Temtem similar games & best alternatives

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Temtem

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Temtem is an online creature-collection adventure. Tame 165 unique creatures across 7 vibrant islands, battle other tamers, tackle mythical Lairs, chase Luma & Umbra variants, and breed your favorite Tems - with friends by your side! Dive into a colorful monster catching adventure, so Temtem up!

What works

  • Engaging and strategic 2v2 combat system
  • Strong multiplayer and co-op features
  • Challenging gameplay with depth
  • Good character and team customization
  • Vibrant graphics and creature designs

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive trainer battles and backtracking
  • Limited and bland story
  • Grind-heavy endgame content
  • Always online requirement limits offline play
  • Price considered high by some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SUPERVIVE

  • Epic Snails

  • Spiral Knights

  • Saleblazers

  • Super Animal Royale

  • WAKFU

Less competitive

Games that feels like Temtem but with less competition against others

  • Steven Universe: Save the Light

  • Cat Quest II

  • FlyKnight

  • Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

  • Lynked: Banner of the Spark

  • Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Temtem. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Temtem. These titles are not in What to play next.

Temtem: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026