{"id":136944,"date":"2026-04-24T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200330"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:45:00","slug":"were-sure-nintendo-will-have-no-issues-at-all-with-this-new-pc-creature-battler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/24\/were-sure-nintendo-will-have-no-issues-at-all-with-this-new-pc-creature-battler\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re Sure Nintendo Will Have No Issues At All With This New PC Creature Battler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/308cd25e423e2\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/308cd25e423e2\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/308cd25e423e2\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"I00xs3n7-EQ\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I00xs3n7-EQ?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>How does that old phrase go, &#8220;you cut one head off Hydreigon, two will take its place&#8221;? It&#8217;s something like that. Either way, on a totally unrelated note, you remember that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/04\/pokemon-and-zelda-rip-off-pickmos-removed-from-steam-as-publisher-intervenes\">shameless Pok\u00e9mon rip-off &#8216;Pickmos&#8217;<\/a> that was removed from Steam a few weeks back? Well, there&#8217;s another primed and ready to fill its place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3610180\/Olympus_Rangers\/\">Olympus Rangers<\/a> is an upcoming PC creature battler from developer Mechano and publisher Jandusoft. Its debut trailer launched yesterday (thanks for the heads up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/olympus-rangers-announced-for-pc\">IGN<\/a>) and it looks&#8230; familiar.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s the opening shot of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Scarlet &amp; Violet<\/a>-esque setting, the round battle arena or the numerous creatures that have a faint whiff of &#8216;legally distinct&#8217; about them, but Olympus Rangers feels <em>very<\/em> Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>According to its <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3610180\/Olympus_Rangers\/\">Steam<\/a> page, this one will see you heading to the Olympus battle arena with your &#8216;Olys&#8217; creatures in tow, ready to take on opponents in a series of turn-based battles. There are 60 different Olys to choose between (it doesn&#8217;t look like there&#8217;s any exploring or catching to be found here), with designs ranging from &#8216;sparky Rapidash&#8217; to &#8217;round Greninja&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>All of the creatures, their moves and your avatar are fully customisable \u2014 the trailer actively encourages modding, and even has a database where you&#8217;ll be able to upload designs \u2014 and battles can be played out in either 2D or 3D, which, we must admit, is an idea we wish Pok\u00e9mon would take on board.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Jandusoft<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>There&#8217;s still no official release date on Olympus Rangers just yet, though we&#8217;d be surprised if Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company aren&#8217;t at least taking a cursory glance over some of those creature designs and battle mechanics. Maybe the modding and battle focus will be enough for this one to actually make it to launch, eh? We&#8217;ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/pokemon\/related-articles:200021 @ 1777051404 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of this latest Pok\u00e9mon-like? Do you reckon it&#8217;ll make it to launch, unnoticed? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] How does that old phrase go, &#8220;you cut one head off Hydreigon, two will take its place&#8221;? It&#8217;s something like that. Either way, on a totally unrelated note, you remember that shameless Pok\u00e9mon rip-off &#8216;Pickmos&#8217; that was removed from Steam a few weeks back? 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