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Cassette Beasts

Grab your cassette player - it's time to transform! Collect awesome monster forms to use during turn-based battles in this indie open-world RPG. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts' Fusion…

100 26 April 2023

Cassette Beasts is an adventure developed by Bytten Studio, released 26 April 2023 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Android.

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What Cassette Beasts is

Cassette Beasts is an adventure game developed by Bytten Studio and released in 2023. It was published by Raw Fury. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Welcome to New Wirral, a remote island inhabited by 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 tape to gain their abilities!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy, open world, sandbox and science fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 123 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Cassette Beasts holds a critic score of 100 out of 100. That places it above 100% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 24 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2+ Cores, 2+ GHz, 8 GB RAM and 2 GB VRAM, OpenGL 3.3. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Cassette Beasts launched on 26 April 2023, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Honkai: Star Rail. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 3 years into the Xbox Series's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Honkai: Star Rail.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Cassette Beasts — frequently asked questions

When did Cassette Beasts come out?
Cassette Beasts was released on 26 April 2023 for Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Cassette Beasts?
At minimum, Cassette Beasts needs 2+ Cores, 2+ GHz, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB VRAM, OpenGL 3.3 graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
Does Cassette Beasts have multiplayer?
Yes. Cassette Beasts supports multiplayer, including co-op.
How many GB is Cassette Beasts?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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