Install
Download the client for Windows, macOS or Linux and keep it up to date.
Download
The client is published on the Depot at depot.alouki.cloud/pkmn. There is one download per system:
| System | File | What is inside |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | pkmn-client-windows-<build>.zip | pkmn-client.exe, pkmn-client.pck |
| Linux | pkmn-client-linux-<build>.tar.gz | pkmn-client.x86_64 |
| macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) | pkmn-client-macos-<build>.zip | PKMN Engine.app |
Every download also carries a pack/ folder, a servers.json and a README.txt next to the
program. There is no installer: unpack the archive into a folder you own and run the program
from there. Keep the files together.
Windows
Unzip the archive and run pkmn-client.exe. The program is not code-signed, so Windows may
show a SmartScreen prompt the first time you start it.
Linux
Unpack the archive and run pkmn-client.x86_64. If your file manager unpacked it without the
executable bit, run chmod +x pkmn-client.x86_64 first.
macOS
The app is a universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and needs macOS 12 or newer.
First launch on macOS
The app is not notarized, so the first double-click is refused with "cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified". Right-click (or Control-click) the app, choose Open, then Open again. You only do this once per download; updates installed by the client do not ask again.
- Keep
PKMN Engine.appand thepack/folder next to each other. - Move the app out of
Downloadsbefore the first launch. Started fromDownloads, macOS runs it from a read-only copy and the client cannot update itself.
Updates
The client checks for a new release on the title screen, before you sign in. When one is out it offers Download or Cancel, and after installing it offers Restart now.
- An update replaces the game data and keeps the program itself. The previous version is kept
as
pkmn-client.pck.prev. - When a release needs a newer program, the client says a full reinstall is needed and offers Open download page.
- Cancel is safe: you keep your version, and the server tells you if it is too old to connect.
- If the update service cannot be reached, you can still play.
- The client needs to be able to write to its own folder to update. Unpack it somewhere your account owns.
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