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The best mobile games to play while you wait for Pokemon Snap

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The best mobile games to play while you wait for Pokemon Snap

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I don’t know about you, but ever since the announcement for Pokemon Snap went live I have been itching to play the game. I pre-ordered my own copy, I watched the trailer several times, and I downloaded Pokemon Go and started playing that to get the Pokemon experience back into my life.

There is something that seems so relaxing about exploring a world, taking pictures of the creatures there, and just exploring! As I wait for Pokemon Snap, I want to play some experiences that are similar and figured you might want to play them too. These games may not have Pokemon in them, but they do have relaxing and fun experiences, and they're all based around taking pictures of wonderful creatures who you must seek out in their homes.

While we don't have long left until Pokemon Snap re-enters our lives, it'll certainly feel like it if you're even half as excited as I am about it. These should definitely sate some of that impatience, and with good reason, they're all fantastic games which combine photography, wonderful creatures and a fun, kind world to explore.

So, without further hesitation, click through below to find some wonderful worlds to explore while you wait for Pokemon Snap.

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Alba: a Wildlife Adventure

Developer: Ustwo games
Publisher: Ustwo games
Available on: iOS + Apple Arcade
Genre: Adventure
Find out more about Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Alba is a fantastic game for a lot of reasons, but it does allow you to take pictures of animals on a beautiful island. Though you are not bound to a track, moving forward all of the time, you can find loads of different animals and take their pictures so that the game then progresses. The attention to detail in Alba is wonderful, and it makes for a fun game full of joy that is well worth looking into while you wait for Pokemon Snap!

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Snapimals

Available on: iOS + Android
Genre: Casual, Simulation
Find out more about Snapimals
Snapimals
The movement in Snapimals is more like what you’d expect if you are looking for a Pokemon Snap game - you are limited to your cart, which moves on a track through various areas. To help complete a museums’ collection, you need to take pictures as your ride - but also interact with the animals to take unique photos. Throwing balls, being quick, can nab you some great photos and unlock more tracks - and these animals are so cute too!

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Jurassic GO - Dinosaur Snap Adventure

Available on: iOS
Genre: Adventure
Jurassic GO - Dinosaur Snap Adventure

Looking to fill a museum full of pictures of dinosaurs, Jurassic GO - Dinosaur Snap Adventure is a dinosaur themed, snap-esque game where you travel around a large world, snapping photos of various dinosaurs while they live their day to day life. You can also play with the dinosaurs that you are capturing and find out secrets that have to do with the world around them, on your adventure!

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Jupiter Hadley
Jupiter Hadley
Jupiter is a prolific indie game journalist with a focus on smaller indie gems. She covers thousands of game jams and indie games on her YouTube channel, letting every game have a moment in the spotlight. She runs indiegamejams.com, a calendar of all of the game jams going on in the world, and judges many jams and events. You can find her on Twitter as @Jupiter_Hadley