bytten Studio and published by Raw Fury. It was released for the PC on April 26, 2023, and was released for the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on May 25, 2023. It was released simultaneously on Xbox Game Pass as the day of its PC release date. It was released for Android and iOS on January 15, 2025. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
448 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
271 positive · 30 negative
95% range 86–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 271 | 30 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 47 | 4 | 60 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
7,165 of 7,527 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 241 yes, 28 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 269 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (10,532 of 11,201 positive).
Players praise Cassette Beasts as a fresh, creative monster collector that improves on Pokémon's formula. [1][2][3] The music, art, and characters are widely celebrated, with many calling the soundtrack exceptional. [1][4][5] Some reviewers note frustrating design choices, such as tedious achievements and lack of online co-op. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [16]
I have such complicated feelings about this one. The music is fantastic, for sure. The gameplay mechanics are pretty neat, though the type-handling is fairly bloated (to the game's detriment). But oh, that story... I don't know why, but I've grown so tired of pseudo-intellectual navel-gazing. So, hey, caveat lector as I'm gonna get into the story a bit. If you don't want to be spoiled, stop reading. If you have …
- [1]
If you think about getting the new Pokémon - just get this instead. Cassette Beasts is absolute cinema. The gameplay is fun, easy to learn and hard to master. The storytelling and world building are both creative and consistent - but the best part for sure are the music and characters. The music is absolutely fire. I've been listening to the soundtrack up and down ever since I started the game and I just don't get …
- [2]
VERDICT: My new favorite monster collector game. THE GOOD - Pokemon without all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ grind, breeding or stupid mechanism like IV/EV - The game is super detailed, despite being 3d-esque, resembles gen 5 Pokemon but with its own twist - Gameplay loop feels freshed - Freedom of movement, many parts of the overworld are intentionally made to be skippable - So many customization for monsters, moves can be swapped …
- [3]
its like pokemon if the pokemon company started to bother to put effort in again, but it's also very much its own thing. the fusion system is great, the type system is way more interesting than "type a does more damage to type b", the monster designs are fantastic, the bootleg system is a huge improvement over the shiny system, and the story is a lot more interesting than i expected. this is a must-play for any …
- [4]
One of the best turn based games and monster catchers out there. You explore the world recording Beasts with a magical cassette player hence the name Cassette Beasts and then transform into any Beast you’ve successfully recorded. It’s a clever twist on the genre that actually feels meaningful in battle rather than just cosmetic. The game fully commits to its music theme, and it really works. The soundtrack does a …
Summarised from 34 of the 397 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 269 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Cassette Beasts. The complaint that keeps coming up: no true online co-op, only local. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Cassette Beasts received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. GamesRadar+ noted that user feedback on Steam was extremely positive, with users praising the game for its low price point and comparing it positively to Pokémon. Several reviewers felt the game was an improvement of the Pokémon video game series. Eurogamer's Caelyn Ellis said that she loved Cassette Beasts while only liking Pokémon, and felt that it was like a remixed song that was better than the original. RPG Fan's Des Miller felt that the game's Pokémon inspiration was obvious, but that it was unique because of "its aesthetic, design, and most importantly, its heart". Rock, Paper,…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 448 · most liked firstICYDK: Godot, the open-source game creation software used to make Dome Keeper, Cassette Beasts, and Brotato, has a VERY beginner-friendly series of online tutorials here. gdquest.github.io/learn-gdscri... It says it requires absolutely zero prior experience with coding, and it means it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you ever wondered how we go from pencil sketch to in-game sprite for our monster-recording RPG game Cassette Beasts? Here's an explainer! #gamedev #GodotEngine
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't wait for the new game! #art #cassettebeasts #cassettebeasts2002
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey, Bluesky! We are Bytten Studio, developers of the monster-fusing RPG game Cassette Beasts! For fans of Cassette Beasts, we'll be posting news, announcements and sharing awesome fan creations here whenever we can! 🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →@ghaspey.bsky.social returns as Sunny for the new Cassette Beasts version 1.8 "Sunshine Update" - available now as a free update for PC & console versions of the game!
