Cassette Beasts, A New Pokemon-Like, Is Discounted On Launch Day

The new indie monster-catching RPG Cassette Beasts launched today for PC and console, and for a limited time, you can grab the Steam version for 20% off at Fanatical. This special launch week deal lasts until May 3 and applies to the standard and deluxe editions of the game. It's also a much better offer than Steam's own 10%-off launch price.

Thanks to this deal, the Cassette Beasts standard edition is down to $16 (normally $20), while the deluxe version is down to just $24.45 (normally $36). You're actually saving around 33% on the deluxe edition, which is once again more than Steam's 20% discount. The deluxe edition includes a bonus digital artbook, soundtrack, and DLC costume pack. Purchasing either version of the game also grants you a bonus 5% off coupon you can apply towards a future Fanatical purchase.

Cassette Beasts is a turn-based RPG where players explore a mysterious island teeming with strange monsters that you can catch using special cassette tapes. The game uses a 2.5D graphical style that mixes pixel sprites and hand-drawn character portraits with 3D environments. Unlike other monster-taming RPGs where you battle monsters directly, in Cassette Beasts your main character transforms into the monsters you’ve captured--almost like a super sentai hero. Each monster has its own abilities to use in battle, world traversal, and puzzle solving, and you can fuse the creatures you collect to create new, more powerful beasts, similar to the fusion system in the Megami Tensei series.

If that sounds like your type of adventure, head over to Fanatical and grab Cassette Beasts while it's discounted for the next week. The game unlocks on Steam and is playable on Windows or Linux PCs and Steam Deck. The PC version is also available from the Microsoft Store and is in the PC Game Pass library. A console version for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch releases May 25. There is also a demo available if you want to try Cassette Beasts before you buy.

Disclosure: GameSpot and Fanatical are both owned by Fandom.