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I am back to playing Siralim 2, which just launched a free update this week that includes a New Game Plus feature.
Siralim 2 is a great old-fashioned school RPG, where you build and equip a team of creatures from among the over 500 creatures in the game (each with their own special ability!)
Siralim 2 is a paid, offline game where you buy it once and get access to all the content. It is well worth the price.
Additionally, I am also eagerly awaiting the Battle Breakers global launch.
Linkme: Siralim 2, Battle Breakers
Check out Siralim 2 if you are looking for a Pokemon-style game.
As for why typical gacha-style games are p2w instead of 'one price' model, it's just how the market is nowadays. For most smaller studios creating and supporting gacha-style game would be too risky in the 'traditional' model because those games require both continuous support and critical mass of players (for PvP and co-op raids etc.) to keep players in.
Para Android, o 2, são 11Mb, mas R$16; para PC, o 1 está R$5 até amanhã (se não me engano) e requer, minimamente, Windows 7, 512 MB de RAM, placa de vídeo de 128MB e 40 MB de espaço disponível.
Nunca joguei, só estou tentando ajudar, mas aparentemente não deve ser pesado a julgar pelos gráficos e pelos requisitos.
Siralim 2 on Steam, and it's free for a limited time on Google Play. Unlimited grinding of basically everything.
Perhaps Siralim 2 would be interesting to you? You capture monsters (there are lots and lots), and train them, etc. There's a lot of depth. You train the monsters, build castle, make artifacts, etc.
Siralim 2 (Pokemon like)
The Land of Alembrume (Zelda like)
Siralim 1 and 2 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thylacinestudios.siralim2&hl=en
Tales of Maj'Eyal.
Rune Rebirth
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cukey.runerebirth&hl=en
Weapon throwing rpg 2
This is a fun little game similar to Dragon Quest Monsters or Pokemon. No story, just randomly generated levels and all IAP are cosmetic only.
Have you tried the Siralim games? You mentioned enjoying Pokemon and these have a somewhere similar monster capture and breeding system. Here's a link to the second and third games. They are premium games with no ads and the IAPs are entirely optional for cosmetic stuff - no p2w crap. Although, the pixel art style might not do it for you.
Edit: these are also on Steam and you can play your saved game cross platform.
For another game with collecting, I've been playing Gumballs & Dungeons for a couple years. There's lots of collecting and upgrading, but it unfortunately doesn't have the evolution you're talking about. This one is a freemium game that does have IAPs. I initially played for a couple months for free before spending $10 on an upgrade that lasts almost a year. r/GDMaze if you do pick it up and would like some help.
You mean non official Pokemon?
My pick would be for these two since they are inspired by Pokemon yet they have their own originality.
There are of course games that try to be more similar to Pokemon like EvoCreo, Neo Monsters, and Nexomon. EvoCreo might be the most original of these, idk.
Also there is a game inspired by Pokemon Go called Mirrorland
Singleplayer monster collecting -
Single and multiplayer -
Soon PokeMMO
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thylacinestudios.siralim2
Endless collection game with RPG elements. Extremely well done and balanced. I can't stop playing it.