Temtem just received a major new update that includes Speedrun and Nuzlocke modes, catering to fans of the most popular Pokemon fan-made challenges.
New patch 1.3 for Temtem adds Nuzlocke, Randomlocke and Speedrun challenge modes. You can only run one running challenge at a time, and it will take up a different save space on another server, so you don’t have to worry about overwriting your existing Temtem collections.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Nuzlocke Challenge, it’s a set of fan-forced rules that give Pokemon a permadeath mode. There are many variations of the rules, but Temtem’s Nuzlocke mode is almost standard: you can only trap the first two creatures you find in each path area, and if a member of your party is knocked out, they are freed from your collection and effectively considered dead.
Randomlocke mode features the Nuzlocke challenge with the addition of a randomizer, fully swapping Temtem, items and more in new and unexpected combinations. Random romhacks are popular not only for Pokémon, but also for a fairly wide variety of classic games, bringing a remarkable new challenge to your mastery of familiar worlds.
You can probably guess what Speedrun mode does: it features an in-game timer that encourages you to play as fast as possible. You’ll get individual timer sections for each island in addition to a global clock, and it will automatically cycle through skippable events.
All of these modes offer unique rewards for your main save if you complete it successfully; you can see the details of these and all other major changes in this patch on the official website (opens in a new tab).
With its pre-release hype, Temtem looked set to challenge Pokemon when it launched on Steam Early Access in 2020, but it never managed to gain much momentum even after its official 1.0 release on PC and consoles last year. . Temtem has always managed to maintain a small but dedicated community by catering to die-hard fans of creature collecting with highly requested features that Pokémon don’t yet have, and it’s good to see that trend continue.