neutral · AI labelView post →DID YOU KNOW? Cassette Beasts has a unlockable "randomizer" game mode, allowing you to play the game with completely randomised monster locations, elemental types and even new move pools! Look at these wrong-coloured beasts!
neutral · AI labelView post →🚒 ANNOUNCEMENT: I rapped on the CASSETTE BEASTS 2002 game soundtrack! You'll have to wait a bit longer, but it's one of my favorite collabs. I'll say workin with these cats has been a wonderful experience and I hope y'all will go wishlist this right now. Full trailer here: youtu.be/vWmH8UgZ1As?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Played Cassette Beasts recently, pretty cool game! Looking forward to the sequel next year
positive · AI labelView post →Apparently I've been sleeping on Cassette Beasts because that game is REALLY good! So I drew a crossover with Megaman Battle Network and Cassette Beasts
positive · AI labelView post →YOOOO check out this incredible cover of "Arrow of Time" by @jonnyatma.com and @laceyjohnsonmusic.bsky.social! As we approach the 3rd anniversary of Cassette Beasts' release, this is such an awesome surprise! 💜 (Spoiler warning for the end of the game!) youtu.be/46Em685H-Ng
neutral · AI labelView post →I tried to animate Shining Kuneko from the game Cassette Beasts. #cassettebeasts #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Birthday Cassette Beasts! It’s still such a fun and lovely game.
positive · AI labelView post →FYI: Cassette Beasts is leaving Game Pass at the end of this month! The end of an era 💜
neutral · AI labelView post →For everyone who *can't* attend Gamescom, we've partnered with IGN to bring you all a sneak peek of an early game section of Cassette Beasts 2002! View the 11 minutes of gameplay footage here! www.ign.com/videos/casse...
neutral · AI labelView post →What if Cassette Beasts was a GBA game 🙂 UI isn't the most exciting but graphic design is my passion #cassettebeasts #pixelart
neutral · AI labelView post →新年好! Celebrate the #YearOfTheSnake on your adventures in Cassette Beasts by entering the code LUNARNY at the mailbox in-game!
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't believe there was only one important video game announcement made yesterday #fanart #digitalart #cassettebeasts #clipstudiopaint
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone else get bored once they reach the final boss?. For some reason as soon as I get to the "end" of the game, I completely lose motivation to play. This happened with DOOM: Eternal, Sekiro, Bloodborne, Paper Mario TTYD, Cassette Beasts, Shovel Knight, Oblivion, Baldur's Gate, God of War, Mass Effect... Pretty much every game I've ever played. It's like the fun part was the journey, and I've seen everything the game has to offer, and I just don't really enjoy the ending process. Feels like a…
neutral · AI labelView post →We've released a Cassette Beasts Player Survey, where we're hoping to gather feedback from our community: the likes, dislikes and what you'd to see from Bytten Studio in the future! If you'd like to help out, you can fill it out here: forms.gle/pHsyAAKWHKRx...
neutral · AI labelView post →Got addicted to this one silly game, and i had to draw my favorite little freak from it. Go play Cassette Beasts NOW, legit can't recommend it enough #cassettebeasts #fanart
positive · AI labelView post →Here's my progress so far on drawing fanart of every monster in the game Cassette Beasts. I've drawn 100 so far.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve been trying to challenge myself to draw fanart of every monster in the game Cassette Beasts. Here’s my progress so far.
neutral · AI labelView post →very reasonable for Pokémon to want to emulate one of its younger, hotter competitors (Go play Cassette Beasts, it’s the best creature collector game)
positive · AI labelView post →P.S. For Cassette Beasts players, enter the code "1MILLION" at the mailbox in-game for a surprise! 🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →Am I just bad at games???. I'm currently playing "Cassette Beasts". Pretty fun game that takes the pokemon formula, and turns it on its head. I will not play long and involved 300 hour games. It's too much. I want bite sized games. The internet said this game is 25 hours long. Except thats bullshit. There are 130 monsters. I've caught 16. I've been playing for 17 hours. I don't know if this game has "gym leaders". But if they do, I haven't seen them yet. I have no bad words about the…
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanna play the new Cassette Beasts… #art #fanart #cassettebeasts #cassettebeasts2002
neutral · AI labelView post →Yippee, congrats on the trailer reveal! Excited for more Cassette Beasts! I may have contributed a design to this game too... ☎️👻
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah, I missed that the big update for Cassette Beasts is out! Adds a new party member with a personal quest that continues after the main story's end. Still the best indie creature-collector game, and with an amazing soundtrack. So many vocal battle themes...
