Someone Is Making A Tool So You Can Create Your Own Pokemon Games

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Do you have an idea for a retro Pokemon-style RPG game but don’t know how to make it? Well, a developer is creating an RPG game-making tool that will allow users to easily create the monster tamer RPG of their dreams. The tool, which is currently being funded on Kickstarter, is expected to hit the market at the end of the year.

Per PCGames, this Monster Tamer Maker will be used exclusively to build “Pokemon-style monster capture games”. It comes from developer Yana, who announced the upcoming game engine on Twitter. They also shared the news that the release would include a game they're developing using it, called Dokimon, a proof of concept. As Yana succinctly puts it, “This is the new era we all deserve. Limitless monster tamer games, made for gamers, by gamers”.

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The Kickstarter for Monster Tamer Maker describes the engine as a tool designed to “allow people to create games quickly and easily…without a lot of the limitations [other] tools come with”. It will feature pre-made assets and users will be able to import custom assets and export them to other games.

The goal for the project is set for $10,000, which will allow both the engine and accompanying game to be made. Further funding will offer more assets, extra platforms, multiplayer options, and more. Currently, the project sits at almost $5,300 raised, with 26 days to go.

While Kickstarter can be a tricky platform to launch games on, it seems the decision to put Monster Tamer Maker on there was simply for artwork. After announcing the project’s launch, Yana stated, “I decided to do Kickstarter to assist in funding the artwork so we can make as much high-quality art as possible to release into the world of game