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Game
Game2022Published by indie.io
Coromon
Developer TRAGsoft
Coromon is a 2022 indie monster‑taming role‑playing game developed by TRAGsoft and published by indie.io. It was released for Windows and macOS on March 31, 2022. The Nintendo Switch version, while originally planned to launch the same day as the Windows and macOS versions, was delayed and launched on July 21, 2022, followed by the launch on Android and iOS on November 8, 2023. The game follows a new researcher at… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
338 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
166 positive · 65 negative
95% range 66–77%
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| Steam reviews | 166 | 65 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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107 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
6,843 of 8,108 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Most players love this Pokemon-like, but some hate its puzzles and bugs.
Many players praise Coromon as a faithful and improved take on classic monster-taming games, especially for fans of older Pokemon titles. They highlight its quality-of-life features, solid monster designs, and nostalgic feel. [3][6][11]
However, a significant minority criticize the game for its frustrating puzzles and mini-games, which they say are poorly designed and block progress. Some also report technical issues like memory leaks and save problems. [5][28][34]
Praised quality-of-life features · nostalgic feel · monster designs
Criticised tedious puzzles and mini-games · technical issues
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Critics, per Wikipedia
Coromon received mixed to average reviews on PC and Switch according to Metacritic. Ethan Anderson of Twinfinite praised the game’s pixel‑art visuals, creature animations, and customization systems, but criticized its limited type variety, linear type matchups, and Titan battles that he described as overly drawn‑out. Gabriel Zamora of PCMag highlighted the game’s retro presentation, puzzle‑focused dungeons, and intuitive combat. Trent Cannon of Nintendo Life found the game faithful to classic monster‑taming titles, though he reported pacing issues, early‑game difficulty spikes, and a reliance on grinding. In July 2022, Freedom Games (now indie.io) and TRAGsoft warned players about a fake…
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Reactions
60 of 338 · most liked firstAhh, Toravolt: My favorite tiger monster from an outstanding little game called Coromon on Steam! Why did I make him an Australian surfer? Dunno, just felt right and summer-y! My Aussie buddy helped with the lingo! 😆#nsfw
unlabelledView post →Playing Coromon on Steam and this is my definition of a cozy, Pokemon-style, game !! It’s satisfying the part of my brain thag loves the old Pokemon Gameboy games 🥹💖
unlabelledView post →Coromon is hands down the best Pokemon inspired game I've ever played! Gorgeous pixel art, great monster designs, multiple abilities per monster, unlockable skins on top of normal/potent/perfect variants for each monster which affect stats and color!? SO GOOD! $4.99 on Switch rn until 4/24
unlabelledView post →Enjoyable game. Compared to the most famous title of the same genre, mechanics are similar, a lot of 'mons designs are even cooler and it has less grinding for "perfect" team. What convinced me to write a review was the recent update, despite development of the game stopped years ago. Although the developer studio is now working on a new title, they wanted to share with us on this game a lot of QoL improvements, graphics and a lot of new stuff, which in my opinion is a glimmer of hope in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy #Pride from Team #Coromon! 🏳️🌈 We’re celebrating with a vibrant selection of FREE Pride-themed outfits and skins, available now in-game! ✨
unlabelledView post →@horatiusthedwarf.bsky.social is streaming the wonderful game "Coromon" and through this, I learned about this very cool game! Also he bought me it (it's 5 dollar rn on steam! Get it if you like monster collecting games pls!) As big big thank you (and because he's awesome af) have a fanart!! <3
unlabelledView post →I really want to like this game and it has a lot to like. I really enjoy the battles and the catching. The problem is the puzzles. I've owned this game for a while and decided to nuckle down and beat it, which was going fine. Until I got to the jumping puzzle. Its awful. Make 22 jumps at varying speeds where one failure means not only do you have to restart, but you also have to go talk to the guy giving the "test" again. Its just really, really bad. This isn't the first annoying puzzle…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coromon is a good game at its core, but with layers of annoyance and frustration around it that drag the whole experience down. Were it streamlined and more focused it would be a strong recommendation from me, but the way it is now I can't seem to recommend it. The good: combat is really, really solid. Not super complex or sophisticated, but it takes the basic Pokemon combat formula and modernizes many aspects of it. Like any good squad-based RPG, fights are super quick, with either you or the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm excited for the GBA rereleases but annual reminder that there are also plenty of other mongames on Switch: Digimon, Monster Rancher, Monster Hunter Stories, Dragon Quest Monsters, World of Final Fantasy, and a TON of indie mongames like Coromon, Monster Crown, Monster Sanctuary, and plenty more!
