{"id":589862,"date":"2026-04-17T14:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/589862\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:07:10","slug":"pokemon-zelda-rip-off-pickmos-removed-from-steam-as-publisher-intervenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/589862\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon & Zelda Rip-Off ‘Pickmos’ Removed From Steam As Publisher Intervenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pickmos\"\/<\/a> Image: Networkgo<\/p>\n

Pickmos (which, until recently<\/a>, was called Pickmon) has been unceremoniously removed from Steam following an intervention from its publisher, Networkgo (thanks, PC Gamer<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Developed by PocketGame, Pickmos is a blatant rip-off title, copying character designs from the likes of Palworld<\/a> (which itself is hardly a paragon of originality), Pok\u00e9mon, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a>. Creature designs in particular look remarkably similar to iconic Pok\u00e9mon, while the protagonist is the spitting image of Link from BotW.<\/p>\n

So it seems Networkgo has had quite enough of the controversy, confirming the removal from Steam over on X<\/a> with the following message:<\/p>\n

“Hello players, this is the publisher, Networkgo. We\u2019ve heard your feedback regarding the removal of our Steam store page and want to clear things up. Networkgo has officially intervened in the development of PocketGame.<\/p>\n

“We will be supervising the Pickmos team from a player\u2019s perspective to ensure the game keeps getting better. Thank you for your support.”<\/p>\n

Naturally, Networkgo doesn’t outright state that the reasoning behind the removal is due to the controversy, instead claiming that it’s helping to ensure “the game keeps getting better”. It seems clear to us, however, that the publisher wants to get ahead of any potential lawsuits from the likes of Nintendo.<\/p>\n

To back this up, a second message<\/a> that’s seemingly directly from PocketGame confirms that it’s looking to ensure a “controversy-free experience”, stating:<\/p>\n

“We are revising the game to ensure a controversy-free experience. It will be re-released once our publisher gives the final approval.”<\/p>\n

So, we’ll have to wait and see what happens with this one. Given how shameless some of the imagery is in the game, we’d wager PocketGame will need to make some pretty extensive changes, so we’re not expecting to see this one again for quite some time.<\/p>\n

Are you surprised by this turn of events? Do you think we’ll see Pickmos again soon? Let us know your thoughts with a comment in the usual place.<\/p>\n

[source x.com<\/a>, via pcgamer.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\tSee Also
\n\tThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) Review<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Eevee Evolutions Ranked – How To Get Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon Sword And Shield: Pok\u00e9dex Galar Region<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Mega Evolutions List – How Get Mega Energy<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Special Evolutions \u2013 How To Get Pangoro, Sylveon, Glaceon, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sirfetch\u2019d, Galarian Cofagrigus And More<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO \u2013 The Rarest Pok\u00e9mon Including Wild, Shiny, Mythical And Regional Catches<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ollie<\/p>\n

Nintendo Life\u2019s resident horror fanatic, when he\u2019s not knee-deep in Resident Evil and Silent Hill lore, Ollie likes to dive into a good horror book while nursing a lovely cup of tea. He also enjoys long walks and listens to everything from TOOL to Chuck Berry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Networkgo Pickmos (which, until recently, was called Pickmon) has been unceremoniously removed from Steam following an intervention…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589863,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1299,5260,2646,74,138685],"class_list":{"0":"post-589862","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-nintendo","9":"tag-pokemon","10":"tag-steam","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-zelda"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}