Beastieball

It’s a feeling that’s pushed me into trying other Poke-likes over the years.

YourCassette Beasts,Coromons andTemTems and the like.

But Beastieball - even in its current early access form - already feels like the pick of the bunch.

Two Beastieball teams prepare to fight in Beastieball.

And it’s all thanks to its 2x2 volleyball pitches.

The setup of Beastieball is winningly familiar to classic Pokemon.

Which is pretty nice!

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It’s kinda daft, but I do also kinda love it.

The other team also score.

And it’s quite possibly the most thrilling tiny tactics game I’ve played in ages.

A Beastie prepares to serve the ball in a Beastieball match in Beastieball.

The risk-reward is perfectly pitched, and it makes every match feel fresh and exciting.

Some are, admittedly, still a little work in progress.

A coach approaches a sullen boy sitting on top of a roof in a town in Beastieball.

A Beastie talks to another Beastie inside a cave in Beastieball.

A side on view of a Beastieball match in a forest in Beastieball.

A side on view of a Beastieball match in Beastieball.

A Beastie prepares to make a sideways shot in a gym match in Beastieball.

A gym leader challenges the player and their Beasties to a match in Beastieball.