Article 5BJ3R Familiars.io is a simple, Pokémon-style multiplayer game that you can play right inside Twitter

Familiars.io is a simple, Pokémon-style multiplayer game that you can play right inside Twitter

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Adi Robertson
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Familiars.io is a minimalist monster-catching game that went online last year, and right now, you can play it inside Twitter. As developer Nigel Nelson tweeted this afternoon, he ported (or in his words, smuggled") the entire game to an embedded Twitter card. That means that you can play it directly through Twitter's web interface or mobile app.

The game is built around Pokemon-style exploration and combat in a shared, lo-fi setting. You can wander around capturing enemies to expand your team of familiars, then use them to fight other players (or simply walk around saying howdy," if you prefer.)

just smuggled my ENTIRE GAME into this "video" embed tweet, enjoy https://t.co/tYhXidt2Ur

- 5 (@ClayLoam) December 11, 2020

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