Which game helped convince Game Freak that Omega Force suited Pokémon Pokopia's sandbox development?

Dragon Quest Builders 2 helped convince Game Freak that Omega Force suited Pokémon Pokopia's sandbox development.

Game Freak wanted to create a Pokémon game in which players could shape habitats and build spaces for Pokémon. Because the studio lacked comparable experience in the sandbox genre, The Pokémon Company recommended Omega Force as a partner.

Omega Force had previously worked on sandbox-style projects, including Dragon Quest Builders 2. That experience made the studio a logical collaborator for Pokopia's construction, terrain-shaping, and resource-gathering systems.

Pokopia is sometimes compared with Minecraft or Animal Crossing because of its building and life-simulation elements, but those games were not the specific project cited in the development story. Dragon Quest Builders 2 is the named example connected to the choice of Omega Force.