[4] The game combines the farming elements of Story of Seasons with the creature collecting and battling mechanics of Pokémon.

[5] The player arrives in Badgetown, a seaside town in Oob, where they are greeted by Mayor Tinstle and given a basic starting farm.

[9] As of July 2021, there are seven locations in the game: Badgetown, Wildlands, Mamoonia, Nullwhere, Port Forward, Pantsabear Hill, and Mount Tippy Top.

[11][12] The game was due to be published by Double Fine, but following that company's acquisition by Microsoft in June 2019,[13] the Ooblets developers announced that they would instead self-publish the title.

"[16] Wasser later compiled his thoughts on the matter in a Medium post in August 2019, apologizing for acting in a hostile manner.

[17] Several fans who were shown in the screenshot conversations being spread clarified that they held no contempt towards Wasser, but noted that his responses on Discord were poorly worded.

IGN rated the game 7/10, praising its style and farming sim mechanics, but criticizing its overall lack of depth.