unlabelledView post →A Golbeak from the game #Coromon! This is an entry for their contest. Perfect Golbeak became my favorite because it reminds me of my childhood OC 💖
unlabelledView post →Day 12 - Humbee from Coromon! Another game in my backlog, I adore the artstyle! The spritework and animations are amazing! #MonsterMay2025
unlabelledView post →I can do the grind. I can do min maxxing. I can do the shiny, perfect hunting. What I can't do? I think it was a really bad design choice to put janky puzzles into a game that is a creature collector. Are these puzzles hard? NO. That's not the problem. The problem is that you are fighting the game engine, the limited movement, the bad inputs, and the janky buggy game/engine. Or, you are fighting the designers - not the puzzle. Accidentally overstep and miss that switch? Well, gotta…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mini games like the jump rope dojo game made me call it quits. I don't see how you can add mini games that overtuned with no room for error to main quests and block progression for some. The frustration wasn't worth it for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coromon: Rogue Planet announced for Switch, PC, iOS, and Android www.gematsu.com/2024/09/coro...
unlabelledView post →This isn't going to be so much a review as it will be a little personal life story that made me like this game that much more. One of the Coromon within the game that you can catch and train is a kitty cat ghost type called a Purrgy. Well I ended up getting a perfect version of one and got to name it after my cat Loki who passed away about a year ago. Kept him on my team and swept trainer after trainer in battle. Made me smile to keep seeing him get all this experience then hit max level while…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review is based on 100% completion and 105.6 hours of gameplay. Recommendation: Would I recommend this game? Absolutely. This is a really solid game if you’re looking to scratch that monster-catching/trainer itch. It’s very much a Pokémon-style game, so if you enjoy Pokémon or other creature-collecting games, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy this too. It takes a lot of what works well in those games and brings it together into a really nice package. It’s also very kid-friendly, though…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is basically a checklist of the best QOL and mechanical fixes that Pokemon should have implemented a long time ago squeezed into a very tight, albeit pretty short, game. I bought it on sale at $4.99, and I think that's the right price for it. While I don't see myself ever replaying it, I think if you're the target audience for this, the pre-3d Pokemon players, you NEED to play this at least once. 4/5
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have you heard about Coromon: Remastered? We're updating the game you know and love in a massive way — sharper graphics, new challenges, and a clearer Coromon for you to play. Coming soon for all! 👾
unlabelledView post →It's a good game, but i don't think all these puzzles need to be in there, some are fine, but some of the ones later on are really tedious. Probs wont beat it just because i can't be bothered to sit through all these chores. For people who never played this, it's "like" pokemon, but it has puzzles akin to Golden Sun, so if you're not expecting that and just wanna catch monsters, bare in mind you will have to do lots of puzzles, as well as 'mon collecting. I think that puzzles are fun, but it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Not sponsored but I love this game so much) @coromonthegame.bsky.social is on SALE on Steam !!! If you like shiny hunting or monster tamer games, this is for you ! Epic music, designs and animations. GO CHECK THEM OUT ON STEAM ! #coromon store.steampowered.com/app/1218210/...
unlabelledView post →So you’ve wrapped up Coromon, but want to keep battling? Check out the Battle Dome! After beating the game, you can take on all kinds of different challenges there. ⚔️ If you’re victorious, you’ll be able to claim valuable rewards, like cosmetics, perfect stones, and more! 💎 #indiegame #pixelart
unlabelledView post →I had the itch to play a Pokemon game for a while, and not only did it scratch it, it's giving me the 1st gen feel while being brand new, and it is chokeful of quality of life features, while allowing extra difficulty. Can't recommend this enough if, like me, you're tired of The Pokémon Company being lazy with their new games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Announcing, for the very first time: COROMON x SUPER BATTLE MON! A fast-paced trading card game that’s easy to jump into and full of strategic depth. We’re teaming up with Coffee Cat Board Games to bring this new card game to life through Kickstarter. 🥳
unlabelledView post →🎉 Happy National Video Game Day! 🎉 To celebrate this momentous occasion, we'd love to hear your Coromon story! What encouraged you to get into Coromon? Maybe it was a friend, the trailer, the demo, or community chatter – let us know below! 🎮 #nationalvideogameday #indiegames
unlabelledView post →Alright, 14th game completed of 2025: Coromon. What can I say... this has been a long time coming. I've fully dropped this game 3x, and repicked it back up because it is so convenient on mobile. Big Plus: it plays like og Pkmn Big Minus: it plays like og Pkmn I mean, the spritework is great - - -
unlabelledView post →the light sensei jump test is genuinely ridiculous. i don't know if the speed of the bar is based on refresh rate or what but it's near impossible to get 22 jumps without literally pixel perfect timing. either the cooldown for the jump button is too long or i land on the bar at 7 or 15 jumps exactly this thing needs fixing, i saw footage from before the remaster and it was perfectly fine! easy even! why is it moving 2x faster in my game with no change to the character's movement?? the only…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I ALMOST FORGOT! The final prompt is done! Swurmy! A thank you to all the people, who worked on this game, as well as all of you, who support my art and motivated me to finish this art challenge. #coromon #art #fanart
unlabelledView post →The remaster is provided to the players who have the base game. This is how it's supposed to be done. Not like Yooka-Replaylee...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⊰═🕀═⊱≼Just not my Digital Monster≽⊰═🕀═⊱ 🜂 Positive 🜄 ☉ A well-made game with logical puzzles ... ☉ Nice monsters ... ☉ Funny music ... 🜁 Negative 🜃 ☽ Lack of tactical depth and variety in gameplay ... ☽ I would like to see more procedural generation and unpredictability in games like this ☽ I have to admit that it's just not my game, although I enjoyed myself during the short time I played ... ⊰💧⊱═𒍟═⊰🩸⊱ 7/12 ⊰🩸⊱═𒍟═⊰💧⊱ ☔Dr_Andrain ☔
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coromon: Rogue Planet announced - a roguelike spin-off of the monster-taming RPG: nintendoeverything.com/coromon-rogu...
