If there’s one game I didn’t expect to hook me, it’s Palworld – or ‘Pokemon with guns,’ whichever you prefer. Part survival game part creature collecting sim, Pocketpair’s indie behemoth certainly resembles Pokemon at a glance, but its extensive crafting mechanics, sprawling open world, and general chaos are exactly what I’ve been looking for in one of Game Freak’s games for some time – it’s the itch that Legends: Arceus failed to fully scratch.

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