Moshi Monsters TCG: New Card Game Planned for the UK in Spring 2028

Collector's Edge13 November 2026

A new Moshi Monsters trading card game is on the way, developed and distributed by Pocket Realm under a partnership with Mind Candy, and it's planned to launch in the UK first, in spring 2028. A wider international rollout follows. It was announced on 29 October 2026, and so far that's most of what we have: no rules, no card designs and no exact date.

UK launchSpring 2028, no day yet

DeveloperPocket Realm

Brand ownerMind Candy

Original cards soldMore than 170 million

01 · The news

What has been announced?

Mind Candy, which created Moshi Monsters, has partnered with Pocket Realm to develop and distribute the game. The brief is a card game built around Moshi's characters, humour and world, with cards designed to be collected and traded. The deal also covers physical and digital gift cards.

The cards are part of a wider relaunch that also takes in a new online game, an animated TV series, YouTube content, music and consumer products. Moshi Monsters' own FAQ had already said it wanted trading cards back, so this is the plan being given a partner and a date.

Moshi Monsters characters Katsuma, Furi, Luvli, Zommer, Diavlo and Poppet around a campfire in a cave beside a green slime pool — The six original Moshi Monsters, as they appear on the relaunch site. Image: Mind Candy

02 · Who's behind it

Who are Mind Candy and Pocket Realm?

Mind Candy launched Moshi Monsters in April 2008 as a browser game where you raised a pet monster in Monstro City. At its peak it was the biggest licensed property in the UK. Mind Candy counts more than 100 million players worldwide and 90 million figurines sold. The original site closed on 13 December 2019 because it relied on Flash.

Pocket Realm is a much newer name to us. It describes itself as a full-service licensing partner that turns entertainment brands into collectible products for kids and collectors, handling design, production and retail. We couldn't find a previous game it has released, so this looks like the one to watch to see what it can do.

03 · The old cards

What were the original Moshi Monsters cards?

Topps made Moshi Monsters Mash Up, a trading card game that was already out in the UK by November 2010 ahead of a US launch. It had 145 cards with more than 100 characters, and some carried map fragments with codes for virtual items in the online game on the back. Mind Candy puts total sales of Moshi cards at 170 million.

If you still have a binderNothing says the old Topps cards will work with the new game. We'd assume they won't until someone says otherwise, since it's a new game from a different company.

04 · Still unknown

What don't we know about the Moshi Monsters TCG?

The rules, and how it plays
Card designs, set size and rarities
Product types and which shops will carry it
An exact UK date: spring 2028 is all there is, and it's described as planned
Dates for anywhere outside the UK

It may also land alongside the rest of the relaunch. The new mobile game was given a global launch window of the third quarter of 2027 in May, and the same report put the animated series at late 2028 and new toys and merchandise in 2028. Those dates could still move.

05 · Our take

Our take

A UK-first launch is the interesting part. Almost nothing new in this hobby starts here, and Moshi is one of the few brands where it makes complete sense: plenty of today's twenty-somethings had the cards, and some will now have children of their own.

But spring 2028 is around 18 months away, and nostalgia only gets you the first box. Whether this lasts depends on a game we haven't seen, from a company without a track record we could find. We'll want to see it played before we get excited.

If a child wants something to play now, our guide to playing the Pokémon TCG and Palworld card game guide are good places to start, and our Kayou guide covers another character-led range that's popular with younger collectors.

06 · FAQ