{"id":136377,"date":"2026-03-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198476"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:00:00","slug":"new-survival-game-pickmon-is-just-asking-to-be-sued-into-oblivion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/10\/new-survival-game-pickmon-is-just-asking-to-be-sued-into-oblivion\/","title":{"rendered":"New Survival Game &#8216;Pickmon&#8217; Is Just Asking To Be Sued Into Oblivion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8e0a5b1a78342\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8e0a5b1a78342\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8e0a5b1a78342\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"tK2hEntK-bQ\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tK2hEntK-bQ?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A new survival game has been announced for Steam, with its trailer indicating a potential future launch on the Switch and PS5. Here&#8217;s the thing, though&#8230; if you thought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/palworld\" class=\"external\">Palworld<\/a> took a lot of inspiration from <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong>, this one takes it to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Titled <strong>Pickmon<\/strong> and developed by PocketGame (strewth, even the dev name is similar to PocketPair!), its overall gameplay appears to have a lot more in common with Palworld than Pok\u00e9mon, but when you take a closer look at the design of both the protagonist and the collectible creatures, it becomes immediately apparent that PocketGame shot more than a few quick glances at Nintendo&#8217;s homework.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with the protagonist \u2013 do they remind you of anyone? Hopefully you did your best Churchill dog impression and nodded with an enthusiastic &#8220;ohh yes!&#8221;, because Pickmon&#8217;s protagonist is basically Link from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a>. The hair, the clothes&#8230; Next thing PocketGame will be telling us is that you start the game awakening from a 100-year slumber. At the very least, it looks like you&#8217;ll spend a good deal of time traversing the world via a paraglider.<\/p>\n<p>Then we&#8217;ve got the creatures which, much like Palworld before it, look about as close as possible to iconic Pok\u00e9mon without actually being the exact same. We&#8217;ve got a cute little guy with yellow fur and black accents on the ears and tail, a monstrous boss that looks remarkable similar to Ceruledge, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>To cap it all off, a supporting character even does the iconic &#8216;Akira slide&#8217; on a motorbike. Though to be fair, Samus also did that in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/metroid-prime-4-beyond-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">Metroid Prime 4: Beyond<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: NETWORKGO<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Look, games often take inspiration from one another, but this is just&#8230; come on, now. We&#8217;re particularly surprised that PocketGame and publisher NETWORKGO seem to have a Switch release in their sights too. Frankly, we&#8217;d be surprised if Nintendo doesn&#8217;t sue them into oblivion, let alone allow them to release Pickmon on the eShop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:193407,186368 @ 1773137095 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>But what do you think, dear reader? Is this all a bit too similar to Nintendo&#8217;s own work? Let us know with a comment in the usual place.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] A new survival game has been announced for Steam, with its trailer indicating a potential future launch on the Switch and PS5. Here&#8217;s the thing, though&#8230; if you thought Palworld took a lot of inspiration from Pok\u00e9mon, this one takes it to the next level. 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