Developer Crema has announced it'll be removing all monetisation from its Pokemon-like creature-battler Temtem in an update scheduled for June, with one final major patch to follow before updates refocus on bug fixing and balance changes.

Crema shared the news in a lengthy post on Steam, which spent a lot of time addressing ongoing player complaints around a lack of major new content since launch, such as more islands, new Temtem, or additional multiplayer features. Broadly, the studio says Temtem's early access demonstrated major new content didn't have a significant impact on the game's player base, making it difficult to justify the development resources required - although other issues, such as mounting technical debt, are also cited as concerns.

After a lot of words, including some regret over having described the game as an "MMO" in its marketing material, Crema gets to the crux of its post: that it will release two more major updates for Temtem before development switches to more modest bug fixing and balance patches, as the studio's focus turns to new projects.

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Crema, the developer behind the Pokemon-like game Temtem, announced a Vampire Survivors or Pokemon Rumble style spin-off called Temtem: Swarm. It has a tentative Q3 2024 release window for PCs. 

As the title suggests, players will be using the various species of Temtem to fight through waves of enemies, choosing perks like gear and techniques when leveling up and evolving. People can go through it alone, or three players working online together to fight through stages. Apparently every Temtem from the original game is playable, if you manage to get them. 

Here’s the first trailer for the game. It begins with an animated opening before showing how it works in action. While this does seem to be a Vampire Survivors sort of roguelike, it also appears to be like a Pokemon Rumble game due to players being able to choose when certain moves are executed.

There are also an array of initial announcement screenshots showing off some of the allied and opposing Temtem characters fighting.

Temtem: Swarm will come to PCs in Q3 2024. There's no exact release window yet, but the Steam page is live. Temtem is available on the Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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Temtem was a brief mega-hit when it launched in Early Access back in 2020, as a Pokémon-like that was both online and on PC. Now it's getting its own "survivor-like bullet heaven" spin-off called Temtem: Swarm.

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