NEW ROUTE / EXPLORATION & CHOICES

Choose the kind of world you enter.

Compare dungeon runs, tactical boards and interactive stories. Read what the game asks you to do, what kind of session it offers and which host keeps its progress.

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Pokémon Showdown project image — Original Pokémon Showdown logo from the client repository, used for editorial identification. The client code licence does not establish a logo or trademark licence. This is not a battle screenshot.

A PLACE TO BEGIN / Pokémon Showdown

Start with one good session.

Pokémon Showdown is a browser battle simulator with formats, a teambuilder and online opponents. The client repository explicitly identifies the original play host and documents mobile browser support. Start by reading the selected format: the rules of a random-team battle and a format using a team you built affect what you need to prepare before the first turn.

Meet Pokémon Showdown ↗

A story and a match ask for different attention

An interactive narrative gives choices their meaning through text and context. A tactical match asks you to inspect a position and its available actions. A dungeon adds a changing world to explore. Use the profile’s introduction to choose the kind of session you actually want.

Read the project-specific boundaries

Some stories address personal or unsettling subjects. Other projects connect to online services or begin at a version selector. Follow the content and host notes on the relevant profile before opening a session, and read its current introductory screen.

Know how you will return

Server accounts, local browser records and continuous attempts have different return paths. The progress panel states what the reviewed sources establish and leaves unsupported transfer promises out. Keep the exact host when following a game-specific help link.

THE OPTIONS AT A GLANCE

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Game	Why try it	Pace	Progress
Pokémon Showdown ↗Web-native	Choose a format before choosing a move	Turn-based online battles	Teams, account identity and battle replays are different records. Use the teambuilder’s import/export controls for teams and read the replay controls after a battle; do not assume signing in backs up every local team.
Ancient Beast ↗Web-native	Read a creature’s footprint before moving	Turn-based creature tactics	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
The Evolution of Trust ↗Web-native	Try a strategy against the same opponent again	Self-paced decisions	Designed as a self-contained interactive explanation. No portable campaign export is established here; allow time to follow its sequence and keep your own notes on experiments.
Adventures With Anxiety! ↗Web-native	A conversation between a person and their fear	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
We Become What We Behold ↗Web-native	Point a camera at a small crowd	Camera framing in a moving crowd	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Sleeping Beauty ↗Web-native	A compact text-and-map roguelike	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Café Havoc ↗Web-native	Read the café one turn at a time	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Goldfish ↗Web-native	Explore an aquatic roguelike	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Rogue Sea ↗Web-native	A ship takes up more than one tile	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Rogue Zombies ↗Web-native	One diagonal move can save a turn	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
The Great Train Robbery ↗Web-native	Orders run from the first possible task	Planning followed by an autonomous heist	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
The Curse of the General Sibling Combinator ↗Web-native	A roguelike implemented without JavaScript	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
The Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds ↗Web-native	Draw a connection and watch what travels	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Coming Out Simulator 2014 ↗Web-native	Dialogue choices stay in the conversation	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Parable of the Polygons ↗Web-native	Move an unhappy shape and inspect the whole board	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
JS-like ↗Web-native	Read the command panel before exploring the village	Self-paced decisions	The source contains save/load command states. A successful current-browser restore and cross-device compatibility were not tested; keep any exported record separately before changing browser data.
Brain Defense ↗Web-native	Draw another fence before the next zombie arrives	Continuous defensive drawing	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
it's a(door)able ↗Web-native	Find a key, then watch the replay	Brief movement sequence	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.
Hauberk ↗Web-native	An ASCII dungeon crawl written in Dart	Self-paced decisions	A portable campaign backup was not established by the reviewed documentation. Treat the linked game and this site’s Saved shortlist as separate records.