Aniimo

Catching is active rather than menu-driven. You throw Aniipods, set traps and time your throw so the creature does not slip away, and the moment-to-moment tension of a catch is a big part of the appeal. Which Aniimo show up depends on the environment, weather, special phenomena and time of day, so a familiar area can surprise you after dark or in a storm. Most Aniimo can evolve, which keeps the collection growing.

Twining is the system that sets Aniimo apart. Instead of only commanding your creatures, you become them, taking on their movement and skills. One form lets you glide, another dives, another burrows, and the open world is built so you can reach almost anywhere with the right form. Skills from Twined Aniimo also crack puzzles and win battles.

For multiplayer, the sky-floating metropolis is the social hub where Pathfinders meet and compete in events. Egg Heist is a real-time PvEvP mode: you join a three-player team and search the Lost Isles while fighting monsters and rival squads. Back home, every player owns an RV parked at a campsite, and the Homeland lets you plant crops, place decorations and arrange your Aniimo into a cosy base.

It is online-only, with partial controller support including DualSense.

Aniimo is free to play on Windows PC through Steam, with optional in-app purchases. Southeast Asian players get unusually strong language support: Thai, Indonesian and Vietnamese sit among its 13 languages, alongside English, Japanese, Korean and both Chinese scripts. It requires a broadband connection, and Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer. The minimum PC is a Core i7-4770 or Ryzen 7 2700 with 8 GB of RAM and a GTX 970 or RX 5600, plus 40 GB of storage. Controller support is partial, with DualSense supported.