Haro, one of the two playable trainers Yui, one of the two playable trainers
Alpha 1.2 · Now playable in your browser

A REGION OF CONTRASTSSUBZERO

Where the snow never melts, something ancient is waking up beneath the ice.

Best on a computer · about 90 MB on first visit · classic browser beta

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The World

Frost, fire and a dragon that remembers.

Subzero is a fan-made monster-catching RPG. Start in Frostharbor, a harbour town of lamplight and winter blossoms, and journey through frozen caves, mountain villages and the neon streets of Oslo.

A secret order called the Dragon Cult has begun chipping "humming ice" from the caves. They say a dragon has slept beneath Subzero for a thousand years, and when it wakes, every creature will be reborn in its original form.

The Subzero title screen: Haro and Yui under the aurora, a giant dragon shadow behind the logo
SubzeroSomething ancient is waking beneath the ice
Frostharbor's plaza at night with the frozen fountain and lamplight
FrostharborA harbour town of lamplight and winter blossoms
A battle against a wild Snover, with the move menu open
BattlesA new battle screen built for the snow
Frost Hollow: an ice cave of glowing blue crystals
Frost HollowWhere the Dragon Cult chips the humming ice
Dream Rift: fighting the giant Subzero Gengar in the Moonlit Forest
Dream RiftFace the Moonlit Forest's guardian
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Origin Forms

Once per battle, your partner can return to its ancient form through the Origin Band.

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The Zero Phone

Calls from the Professor, your rival and stranger voices as the story unfolds.

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Homes

From a fisher's cottage to a private island with a mansion. Visit, rest and collect rent.

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Shinies, more often

1 in 1,024 here, or 1 in 512 with the Shiny Charm from Kaldvik's stargazer.

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Gothic streetwear

Dress your trainer at Frost & Thread. Every outfit changes your look everywhere.

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A living world

Real-time day and night, music for every place, walking partners and side quests.

Regional mechanic

Origin

Professor Nordan studies the humming ice and builds a band that lets trainer and partner resonate as one. For a single battle, your fully evolved partner returns to its Origin Form: a new type, a new ability, and a whole new presence.

The Cult wants this change to be permanent, for every creature in the region. You only borrow it for a moment.

Origin button
Origin Band activation cut-in
First partners

Choose who walks beside you

Three original partners, each growing into a guardian of the north. Each one stays a single type until its final form, where the cold leaves its mark.

MossletNordvor

Mosslet

Grass · grows into Nordvor, Grass/Ground
NokelGlaciran

Nokel

Fire · grows into Glaciran, Fire/Ice
FrostupiAurorin

Frostupi

Water · grows into Aurorin, Water/Ice
The legend

Something sleeps beneath the ice

The silhouette of a vast winged dragon, outlined in a faint crimson glow
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For a thousand years, the Original Dragon has slept under Subzero. The Dragon Cult wants it awake. Nobody alive has seen its true form, and you'll have to earn that moment yourself.

Eight gyms

Eight leaders. No easy badges.

From a palace of ice to a fortress guarded by stone dragons. Every gym has its own look, its own puzzle and a leader who fights with a full team and real strategy.

Ice gym, a palace of crystal spires

Glacier

Ice
Grass gym, a greenhouse wrapped in blossoms

Verdant

Grass
Electric gym in Oslo, lit by a lightning sign

Volt

Electric
Ghost gym, a gothic manor with violet lanterns

Wisp

Ghost
Fire gym, a volcanic keep with flowing lava

Magma

Fire
Fairy gym, a rose-glass pavilion

Blossom

Fairy
Water gym, a hall built over the harbour

Tide

Water
Dragon gym, a fortress guarded by stone dragons

Draco

Dragon
Changelog

What's new

Alpha 2.1 — The Humming Ice v2.1

Alpha 1.2 v1.2

Devlog

Subzero, rebuilt in Unity Alpha

The full game has been rebuilt in Unity: the same story, region and art, with real lighting, smoother movement and new battles. The first alpha runs right here in your browser, and phone builds come later. These are real in-engine screenshots.

