The Best Pokemon Fan Games I've Ever Played!

In this video, I'll be taking a look at the best Pokemon Fan Games I've ever played. I think I have a bit of a different taste from most people, so I hope you find something you haven't played yet, even if you disagree with some of my opinions!

0:00 Intro
0:23 Number 10
1:33 Number 9
3:10 Number 8
4:26 Number 7
6:41 Number 6
7:48 Number 5
9:34 Number 4
11:03 Games that didn't make it and why
11:28 Pokemon Unbound
12:12 Pokemon Insurgence
14:38 Pokemon Xenoverse
17:07 Number 3
19:48 Number 2
21:53 Number 1

Music used in this video:

Credits to the Rejuvenation, Ashen Frost, Realidea System, and Armonia team for art used in the thumbnail.

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[Honnojis]

Thank you so much for the kind words in regards to Rejuvenation, both in the video itself and what people are saying in the comments! It makes me so happy to read AGH 😭

And personally speaking, I fully agree with what you followed it up with; Rejuvenation really is an exception in terms of quality standard. We put the bar extremely high for ourselves, but it is not the median for fangames as a whole, and I don't really think it's fair towards other games to consider it as much. I think every fangame deserves a fair shot and judgement without it being compared to a project of this scope because realistically, most projects do not take 10+ years to hit completion! Or revise half the game multiple times! And that's ok!! Not everyone is as unhinged as we are about polishing a game to perfection and it's probably healthier that way for everyone involved LOL. Fangames can still be amazing even without ridiculous scope and always should be given a fair chance.

But again, thank you very I'm so glad to see people enjoy Rejuv as much as they

[EnigmaticGentleman]

A lot of these games I haven't seen on any top 10 list (despite them deserving to be), goes to show that we need more people on this platform dedicated to covering Pokemon fangames.

[Dreynorth]

Can you please put the fan games' names on the video? It's sometimes hard to understand what game you were talking about.

[kotominekirei]

List Just from Wild Guess Without Fully Watching the Video (CMIIW)

10. Pokemon Glazed (Happy Tunod, Who's Still Remember It? 😂)

9. Pokemon Infinite Fusion

8. Pokemon Realidea (Really recommend if you want to chill and enjoy memes, the story is kind of refreshing to play. If you're FGO players, then there are few surprises in the game)

7. Pokemon Reborn...I think? From the graphic style is similar

6. Pokemon Harmony (I didnt know and haven't played it yet)

5. Pokemon Flux (Made by Uranium Devs)

4. Pokemon Odyssey (Haven't tried yet and didnt know)

Pokemon Insurgence (Great for you who want to start playing fangame for the first time. For you who have played it I think there is an upgrade of Insurgence named Detergent...)

Pokemon Xenoverse (Great for you who want a breather from usual pokemon game)

Pokemon Unbound (Another breather, good game)

3. Pokemon Ashen Frost (Havent tried it yet and played it)

2. Pokemon Desolation (Reborn and Rejuvenation. The same devs)

1. Pokemon Rejuvenation (Hella great game I love it very much but haven't continued it for a long time).

Honorable mentions:

Bushido and Clockwork (Just right, one you become a samurai who fights against people who spam poisoned or electrocuted knives out of nowhere 😂 and another one is travelling with Celebi)

Adventure Red: Story of Red from original manga.

Project Reunion (Red interacts with Multiverse)

Reminiscent (the same devs as Realidea, different type of storyline)

Opalo (Wild west and American Independence, well, yeah, set in US like region)

Uranium (For those who haven't played or didnt know it, a great game)

Atlas (haven't finished in development, but has a great potential)

Unbreakable Ties (Good story, cinematic, etc.)

Pathways (If you want split decision making game)

Of course, Ayrei's own fangame: Vanguard. It's great and has a good difficulty level. You can choose many starters too. You need a lot of patience if you want to play this game ❤

If you want a dating sim there's Pokemon Academy Life. I dont know if it's cancelled or continued, but I heard it's in reboot process.

[WolfBetter]

that's why I love this channel. you don't talk only about the most famous fangame, but of every one of them.

[TheAstrobiologistOW]

I personally find Insurgence and Reborn to be masterpieces, but I understand that they walked so that future fangames could run. Rejuvenation and Desolation are two of the three "Reborn Evo" games alongside Reborn, and they share many of the same devs between them, and it's really cool to see how their ideas have evolved in the over ten years since Reborn started development.

