Two years ago, Palworld answered the question, "What if Pokémon had base building and multiplayer?" Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse, Pocketpair's next game, developed by a new internal team, is giving the same treatment to Hollow Knight.
Announced in 2023, Never Grave was first planned to release in early access later that year. Everything about its art, animations, and boss battles screams Hollow Knight, but like Palworld, Never Grave is wearing its imitations on its sleeve and instead focusing on what it brings to the table: 4-player co-op, base-building, a roguelite format, and a Mario Odyssey-like ability to possess enemy creatures.