Oslo's compass-star plaza at night, with market stalls and the Galleria
Oslo at night
Gotcha! A Pokémon is caught with the new catch animation
New catch animation
Frostharbor's docks at night, with footprints in the snow
Night on the docks
Oslo Central Station in the snow
Oslo Central Station
Route 1 with the story guide pointing to the cave
A story guide that shows the way
The new Pokémon summary screen showing Aurorin
New menus
Catching a Cubchoo in the snow
Gotcha!
Professor Nordan talking in Frostharbor's plaza
Talking portraits
New in the alpha

Dream Rift

Deep in the Forbidden Forest, a shadow leaves something behind: a small glowing ball, warm as a dream.

It opens a door to another world, where you play as one of your Pokémon, fight through waves of wild creatures, collect power-ups and push further each run. Level up, pick a power-up card, survive five minutes, then face the Dream Guardian. Bring back Exp. Candy, and maybe something rarer.

Choosing a Pokémon to dream asLevel-up power-up cardsFighting the Dream Guardian Abomasnow
✦✦✦✦Dream Rift gameplay: Frostupi fights a swarm of wild Pokémon in a pastel meadow, next to Kecleon's shop
The region

Subzero

From Frostharbor's lighthouse to the purple storm of The Veil: frozen fjords, the neon city of Oslo, Sakuramizu Lake, the Dragon Ruins, the tropical Sunwave Islands and the dark Skjær Archipelago.

The Subzero region map
Beyond the Veil

A bigger world

Subzero is only the beginning. Past The Veil lie other lands: regions of green hills, great cities and old legends, waiting for trainers who reach the end of the story.

World map
Zero Estates

Buy a home of your own

Use the Zero Phone to buy houses across Subzero, visit them any time, rest your team and collect rent every hour.

Frostharbor Cottage
Kaldvik Cabin
Oslo Townhouse
Sakuramizu Lake House
Hauora Island Villa
Zero Estates, Oslo
Nyx Game Corner
Oslo nightlife

Nyx Game Corner

Slots, blackjack, Frost Flip and High or Low, played with Game Corner coins. Cash them in for Pokédollars, rare Pokémon like Dratini and Gible, or powerful moves at the prize counter.

Pokémon Subzero key art: the two trainers look out over the frozen region while a great crystal dragon spreads its wings above them
About the game

Pokémon Subzero

A fan-made monster-catching RPG you play in your browser. New lands, cold memories, stronger bonds.

Region
Subzero · サブゼロ地方: the Frostlands, the Sunwave Islands and The Veil
Play as
Haro or Yui, with your rival as the other
Partners
Mosslet, Nokel or Frostupi, plus Subzero-only Pokémon and Origin Forms
Story
The Dragon Cult, the humming ice and a dragon sleeping beneath the region
Features
Gyms, a trainer level from Rookie to Legend, homes to buy, the Nyx Game Corner, a berry farm, hidden caves and the Zero Phone
Status
Open beta · free to play · fan project, not affiliated with Nintendo

まだ見ぬ世界へ

Open beta

Play the browser beta now

You can play from Frostharbor through Route 1, Frost Hollow, Kaldvik, the Day Care road and Oslo in your browser today. The Unity version is a rebuild of this same journey, and your feedback on the beta shapes it.

Controls

↑↓←→ WASDWalk Space ShiftHold to run Z EnterTalk, confirm (A) X EscBack, open menu (B) FFullscreen (battle speed in battle) QOrigin, in the Fight menu

On phones, turn sideways and use the on-screen buttons.

Good to know

  • Play as a guest right away: your save lives in this browser.
  • Sign in (optional, from the title screen) to keep your save in the cloud and play with friends: see other trainers, trade and battle.
  • Some places, Origin sprites and gyms are still being built.
  • Big images may take a moment to load the first time.
  • Found a bug or have an idea? Tell the developer. Every report helps.

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The ice is humming.

Your journey starts in Frostharbor.

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