Aniimo Launches On Mobile After PC And Console Start
Aniimo's pitch is that the creatures themselves change form and behavior by habitat, turning collection into ecology study rather than a fixed roster, which is where the game tries to separate itself from the rest of the creature-collecting genre.
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Pawprint Interactive Entertainment released Aniimo for Android and iOS on September 23, after service had already begun on September 16 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The free-to-play open-world monster-collecting action RPG is set on the Idyll Continent, where players capture creatures called Aniimo, log their ecology in the Aniimo Note, and adventure with them.
About 100 kinds of Aniimo are implemented at release, and Pawprint treats that as a base number rather than a final count. The same species takes different appearances depending on habitat, climate conditions, and external stimuli, and its behavior changes with the terrain: an Aniimo in a snowy field breathes ice, one in a volcano manipulates fire. Rare variants appear under special conditions or at low probability, including Rainbow Aniimo and Shiny Aniimo.
Capture works through an item called a Pod. Sleeping targets, throws from behind, weakening an Aniimo in battle, or using higher-value Pods all improve the odds.
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