palworld

Palworld is an open-world survival monster-collection video game developed by Pocket Pair released in January 2024. The gameplay enables the player to befriend (or enslave) and collect mysterious creatures called pals in a vast world. Pals can fight for the player, build, farm, and work in factories.

Notable for its Pokémon-like aesthetics, but with full-blown violence, such as guns, gore, and animal (i.e. pal) cruelty.