Omega Force’s experience with Dragon Quest Builders 2 helped lead to its work on Pokémon Pokopia.
Game Freak partnered with Omega Force because Game Freak lacked experience in the sandbox genre. Omega Force had previously worked on similar building-focused projects, including Dragon Quest Builders 2, making it a logical development partner for Pokopia.
The connection is about development expertise, not ownership of the Dragon Quest franchise. Omega Force is a studio within Koei Tecmo, while Dragon Quest Builders 2 was developed by other teams under Square Enix’s Dragon Quest umbrella.
Pokopia combines Pokémon characters with a sandbox structure built around gathering, crafting, construction, and habitat design. That mixture explains why a studio known for other large-scale or systems-driven games was brought into the project alongside Game Freak’s Pokémon knowledge.