As long as you don’t call them Pokémon-likes, games where you collect little monsters and have them fight each other are just legally distinct enough to keep Nintendo’s lawyers away. At least that’s how Steam is framing an entire sale dedicated to them in what it’s calling the Creature Collector Fest.
“Collect fantastical creatures, tame monsters, and score discounts while doing it in this fest that reminds you (some) monsters can be tamed,” the Steam page reads. It doesn’t say anything about these games having collectable gym badges or rival trainers to pester you throughout your journey, so we should be good.
