Cassette Beasts

Release Date: April 26, 2023

RPG, fantasy, turn-based, sandbox, for 2 players, indie games, co-op, splitscreen, Game Pass, multiplayer, singleplayer

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Cassette Beasts is a turn-based RPG taking place on an island inhabited by monsters. We play as an adventurer trying to make his way home. To do so, he records the beasts on cassette tapes, shapeshifting into them to gain their powers.

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8.6

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Game is Recomended by 95% of Critics. There are 36 Critic Reviews.

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Hardcore Gamer: 4 / 5 by Jeremy Peeples

Cassette Beasts is one of the best and most entertaining monster-collecting games outside of Pokémon.

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TheGamer: 3.5 / 5 by Ben Sledge

I had a great time with Cassette Beasts, but it was undeniably frustrating in places. It iterates on the Pokemon formula in nearly every possible way, and exploring the world via companion quests rather than just doing a big circle on your Gym challenge creates a wonderful sense of adventure. Cassette Beasts tries a lot of new things and most of them are successful. The story is compelling, the characters are engaging, and the battle system is one of the best I’ve ever used. It doesn’t pull everything off, but I’d much rather play a game that takes risks, rather than one that rehashes the same old formula time and time again.

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TechRaptor: 9 / 10 by Brittany Alva

Cassette Beasts blends the best of JRPGs and monster taming games to create something new, and it pays off incredibly well. While the story may be on the shorter side for JRPG lovers, there's more than enough to love about the game. (Review Policy)

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Cassette Beasts is a turn-based fantasy RPG. It was developed by Bytten Studio and published by Raw Fury.

Plot

Cassette Beasts is set on the island of New Wirral, inhabited by monsters of immense power. The people living on the island discovered they can record the creatures on cassette tapes to shapeshift into them, gaining their abilities.

The main protagonist is an adventurer trying to make his way back home. To do so, he traverses New Wirral, recording monsters along the way.

Mechanics

Cassette Beasts is an open-world RPG. The gameplay revolves around exploring locations, completing quests, talking to NPCs and turn-based combat. One of the game's main mechanics is transforming into the titular beasts. Throughout the game we acquire cassettes with recorded monsters. This lets us unlock new transformations and skills to use in combat. We can also fuse monsters together to acquire unique abilities.

These aren't useful only during battle. Some skills are needed to access specific areas and solve environmental puzzles.

During our adventure we're accompanied by other characters as well. Each ally has their own motivations and goals. Helping our companion reach those goals increases their effectiveness during combat.