Niantic, the developer of the uber-popular mobile game Pokemon Go, has announced the release of its brand new AR-based, real-world mobile game called Peridot. It will be Niantic’s first original title since its initial games like Ingress and Ingress Prime. So, without much delay, let’s get into the details.
Peridot is primarily a virtual pet simulation game in which players will be given the responsibility of raising, nurturing, and breeding these virtual, mystical (and kinda cute) creatures called Peridots or Dots. The creatures look similar to Pokemons, although players will not have to hunt and catch them in the wild. Instead, the players will be provided with their own Peridots, whom they have to raise from their infant stage to adulthood.
In its blog post, Niantic highlighted that every single Peridot will be unique and comes with different personalities, preferences, and visual appearances. Furthermore, the company says that it has created a unique breeding system, which is “patterned after the way DNA works in real life,” to enable players to unlock various kinds of mystical Dots like Peacock, Unicorn, Cheetah, Rabbit, Clownfish, and more by breeding their existing Peridots. Players will need to go to a specific real-world point, much like a Gym in Pokemon Go, to breed their Peridots.
Coming to the availability, Niantic will begin a soft launch beta testing program for Peridot on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store later this month. However, it will only be available for select markets during the beta testing phase. Currently, you can go to the official Peridot website and sign up with your email to get further updates about the game.
