Anode Heart
Summary
You're awoken by a professor in a world inhabited by digital creatures, robots and a plethora of humanoid species. Train your monsters and find out who you are.Anode Heart website
So what do you do
The game is a monster collector but it reminds me a lot more of Digimon World than Pokemon which I feel is the game that is generally used as the blueprint by indie monster collector type games. It's what drew me to the game actually, I love Digimon and I wish there were more games like it.
Your monstes grow and develop in different ways depending on how you raise them, and you can even devolve them to pursue a different path for their next evolution. There is a lot of variety in the monsters you encounter and I'm always excited when I find a new one to see how it can grow.
The battles can be a little challenging so I did find myself grinding every now and then, but as long as you don't mind that in a game like this you'll be fine. Look and feel wise the game reminds me of the older Digimon World games, with a little bit of the original few pokemon games. Bitchin soundtrack too
When should I play this game?
Spend some time Anode Heart:- You like monster collectors (specifically Digimon)
- You like exploring a world with lots of different biomes, puzzles and mini quests
- You like retro graphics