Pokemon Developer Unveils New RPG Called Pandoland, Coming Out In April

Recreation Freak, finest recognized for creating the Pokemon franchise, is engaged on a brand new smartphone RPG named Pandoland. The title is slated to reach in late April, with pre-registration obtainable now on iOS and Android. Signing up can web you diamonds that may equate to 100 gacha pulls.

Pandoland is described as a casual-adventure RPG, seeing gamers seek for treasures and discover dungeons. There are apparently over 500 characters and objects to gather, and constructing a group of companions helps with exploration. The official trailer for the game–seen below–showcases a blocky artwork model as a bunch of characters set sail on the open seas aboard a ship. The boat passes by totally different islands and even a large squid.

This isn’t the only game cooking at Game Freak that has nothing to do with Pokemon. In 2023, the developer revealed Project Bloom, a new action-adventure game that is imagined to be “daring and tonally totally different” from the corporate’s previous catalog. Recreation Freak is partnering with Non-public Division on Mission Bloom, which beforehand was a part of Take-Two Interactive. Nevertheless, Private Division was reportedly sold to an unknown buyer late final yr, and it is unknown if this might have an effect on the sport.

In the meantime, Game Freak is also busy with Pokemon Legends Z-A, which is deliberate to launch on Change this yr. Pokemon Legends Z-A is about in Lumiose Metropolis, a hub first launched to the franchise with Pokemon X and Y. There was no official point out of the sport probably coming to Switch 2 at this level. Nevertheless, Pokemon Day (February 27) is later this month and often accompanied by a Pokemon Presents livestream, so it is a chance we might study extra then.