unlabelledView post →Stream over! Thanks for watching! 💖 TYSM @redcobra.bsky.social for the raid! We sent the love to @docvivileandra.bsky.social who's playing Warhammer 40k: Darktide! 💖 Well Coromon turned out to be great fun! Lots of nice QoL in the game now! I'll be back tomorrow with community MH Wilds and SAR! 💖
unlabelledView post →Coromon is better and cheaper than the Pokémon games I played on my Switch. The story was also great, and the puzzles and mini games added variety. This game deserves to be played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coromon: Rogue Planet blends creature-collecting with a rogue-lite twist https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/coromon-rogue-planet-blends-creature-collecting-with-a-rogue-lite-twist/ #IndieGames #SteamDeck #Coromon
unlabelledView post →Happy Thursday all! I'm feeling much better and ready to tackle the rest of the week! So onwards to my final game redeem: Coromon! Looks interesting, and has me curious, so wheeeeee to games we go! www.twitch.tv/foxlingbubble
unlabelledView post →Enjoyable Pokemon clone with some problems. If you want to get a general sense of the gameplay, it's Pokémon with more QOL features. Combat plays out the same, there are multiple stats, types, abilities, and evolutions, there are some out-of-combat interactions to solve puzzles, and it's also a pretty linear experience. It gives the player more freedom by allowing the reallocation of stat points, devolution, and the ability to enable and disable skills (moves, limited to 4 as well) at any…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't recommend this game enough for OG pokemon fans. I used to play the pokemon games on DS growing up and this game brings out that exact nostalgia. I love it so much and I genuinely haven't played a monster catcher game that envokes those same feelings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This feature is also a celebration of a new update for Coromon! Here's a breakdown of what's new: -Style crystal shop removed and replaced with in-game challenges that players can complete to receive Coromon skins 💪 -Outfits can now be obtained in-game 👕 -Tons of new skins and cosmetics 🎉
unlabelledView post →Happy holidays, from all of us at Team Coromon! 📷 To celebrate the festivities, we've got a little surprise for you. 📷 Can you spot the three brand-new in-game outfits, available for FREE the rest of December?
unlabelledView post →I've been enjoying a monster taming game called Coromon the past couple of days and I am amazed by the sprite animations and how smooth the gameplay is so far! The monster types are cool, the fact moves have their own typings is cool, and I just like the overall feel of it!
unlabelledView post →Cool game and all but who tf placed that ragebait of an achievement of getting 500 points in flappy swurmy. which just has such stupid hitboxes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From peaceful ambience to pump-up tracks, the Coromon soundtrack has it all! 🔊 Come check out our new playlist, where each of the game's iconic songs (yes, including Swurmy Rush) are available now! Let us know below! What's your all-time favorite Coromon tune? 🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQwv...
unlabelledView post →Game #8 beat!!! Coromon is definitely a good Pokémon clone it lacks soul. It just needed something else to make it shine. Also some pretty puzzly dungeons which I’m not a fan of lol Still a good game though and if you like old school Pokémon, it’s basically that!
unlabelledView post →Bought a Pokemon-like game called Coromon since it’s on sale now for just $5 on the Nintendo eshop lol
unlabelledView post →Ayo wuddup! We're back on the monster taming grind on stream again with more Coromon vibes! We're on our way to find and beat the 4th Titan of the game! Come on by and hangout with ya Gammamon homie! #monstertamer #coromon Twitch: twitch.tv/dj_trooz YouTube: youtube.com/live/PC2qFUZ...
