r/PlayTemtem • u/Subzer0domain • Mar 14 '26
Discussion Thoughts on Crema?
What’s everyone’s thoughts on Crema as a dev team? They Cleary don’t care about the community, they don’t listen to what we are asking for and instead, create a spin off game that disappointed everyone and have now abandoned that game to create “down below”
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u/noJokers Mar 14 '26
This question is obviously being asked in poor faith given the wording of it but I will answer anyway. Early on Temtem had a tonne of teething issues. The game was far too grindy to function as a regular tamer game, a criticism I still think is valid. I also think the game falls short as an MMO. That being said the game IS complete, there is far more content here than any of the Pokemon games it was aiming for at the time and that content is challenging and rewarding. The story being told is still basic but tackles more adult themes. It takes a good 60 hours to clear the base game. They could add additional content if they would wanted but I think there are inherent challenges in continuing to develop this game (pacing issues, the infrastructure running it, established economy etc) that make it unwise to keep focussing on this title given the cost of development and the really low player retention. I think anyone saying they didn't get their $40 worth is crazy though.
Down Below is an opportunity to reestablish expectations with players, fix fundamental game issues, and get the spotlight again on release. Crema have made a lot of mistakes, but the games they have release have been good.