Pokemon and Palworld alike Aniimo reveals a new critter alongside a release window - and it's this year

There's been a lot of successful Pokemon clones and creature collectors of late, but I think Aniimo might be the cutest (and the fluffiest). You might recognise this new open-world creature collector ARPG mashup from its debut at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 at last year's Summer Game Fest. Up until now, we've not had a release date beyond a loose '2026', but developer Pawprint Studios just dropped that it's launching in Q3 2026 as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase. So that means we