GAMEPLAY: Platformer (similiar to metroidvanias.) Battles are RPG turn-based. CREATURE VARIETY: About ~120 creatures, each looks fairly unique. FEATURES: built-in randomizer if so desired.

GAMEPLAY: Predominantly farming sim, but battles are turn-based cards. Includes island-hopping for resources. CREATURE VARIETY: About ~70 creatures; mostly fictional, some based on jokes.

GAMEPLAY: Clicker/idle game. Fish gain EXP slowly over a day. CREATURE VARIETY: Many fish, most based on real life fish. Color variations vary between real variations and fictional variations.

GAMEPLAY: coaching-style raising. Battles are real-time. CREATURE VARIETY: About ~250 digimon, about 50~ of them recolors of existing Digimon. FEATURES: Story. Difficult to obtain specific Digimon.

GAMEPLAY: RPG. CREATURE VARIETY: About ~250 digimon, about 50~ of them recolors of other existing Digimon. FEATURES: easy to get even weaker digimon strong. Easily play with any monsters you like.

GAMEPLAY: Zoo tycoon-like, but with a goofy style. CREATURE VARIETY: Decent selection of dinosaur broad species (EX: triceratops is present, but no styracosaur) in pastel colors. DLC added sea-dinos.

GAMEPLAY: Zoo tycoon-like, but with a cute pixelly style. CREATURE VARIETY: many real-world, in many natural color variations. DLC contains dinosaurs. FEATURES: Fusion (called splices here)

GAMEPLAY: Farming sim (think harvest moon) CREATURE VARIETY: Wide (mythological & some 'real') - farm animals, livestock, enemies, and cosmetic pets that follow you FEATURES: Story & marrigable NPCS

GAMEPLAY: Farming sim. Dinosaurs are your tools. CREATURE VARIETY: Dinosaurs - large amount of feathered, three-horned, & spine-backed/club-tailed dinos. No long-necks or flying yet. FEATURES: Dinos

GAMEPLAY: RPG. Very customizable difficulty. CREATURE VARIETY: Wide (most are based on puns and most are cute.) Almost all are obtainable. FEATURES: Fusion (between you and partner) / Story