Pokémon-like MMO Temtem surpasses 500,000 copies sold

Pokémon fans don’t always get what they want from developer GameFreak. But that creates an opportunity for other studios to fill in the gaps. That’s exactly what Temtem from Spanish developer Crema is. It’s the massively multiplayer online game that Pokémon fans always wanted … only without the titular pocket monsters themselves. But gamers had so much pent-up demand for a game like Temtem that is has already surpassed 500,000 copies sold. And it hit that number in the single month since its January 21 release.

Crema announced the milestone in a post on Twitter. The studio also revealed some in-game player metrics. For example, trainers tamers have bred more than 1.4 million Temtem. You can get Temtem on Steam for $35. It is currently available as part of that platform’s Early Access program for unfinished games.