Temtem studio on Pokemon comparisons

As a creature-collection game, Temtem has seen a number of comparisons to Pokemon. Crema, the studio behind Temtem, has now weighed in on those comparisons.

In an interview with Nintendo Everything, Crema’s Lucía Prieto said that the team actually finds those comparisons “healthy to a degree.” However, the developer feels it’s necessary to say that “Temtem is not backed up by 25 years of learning, progressing and developing, and that we’re a much smaller IP who hasn’t branched out beyond game development.”

Prieto told us:

“The comparison is not only unavoidable, it’s healthy to a degree. We understand anything in the same genre will eventually be compared, and we don’t resent those who make the comparison. Most of us are Pokemon fans and grew up with it, so it’s flattering to even be compared to such a relevant and important game. The one thing we usually point out is that Temtem is not backed up by 25 years of learning, progressing and developing, and that we’re a much smaller IP who hasn’t branched out beyond game development. At the end of the day, we always claim each game, even in the same genre, should get enough space to be its own thing and not be defined by its differences or similarities with another game, so that’s what we preach to our community.”

Temtem is now available on Switch. We’ll be publishing our full interview with Crema soon.