Palworld

Without taking anything away from Pocketpair, it's kind of wild that it took this long for someone to pull this off. For everything Palworld may lack in (narrow) originality, it makes up for in execution. It throws down the gauntlet for what a creature collector could be, and somehow blends it with modern genres and sensibilities in a way that, surprisingly... just works? Time will tell if they truly stick the landing over the course of EA, but there's already enough here for an outrageously fun time.