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Following the success of Cassette Beasts in 2023, fans have been eagerly waiting to see if Bytten Studio had planned to follow up and sure enough, Cassette Beasts 2002 has been announced! Taking place in London in 2002, Cassette Beasts 2002 sees the player get dragged down a rabbit hole into the mysterious world of Nodnol. Who is the cultist Westerly and what are they planning? The mystery beckons as players can make a new avatar or import the one from the first game and team up with 12 new companions including new character Nell. Record and transform into a variety of beasts and fuse with your allies into powerful creatures!

The trailer showcases impressive 3D backgrounds with the 2D pixel art we all love. A number of new and never before seen monsters could be found roaming Nodnol. Don’t miss this chance to continue your creature collecting adventures when Cassette Beasts 2002 releases on all major platforms in the future.

Be sure to check out the trailer and let us know your thoughts on our socials! You can also check out our review of the original Cassette Beasts. Happy collecting and keep Gaming Furever!

Spyro fans, rejoice! After years of rumors and speculation, a new Spyro has finally been announced and it looks amazing. Those who have been following Spyro know that the purple dragon has had quite a history. Spyro reached prominence in the late 90’s/early 2000s with his original game and then hit a few bumps in the intervening years with an edgy reboot and the toy based Skylanders games. Spyro then blazed his way back with the Reignited trilogy developed by Toys for Bob and released in 2018. 

Now Toys for Bob is ready to make new games, starting with a brand new Spyro game for the first time in a long while. The new teaser shows a slightly redesigned Spyro taking to the skies and preparing to confront an unknown evil. That’s right, the new Spyro is actually going to feature real flying instead of gliding although there will be plenty to do on the ground too. With Tom Kenny returning to voice Spyro, this new entry promises to continue the trend that the Reignited Trilogy started. We at GF are huge Spyro fans and we are all very excited! Spyro is soaring his way on to major platforms in Spring 2027! Check out the trailer and let us know your thoughts on our socials! Keep Gaming Furever!

It’s that time of year again where we all eagerly look forward to the coziest, most wholesome games on the horizon. Wholesome Direct 2026 did NOT disappoint, with a number of comfy games that furries and non-furries alike will appreciate. Once again, the entire Direct is up on YouTube, so give it a watch as I’m not going to cover everything and there was a lot this year. Huge shoutout to Wholesome Games and the wonderful people who curate and co-host the Direct as it is a joy to watch every year. Now without further ado, let’s get into the highlights for us here at GF.

The Monster Tamer genre has seen quite the renaissance lately. New games are being released all the time that experiment and explore the time tested mechanics of the usual turn based RPG formula. Games like Doki Monsters evoke nostalgia while games like Cassette Beasts bring with them unique and innovative concepts. So what happens when you have a game that manages to do both? You get LumenTale: Memories of Trey. Developed by Beehive Studios and published by Team17(the same publisher who gave us the impressively well made Date Everything and Amber Isle), LumenTale is poised to make its debut and I couldn’t be more excited to share my thoughts on it. This is one game I'm going to be playing for a while.

Ever since its inception, Pokémon has continued to grow in popularity, eventually becoming a mainstream phenomenon. This growth has also resulted in players finding a variety of different ways to play: There are the challenge runners who impose rules and restrictions on themselves. Shiny hunters who have been blessed with the patience of saints as they constantly reset for starters and of course, the competitive battlers. Make no mistake, Champions is firmly aimed at making competitive battling more accessible than ever before. Players, both new and old, will find that there is plenty to like here while there are also a few head scratchers. It’s a brave new frontier trainers.

Imagine this: You’re on the playground(or maybe the park) and decide it’s a good time to break out Pokemon GO or a similar app and go hunting for cute creatures that might be hiding around the landscape. This is the premise behind Critterrupters, the newest critter catching adventure being developed by Isle of Swaps dev Fuzz Force. I’ve been given the wonderful opportunity to play and share my thoughts on a pre-alpha build of it and I have to say, there is a lot of potential here.

Turtle Power! How many of you remember the TMNT fondly from your youth? I know I do. I personally grew up with the 2003 series and it still holds a special place in my heart. But I’ve grown to love other versions of the Turtles over the years as well. Long time readers will know this isn’t the first time the Turtles made headlines on GF. My colleague reviewed Shredder’s Revenge a little over a year ago. So when I heard they would be coming to one of my favorite card games, you can bet your kunai I was excited and honestly? They’re pretty fun to play with.

Platformers are a curious breed. Ever since the days of Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog, they’ve remained popular. Yet being innovative and different can be a little difficult to accomplish at times. Fortunately Croak, the upcoming bouncy 2D platformer from WoodRunner Games doesn’t have such difficulties. In a Steam Next Fest, it takes a lot to really stand out and after playing the demo, I can see why it caught the eye of my fellow staff members. This game is a gem in the making and will be well worth checking out when it fully releases.

It’s Pokémon Day! It was on this day 30 years ago that Pokémon Red & Green released in Japan. While we celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, this is a good time to look forward as we appreciate the past! As always, the whole direct itself is on YouTube and I recommend watching it as there are things I won’t mention or spend much time on in this article. Besides, it'll be more fun to see what surprises are in store that way.

What happens when you combine archeology, puzzle-solving and hamsters? You get Hamstermind, the adorable puzzle game by indie dev Righteous Tree. Solve puzzles and dive deeper into a mysterious pyramid in search of treasure. The premise has just enough going for it to keep you intrigued and the puzzles themselves are actually pretty relaxing and cozy. I wasn’t ever bored in my time with Hamstermind. It’s not revolutionizing the puzzle solver genre but it also doesn’t need to.