A new Pokémon-inspired indie game, 'Wonderful Neoran Valley', had asked for just just $100,000 on Kickstarter. Yet, with a month still left before the campaign expires, they've already smashed their goal.

This weekend, the game crossed the $500,000 mark with more than 8,800 people backing the project.

Developed by Nara Studio, the monster-collecting game has currently raised over $700,000 through Kickstarter. That's six times beyond the team’s original goal.

So why is the new game gaining so much attention? Gamers get to recruit more than 70 Neoran creatures to their team as they discover the dark force lurking over the valley. But it’s not as easy as catching Pokémon with Poké Balls.

The core challenge in Neoran Valley is convincing creatures to join and fight alongside the player. Each Neoran creature interacts with its teammates in unique ways. And only an organized strategy can push the gamers to victory.

Taking on the role of The Knight, players can use clairvoyant powers to read their enemies’ intentions and gain an advantage. But there are strange Neura Clusters that make the Neorans hostile. And the players have to uncover the “grim secret.”

To raise the gaming community’s interest, Nara Studio explained what players can expect.

Nara Studio’s Blurb on the Game

“The Wonderful Neoran Valley is a place where humans and Neoran coexist without mixing,” Nara Studio said. And that's far from the only difference with Pokemon.

"Humans live in feudal cities, governed by a monarch, while Neoran inhabit harsher biomes: deserts, glaciers, jungles, caves, and oceans," explained the devs.

“The two speak the same language, but follow vastly different societal and political rules. Humans excel in ingenuity and planning, while Neoran transcend common biological limits, powered by an ancestral energy called Neura,” they added.

Nara Studio also hinted at more complex game mechanics, mentioning the valley has “biological tightropes, local hierarchies, and clashing interests.”

That being said, do you think taking inspiration from Pokemon could land them in legal trouble with Nintendo? After all, Nintendo did put the Palworld devs on notice. Tell us what you think in the comments.

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Written by

Krushna Pattnaik

Edited by

Sagnik Bagchi