[Myriadoffrogs]

i recently started playing rejuvenation because of your past video talking aout it. i was looking for a new game after i finished the current version of vanguard (which is my fav fan game to date and i still think about on a daily basis) and i really have to say thank you. because pokemon rejuvenation is so nice to play, it scratches the exact itch i had for a fan game and its the first time that a game with not that many fakemon has given me this much enjoyment. i have never looked at pokemon the same way as i do now.

[AnrchyKng]

For all the flak that Reborn gets, it needs to be said that it was the prototype of Amethyst's dev team.

The innovative biome mechanic is my favourite of all time including Gamefreak's additions (MegaEvo included).

I believe wholeheartedly that Desolation will be their vest work yet once it's complete. I agree the Dreamscape arc was the best bit of storytelling and game immersion i've ever encountered in a game (excluding the Mass Effect 2 & 3 games) frantically scouring every visit to make sure I didnt miss anything.

Another significant moment in Desolation is in hour 2-3 that has your heart sink (IFKYK) and you can honestly see the evolution of storytelling from the Reborn and Rejuv being the seeds to subtly inform the player that all is not what it seems.

Great list btw thankyou

[easymac]

Love that reborn was in this. Feel like reborn is often looked over with rejuvenation.

I personally LOVED the story, the gameplay, everything about it!

[OtakuishWeeb]

I am happy that you put rejuvenation at the 1st place! It deserves to be in 1st place as the developers have poured their heart and soul into making this game and its just mind-blowing and surprising at the same time that they all were consistent and worked on it for 10 years!! I mean that's just insane and the story, plot, character development, environment, tilesets, animation effect and everything about it is just amazing. I really liked the fact that you took the right approach and spoke realistically on how unsatisfied and complaining can people be no matter how good a game or a thing is in general. They always compare stuff and blabber unnecessarily about the pros and cons of anything. I mean they should respect and appreciate the developers for their consistency and the efforts they make to develop such a amazing game. Thank you man for making this video 🙏🏻. I liked the whole video and every single point that you made was understandable and everyone has different opinions but the points that you pointed out were reasonable. So yeah please keep making videos like this and I will surely support em👍🏻💯

[SleepySeal]

Rejuvenation is so GOOD! I’m playing it right now, actually. Just dealt with a very grumpy carnavine.

The characters are SO good. I adore Nim, Aelita and Mosely especially, but the others are wonderful too. And the towns… they all feel so different! Goldenleaf is probably my favorite because of its vibes.

[amberhide]

honestly the reborn story is better than most fangames, especially the character writing

[ReallyReallyTrying]

Ashen Frost is probably the most out of the box from all of then. Its a complete life simulator with a great story and engaging characters. I'm halfway through it and despite the difficulty spiking sometimes, it's exactly how Pokémon should start doing their games.

[eggmcfuggin]

rejuvenation 100% changed my view on fangames

[Mrsarioc]

I knew which gane you'll put as the top... And you're right: Rejuvenation, as a game, is an experience that is fresh for those who are new and want a challenge or a good plot... But for those who saw it grow up for a decade, and how those things are implemented or used as easter eggs... This game is like seeing a child who you watched growing up, you played with them, you know them from beginning and they remember you how much time have spent invested... And it remember you how many changes have been to this point...

[joshuatgfgamer]

Sigh, looks like I'll be adding ANOTHER fan game to my "pokemon games" folder, time to go download Rejuv

[moxgirl]

From this list I really enjoyed Glazed, Realidea System, Reborn, Ashen Frost, Desolation and Rejuv. Reborn & Rejuv are two of my all time fave games, not just fangames <3 I LOVE how they have so much to do in them, I'm amped for the next Rejuv & Desolation updates. Also LOVE to see the love for Ashen Frost!! It's such a unique game, the humour is great and the soundtrack is a BANGER. It's very underrated, more people need to play it. I still love Insurgence however, and I've played what feels like hundreds of fangames at this point xD I agree about the music though lol.

[Jeanotr]

Thanks for putting Ashen Frost at 3 been in the community a long while now game means alot to me

[Houlgravely]

Rejuvenation, Desolation and Reborn are great in their own ways. The latter also has the Reatomized mod, which adds in all the Pokemon from Uranium and also Infinity. Absolutely mindblowingly fun.

Pokemon Empire would be my number one though. Fantastic story, great characters, stellar Fakemon, a dynamic story that goes places even Rejuvenation doesn't go...and the dev team is wonderful too. It's also very challenging...definitely up there with Reborn. My only gripes with it are some of the puzzles and some of the overwrought NPC dialogue.

[MarkFrohnholzer]

pokemon reborn and Rejuvenation number 1 for me