unlabelledView post →Now this is a how you make a creature-collecting, Pokémon-inspired game without completely ripping off the base material! My first impression of this game was that it was 'just another' Pokémon clone, but I was so wrong. It goes far beyond it and, while clearly inspired, it does so many things in it's own unique way that after only a couple hours of playing, comparing it to Pokémon (especially more modern Pokémon games) felt so wrong. A bit offensive, actually. Not to mention this game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to give this game a recommend because out of all of the pokémon-likes that I've played, this one does seem to try its best to make it a game that has the same kind of appeal that pokémon has. I want to go on a silly adventure with my silly little team of silly little guys and Coromon does actually do that, with a a bit of a villainous team and a bit of a journey. Its framework is absolutely correct. It also is aware of the appeal its little critters can have and likes to play around…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of people dismiss Coromon as just a copy, without realizing what a great game it is. It brings fresh ideas that fit perfectly, and the creatures are seriously cool. And if you like shiny hunting, here you get two shiny versions for every Coromon #indiegame #indiedev
unlabelledView post →And I started Coromon last night because I craved for monster-taming games again. And the mt community talked about it a lot. It straight up feels like an improvement on Pokemon game mechanics. I’m obsessed with it more than I expected. But it could also just be a honeymoon phase right now 😅
unlabelledView post →Happy King's Day from the Netherlands! To celebrate our King's birthday, this weekend you can grab these Dutch outfits for free! #Kingsday #coromon #indiedev #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Something’s wrong with our game… 🤨 Just five days left to submit to the CoroMeme Contest! Take any meme, make it Coromon-themed, and send it in. You could win awesome in-game prizes and a copy of Rogue Planet 🪐 It’s that easy! No cover letter necessary 😉
unlabelledView post →Monster Capture game that has a more general and less "You're a 12 y/o" audience in mind. The monster designs are solid. I do think they skew a little too real world + basic animals that everyone knows (Cats, dogs, etc.) for all normal monster designs, but the designs themselves are really solid regardless. Options are a little lacking for screen size (in particular, being able to drag and stretch would've been really nice), but otherwise basics for regular stuff is there along with extras.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh hey! The account for Coromon followed me! I've been playing through that game on my tablet recently to get some inspiration for my game’s art and stuff! Just got to pawbury. Check them out at @coromonthegame.bsky.social and pick up their game! #coromon #inspiration #shoutout
unlabelledView post →It’s safe to say we’ve all had a moment of fury while playing the Coromon minigames. 🔥 BUT THOSE DAYS ARE OVER! In the Coromon remaster, Flappy Swurmy and Swurmy Rush received updates that change everything. Take a look at the details here! youtube.com/shorts/5388B...
unlabelledView post →They locked 2 achievements behind poorly optimized mini games that have nothing to do with the storyline. I have given up on completing this game because of how awful Flappy Swurmy is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- character creation - cool Coromon, and you finally dont feel forced to evolve cause they get better perks if they stay the same - also recolors for Coromon to unlock - sidequests and story - great areas - beautiful (especially if you like pixel art) - nuzlocke mode - humor - like old Pokemon games with simple puzzles (red, silver) I dont get the people who are complaining about the puzzles , cause i personally think they were just right and i just hate new pokemon games cause they are so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Wanted to give some love to the @coromonthegame.bsky.social that were cut from the game before launch, so I re-made them in the game's modern Artstyle #pixelart #coromon #fanart
unlabelledView post →this flight brought to you by Coromon which made an 8-hour trip fly by (pun absolutely intended) @coromonthegame.bsky.social thank you @seriousreyn.bsky.social for the game!!
unlabelledView post →I still haven’t found any of my gaming systems in the mound of boxes but I did find my laptop so I fired up Coromon and found my first shiny!!! Well technically is called Potent and they are skins in this game but still! I’m so excited!!!
unlabelledView post →Playing Coromon on my Steam Deck on the couch brings me right back to when I used to play Pokemon on various Nintendo handhelds, and that is probably the biggest compliment I can give it. This is very clearly a Pokemon knock off and I think it succeeds. Of course all the Pokemon in this are new and things like Pokeballs have been renamed and it has it’s own story, but at the end of the day, this is Pokemon. At this point It’s been a while since I’ve played an official Pokemon game, so it’s…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stream over! Thanks for watching! 💖 We sent the love to @mae-moonlightvt.bsky.social who's playing ELDEN RING! 💖 Cosy vibes all around today chat, thank you all! I'll be back tomorrow with more Coromon, then probably more KuloNiku towards the end! Have a great rest of your timezone everyone! 💖
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