Indie · April 26, 2023

Cassette Beasts (2023)

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Adventure. Battle. Transform. Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones! Welcome to New Wirral , a remote island inhabited by strange creatures you’ve only dreamed of, nightmares you hopefully haven’t, and a cast of brave folks who use cassette tapes to transform for battle. To find a way home you’ll need to explore every inch of the island, and record monsters to your trusty cassette tapes to gain their abilities! Transform into monsters...using retro cassette tapes?! Faced with the constant threat of monster attacks, the residents of Harbourtown, New Wirral choose to fight fire with fire. Record a monster to tape, then play it back to take on its form for battle! Fuse monster forms! Getting close to your companion has benefits–while transformed you can combine your strengths to gain the upper hand in battle! Any two monster forms can be fused to produce unique, fully-animated new fusion forms. Explore a rich open world Certain monster abilities can be used in human form. You’ll need these to help you get around, solve puzzles, and locate dungeons. Glide, fly, swim, climb, dash, or turn magnetic! Take on the Gauntlet – a never-ending battle mode where you’ll face fearsome enemies for precious material and glory! Travel alongside a diverse cast of human companions Never fight alone! Form bonds, spend time together, and help your selected partner complete personal goals to become a better team. The strength of your relationship determines how well you’re able to fuse! Master a deep battle system Take advantage of elemental chemistry to apply extra buffs or debuffs alongside your attack, or even alter your opponent’s elemental type! Play with Friends Team up with a friend in local multiplayer to explore, transform, and fight together! Party up with Online Multiplayer to trade monster tapes, challenge your friends to 1v1 battles, and team up to take on powerful Rogue Fusion beasts for great rewards!

Indie releases from 2023

29 Indie titles launched in 2023 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Controller · 23.8k
  • Comedy · 23.7k
  • Creature Collector · 22.0k
  • Local Co-Op · 21.7k
  • Turn-Based Combat · 21.5k
  • PvP · 21.3k
  • Co-op · 19.4k
  • 3D · 17.9k
  • Relaxing · 17.4k
  • Collectathon · 14.4k
  • Sandbox · 14.4k
  • Cartoony · 14.3k
  • RPG · 13.6k
  • JRPG · 13.6k
  • Open World · 13.6k

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.3k Steam reviewsTop 28% in Indie
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 23%
Concurrent peak202 playersTop 22% in Indie by live player count
Engagement hours15 h averageTop 43% for session depth among Indie

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Cassette Beasts is a lesson in how to make a game that is delightful, cosy and brimming with nostalgia without being condescending towards your adult audience” Eurogamer “Cassette Beasts is wonderfully carefree” Rock Paper Shotgun “Cassette Beasts is easily the best monster collecting game I’ve ever played, with fantastic combat, wonderful monster designs and a whole lot of exploring to experience.” 10/10 – God Is A Geek

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 9.3k reviews

8.8k positive · 465 negative

Curator recommendations

8.2k

Peak concurrent players

202

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

15h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

123

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 26, 2023
DeveloperBytten Studio
PublisherRaw Fury
Base price$7.99
DLC / Add-ons7 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners10k–100k
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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