We've spent nearly three years building a Pokémon MMO. Here's a minute of what it actually looks like.
I'm one of the developers on PokéForce, an open-world Pokémon MMO. We started in October 2023 and there are 25 of us on it now.
This is a minute of real gameplay from the current build. No mockups, no concept art.
A few things it shows: a fully custom Johto map, hands-on catching in the overworld, and life skills like farming, foraging and mining that sit alongside battling rather than behind it. There's also trading, job boards and a class system that changes what your character is good at.
We're pre-alpha with no release date. What we do have is monthly public tests, and the next one is Wednesday 3 September. Anyone can join. From September onward your progress carries between tests, so it's a reasonable point to start.
Happy to answer anything in the comments.