Link Steam
indiegame.fan
It's Ponpai header art

It's Ponpai

It's Ponpai! It's a comedic, offbeat monster-collecting RPG with a strategic turn-based battle system. Gather your ponpai friends, explore the city, and help out the local community!

Steam Page
Developer
Amanda Kim
Publisher
AllSeeingGoggles
Release
Coming Soon
Steam Reviews
No reviews yet

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Search Google: Who developed It's Ponpai?Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Search Google: Who published It's Ponpai?Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Search Google: Is It's Ponpai self-published or published by AllSeeingGoggles?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is It's Ponpai and AllSeeingGoggles funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for It's Ponpai and Amanda Kim?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Search Google: What is the release status of It's Ponpai?Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.

Media

10 items

About the Game

The world is full of strange monsters, called ponpai, living amongst humans. They can talk, love, have jobs, vote, and most importantly, they all enjoy a friendly fight! Gather up your closest ponpai friends and form a team to defeat other ponpai!

The plot

You play as Jasmine, a 26 year old human who hasn't left her apartment in five years. Her hobbies include sleeping and doomscrolling. When her new neighbour, Nico, forces her to go outside, she learns to make friends and live her life.

A small woman on her phone

Jasmine isn't out to save the world on an epic quest. The game is split into many chapters, where she'll do things like stop a coffee conglomerate from taking over a local shop, or investigate rumours of a killer in the woods, or even just try to make it to a movie premiere before it starts! But through it all, she might end up saving the world anyway...

Battling

Battles take place across two "fields", yours and the opponents'. You each have three ponpai on the field at once, and each ponpai has three attacks they can do. Each attack covers a certain area of the field!

Battle screen of the game. You are currently Pendle, the round penguin, and your headbutt attack does not reach any enemies.

Of course, if your attack won't reach any opponents, you can move your ponpai around to MAKE it reach!

You (Pendle) have moved up. There are now enemies in line with your headbutt!

Wow!

Attacks can do more than basic damage, too! You can apply buffs or debuffs, heal, apply status effects, and even leave traps on the ground!

Your goal is to get the opposing team's collective HP to zero. Don't worry, though, this is all good fun for them, and they merely walk away a little tired from the fight! In fact, if you're lucky, they might ask to join your team afterwards!

What is a ponpai anyway?

You haven't noticed those cute little creatures? Those are ponpai!

A round bat with a singular eye

This is a ponpai!

A mermaid with a microphone

And this is a ponpai!

Four ponpai: A brainy octopus, a fly in a button up, a veiny mermaid, and a cheerleader

Anything that's sentient and non-human is a ponpai!

Four ponpai: A worm made of bread with a toaster head, a bee-like thing with three legs and an inflatable arm, a clown, and a bucket of long blue ghosts

And guess what? There's over 250 of them, and you can befriend them all!

So hurry up and play!

Indie Game Fan