It's the battle of the Pokémon-likes! Sort of.
Developer Crema has unveiled Temtem: Pioneers, a new spin-off for its 2022 creature-collecting adventure Temtem that - based on the limited information revealed so far, at least - looks like it's aiming squarely for Palworld.
Temtem: Pioneers, as per its Triple-i Initiative Showcase unveiling, takes players far from the Archipelago setting of Crema's original Temtem, dropping them into the mysterious Downbelow - a "vast and untamed region where Temtem roam wild and every expedition opens the door to new discoveries".
It's a departure from Temtem in genre terms too, swapping out the 2022 game's heavily Pokémon-inspired RPG action for something that sounds quite a bit like Palworld on paper (minus the sweatshops and machine guns, judging by the trailer).
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That means "creature collection, survival gameplay, and fast-paced action combat", with building, multiplayer, and other bits thrown in.
Temtem: Pioneers - World Premiere Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative Temtem: Pioneers announcement trailer.Watch on YouTube Temtem: Pioneers marks Crema's third attempt at a Temtem spin-off, following on from its free-to-gaming multiplayer battler Temtem: Showdown (shut down in 2024) and the Vampire-Survivors-inspired Temtem: Swarm.
Temtem itself also wrapped up development in 2024, after the studio announced it would be jettisoning the game's live-service elements and ditching monetisation as it turned its attention toward new projects.
As to when Temtem: Pioneers might emerge, that's currently unclear - Crema is opting to crowdfund at least some of its development through Kickstarter.
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## Editor's Note
Stay tuned for more updates as this story develops.
Source: [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/palworld-temtem-survival-creature-collector-spin-off-temtem-pioneers)