{"id":1978632,"date":"2026-06-08T10:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978632"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:37:22","slug":"cassette-beasts-2002-is-the-sequel-to-2023s-monster-collecting-rpg-and-its-coming-to-pc-and-consoles-with-multiplayer-from-the-get-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1978632","title":{"rendered":"Cassette Beasts 2002 is the sequel to 2023&#8217;s monster-collecting RPG, and it&#8217;s coming to PC and consoles with multiplayer from the get-go"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cassette-beasts\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Cassette Beasts<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Cassette Beasts 2002 is the sequel to 2023&#8217;s monster-collecting RPG, and it&#8217;s coming to PC and consoles with multiplayer from the get-go<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">London creatures.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/CB2002_key_art_NO_logo_HD.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Cassette Beasts 2002 key art with no logo\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"CB2002_key_art_NO_logo_HD.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Raw Fury<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-08T10:37:22+00:00\">June 8, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cassette-beasts-2002-announcement?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"e725fcd4-d4cb-4d06-a898-ec03d931e4b5\" data-name=\"Cassette Beasts\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Cassette Beasts\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Cassette Beasts\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Cassette Beasts\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Cassette Beasts\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Cassette Beasts\" title=\"Follow Cassette Beasts\"><br \/>\n  Follow Cassette Beasts<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Many indie studios have tried to replicate Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s formula, but few have actually cracked the code. In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cassette-beasts-review-the-brilliance-of-pokemon-all-grown-up\">Bytten Studio got it right with Cassette Beasts<\/a>, mainly because it had something to add to the mix and wasn&#8217;t entirely built on nostalgia. Now, the developers aim to take it to the next level with Cassette Beasts 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the just-announced sequel will take us to the early 21st century in London, although its first trailer &#8211; which you can watch below &#8211; teases an adventure across two different worlds and more than a few twists.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cassette Beasts 2002 - Official Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_w7zy6UgJxs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_w7zy6UgJxs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cassette Beasts 2002 &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cassette Beasts 2002 &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_w7zy6UgJxs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s a healthy dose of Digimon in there too, of course, but I&#8217;m inclined to say Bytten has a firm grasp on how to deliver something that speaks for itself. Moreover, it&#8217;s been confirmed this RPG will launch with cross-platform multiplayer from the get-go <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3802140\/Cassette_Beasts_2002\/\">via its Steam page<\/a>. As confirmed by the trailer, it&#8217;s coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After arriving in a quiet neighbourhood of London, you soon find yourself pulled down a rabbit hole to Nodnol, a land of beasts and high strangeness that exists in the shadow of our own,&#8221; the official description reads.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Cassette Beasts&#8217; impressive fusion system is at the centre of the experience, with &#8220;over 57,000+ powerful and fully-animated fusion forms&#8221; available in the sequel. 12 companions can also be met, recruited, and even romanced, with &#8220;their own motivations, stories, and gameplay perks&#8221; stacking on top of the monster-catching and turn-based combat. Publisher Raw Fury hasn&#8217;t revealed a release window yet, but more details are coming &#8220;over the next few months&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Many indie studios have tried to replicate Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s formula, but few have actually cracked the code. In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cassette-beasts-review-the-brilliance-of-pokemon-all-grown-up\">Bytten Studio got it right with Cassette Beasts<\/a>, mainly because it had something to add to the mix and wasn&#8217;t entirely built on nostalgia. Now, the developers aim to take it to the next level with Cassette Beasts 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the just-announced sequel will take us to the early 21st century in London, although its first trailer &#8211; which you can watch below &#8211; teases an adventure across two different worlds and more than a few twists.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cassette Beasts 2002 - Official Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_w7zy6UgJxs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_w7zy6UgJxs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cassette Beasts 2002 &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cassette Beasts 2002 &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_w7zy6UgJxs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s a healthy dose of Digimon in there too, of course, but I&#8217;m inclined to say Bytten has a firm grasp on how to deliver something that speaks for itself. Moreover, it&#8217;s been confirmed this RPG will launch with cross-platform multiplayer from the get-go <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3802140\/Cassette_Beasts_2002\/\">via its Steam page<\/a>. As confirmed by the trailer, it&#8217;s coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After arriving in a quiet neighbourhood of London, you soon find yourself pulled down a rabbit hole to Nodnol, a land of beasts and high strangeness that exists in the shadow of our own,&#8221; the official description reads.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Cassette Beasts&#8217; impressive fusion system is at the centre of the experience, with &#8220;over 57,000+ powerful and fully-animated fusion forms&#8221; available in the sequel. 12 companions can also be met, recruited, and even romanced, with &#8220;their own motivations, stories, and gameplay perks&#8221; stacking on top of the monster-catching and turn-based combat. Publisher Raw Fury hasn&#8217;t revealed a release window yet, but more details are coming &#8220;over the next few months&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Cassette Beasts Cassette Beasts 2002 is the sequel to 2023&#8217;s monster-collecting RPG, and it&#8217;s coming to PC and consoles with multiplayer from the get-go London creatures. 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