Temtem: Showdown is a free, battle-focused Temtem game out now

Competitive multiplayer Temtem battles

Humble Games announced today that their battle focused Temtem: Showdown is now available to download for free on Steam. The game is essentially a standalone variant of the Pokémon-like Temtem that released out of early access last year. You do not need to purchase the previous Temtem game in order to access Temtem: Showdown.

Gotta battle em’ all!

Temtem: Showdown takes out the taming and leveling from the base game, and focuses purely on the combat. Dubbed a “free multiplayer battle simulator”, players can build a team in seconds and dash into ranked matches with players from all over the world. At its core, Temtem’s battle system features action-packed 2v2 battles. It’ll feel familiar to anyone who’s played a bit of doubles in online Pokémon matches.

Competitive play seems to be a huge part of the game, featuring a climbable ranked ladder system. Furthermore, the game will have community-run tournaments as well as an official esports circuit called TemCS. According to to the Steam page, the circuit will reward huge prizes.

Seasons will also be a thing in Temtem: Showdown. There will be a new season every few months, changing up the meta and introducing new combinations to play with when doing battle.

I haven’t got a chance to play Temtem yet, though it’s in my backlog to play on PS5. I have heard great things about its battle system though, so this seems like the right idea to make it accessible to more players. While Temtem is available on PC, Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, it looks like Temtem: Showdown is only available via Steam for now.

If you want to give the game a try, you can check out Temtem: Showdown now for free on Steam.