Which famous building game influenced Omega Force’s work on Pokémon Pokopia?

Dragon Quest Builders 2 influenced Omega Force’s work on Pokémon Pokopia.

Game Freak partnered with Omega Force partly because Game Freak lacked experience in the sandbox genre. Omega Force had previously worked on similar building-focused games, particularly Dragon Quest Builders 2, making it a natural development partner for Pokopia.

The connection helps explain why Pokopia emphasizes gathering materials, altering landscapes, constructing homes, and creating communities. Those activities differ from the linear progression and turn-based battles traditionally associated with the main Pokémon role-playing games.

Pokopia is not a Dragon Quest Builders sequel or a crossover. The earlier game is relevant as a development reference: Omega Force’s experience with sandbox construction helped support a Pokémon game built around restoring habitats and shaping a player-created world.