positive · AI labelView post →Greetings from day 3 in the Cassette Beasts 2002 press booth, where I have been sealed away like an ancient pharaoh to talk about our game at Gamescom!
neutral · AI labelView post →I Hate Native Linux Games. This is just a vent post / unpopular opinion (? unsure if unpopular). Specifically on Steam. Linux native builds are so buggy and glitchy and never work right. Always some combination of: - No sound - Old outdated version missing content and incompatible online - Controllers don't work - Crashes, doesn't launch at all - Horrific FPS - Cutscenes don't play - Weird game breaking softlocks and logic errors, like critical items not spawning and dialogue not triggering -…
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Streamm! Playing Cassette Beasts! www.twitch.tv/aradortd
neutral · AI labelView post →I have been playing and enjoying Cassette Beasts, so I thought it would be fun to make a Monster Girl version of my starter there. #MonsterGirl #CassetteBeasts
positive · AI labelView post →Here are the games we covered this September at Pixel Byte: - Woodo - Nighthawks - Dressmaker - Kernel Hearts - Carter's Quest - Isle of Reveries - Knights of Fiona - Cat Me If You Can - Normal Golf Game - Cassette Beasts 2002 - Songs of Glimmerwick - Star Wars Zero Company Thanks for the support!
neutral · AI labelView post →Cassette Beasts 🤝 Gravity Circuit a 2023 indie game getting a sequel in 2027
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes. It's real.📼 My singing voice is part of the cast for the newly announced game from Bytten Studio, "Cassette Beasts 2002". Thanks Bytten Studio for putting your trust in my work, and also big thanks to every single one of you! WISHLIST "Cassette Beasts 2002" NOW! The time has come for change!
neutral · AI labelView post →Cassette Beasts is my favorite Pokemon-like game bar-none, and @byttenstudio.bsky.social has announced a sequel that looks amazingly good. Anyone who enjoys that sort of thing should have Cassette Beasts 2002 on their radar (and play the original!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWmH...
positive · AI labelView post →Southpaw is my favorite Cassette Beast from the video game, Cassette Beasts! So here's a little low poly fanart of him I've been working on
neutral · AI labelView post →If you think about getting the new Pokémon - just get this instead. Cassette Beasts is absolute cinema. The gameplay is fun, easy to learn and hard to master. The storytelling and world building are both creative and consistent - but the best part for sure are the music and characters. The music is absolutely fire. I've been listening to the soundtrack up and down ever since I started the game and I just don't get sick of it. The companions keep the game fresh and their stories often combine…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best turn based games and monster catchers out there. You explore the world recording Beasts with a magical cassette player hence the name Cassette Beasts and then transform into any Beast you’ve successfully recorded. It’s a clever twist on the genre that actually feels meaningful in battle rather than just cosmetic. The game fully commits to its music theme, and it really works. The soundtrack does a lot of heavy lifting for the atmosphere, with vocal tracks kicking in when you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mothmanic from Cassette Beasts! the best monster catcher game 💜 #cassettebeasts #fanart #illustration #moth
positive · AI labelView post →VERDICT: My new favorite monster collector game. THE GOOD - Pokemon without all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ grind, breeding or stupid mechanism like IV/EV - The game is super detailed, despite being 3d-esque, resembles gen 5 Pokemon but with its own twist - Gameplay loop feels freshed - Freedom of movement, many parts of the overworld are intentionally made to be skippable - So many customization for monsters, moves can be swapped on and off with the stickers system - Element system actually has some depth…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neil as Westerley in the upcoming monster fusing/collection RPG ‘Cassette Beasts 2002’ by Bytten Studio! The game releases in March 2027 and is available to wishlist now 🎮✨ 📸 Cassette Beasts 2002 trailer and Neil captured at FANEXPO
neutral · AI labelView post →"Eugene, Nooo! It's Not That Kind Of Creature Collector!" Pixel-fan-art of #CassetteBeasts . A poor Squirey is ambushed by someone who has played too much Pokémon. #PixelArt #FanArt
neutral · AI labelView post →Cassette beasts is a indie monster-catcher kinda in the same vein as the genres sort of parent pokemon and it does take a lot from that game including its immense sense of almost utopian optimism. However its cut with some lore that would not at all be out of place for a persona game and ends up enriching it with so much extra energy I wound out liking it far more than any pokemon. So primarily its like a form of pokemon exclusively with double battles tied to your partner. Mechanically its…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#CassetteBeasts did a lil scribblin'. I like this game a lot
positive · AI labelView post →Why am I just finding out now that Cassette Beasts is a literal pokemon TF game
neutral · AI labelView post →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 do the raids together which is fun, but since every battle is a double battle, I was hoping to play through the whole game with him as my duo. Which is true, you CAN do that- but only local co-op only. The second…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 797 of me drawing a random video game enemy I like: Binterloper (Cassette Beasts) #Art #Dailyart #CassetteBeasts
neutral · AI labelView post →I have around 40 hrs played on Switch. Double dipped on Steam to try some mods for a new playthrough. I just have to say this game is near perfect. One of the best (if not THE best) Mon tamers out Art=10 Story/writing =10 Monsters= 10 Gameplay = 10 It has create-a-character, evolution, fusion, shiny mons(their own version that actually effects how the mon is played) Relationships the list goes on. Truly one of the greats in the genre. My only gripe is that you can not co-op through the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cassette Beasts is Epic's 10th free game to redeem for the holidays, and it's a perfect Pokémon-like RPG to enjoy on the #SteamDeck: steamdeckhq.com/cassette-bea...
neutral · AI labelView post →This Steam Next Fest killed Unreal Engine for me. Every single game with that splash screen ended up as a slide show, and not even prettier, I play 15 years old games that look better than most games I saw coming from UE5. I used to recommend Unreal 4 for everyone, but they are already going for 6 without optimizing the 5. No need to upgrade, just give a chance to other games, devs and engines that cares for their customers. I got into Cassette Beasts a while ago and notice all Godot games…
neutral · AI labelView post →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 Beasts. A little retro, a little Pokemon, a little early Nintendo style and Playstation graphics. The world was interesting, the plot kept me motivated, and I felt that it was pretty open-ended. I also loved how the music…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just wondering how many of you fine folks like the game Cassette Beasts? This may affect future projects. #CassetteBeasts
neutral · AI labelView post →Should maybe post here more but currently I am one of the people at Piktiv helping out with porting Cassette Beasts 2002 to console! Its a very fun and cool game and I look forward to having as many players as possible able to enjoy it! #godot #gamedev #cb2002
positive · AI labelView post →Honestly, I don’t usually play turn-based games. They never really grabbed my attention, and the last one I played was Pokemon… about ten years ago. Since then, I just felt like that genre wasn’t for me anymore. But I decided to give this game a chance because the art style really caught my eye — and I have to say, this game is a hidden gem. The art direction is incredible. The characters, the monsters, the environments — everything looks great. But what really surprised me was the music: the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its like pokemon if the pokemon company started to bother to put effort in again, but it's also very much its own thing. the fusion system is great, the type system is way more interesting than "type a does more damage to type b", the monster designs are fantastic, the bootleg system is a huge improvement over the shiny system, and the story is a lot more interesting than i expected. this is a must-play for any monster collector game fans.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Approaching the end game of Cassette Beasts 👍
positive · AI labelView post →You know what, I can test the new feature and be hype about the new Cassette Beasts game at the same time! Have some of my old Cassette Beast Girls n_n
neutral · AI labelView post →I have such complicated feelings about this one. The music is fantastic, for sure. The gameplay mechanics are pretty neat, though the type-handling is fairly bloated (to the game's detriment). But oh, that story... I don't know why, but I've grown so tired of pseudo-intellectual navel-gazing. So, hey, caveat lector as I'm gonna get into the story a bit. If you don't want to be spoiled, stop reading. If you have concerns, though... I think it might be worth being prepared. So, overall, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clee-0 from Cassette Beasts, remember when that game had an egyptian-themed robot girl?
neutral · AI labelView post →
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