The right Dank Memer alternative depends on which part of Dank Memer your members actually play. Virtual Fisher replaces the fishing, Tatsu replaces the pets and home decorating, OwO replaces the creature hunting and battles, EPIC RPG replaces the progression grind, and UnbelievaBoat or Mimu replace the currency with one the server owner controls. No single bot copies all of Dank Memer, so pick by the part that matters.
Everything below was checked against each bot's own site, documentation or Discord App Directory listing in October 2026. Server counts are the App Directory's figures, rounded.
What Dank Memer is today
Dank Memer started as a meme bot, but its App Directory listing now calls it "the largest in-app indie game on Discord": a global currency and fishing game for catching creatures, collecting items, robbing your friends, taking care of pets and building skill trees. Its website lists more than 100 fish species across locations with NPCs and challenges, pet rooms you decorate, and farming where you plant and sell crops. It says optional premium subscriptions and store purchases exist but you do not need to buy anything to play. It is listed in about 8.82 million servers.
A major change came with Dank Memer's rewrite in August 2022. Its changelog says it stopped using the pls prefix and moved to slash commands, replaced direct trading with a global market because of userbots, real-money trading and scams, and allowed multiple pets. Anyone who remembers pls beg will find it is now much more of a game than a meme bot.
Why people look for a Dank Memer alternative
- They want just one part of it. A fishing server wants fishing, not robbing and betting.
- The currency is global. Dank Memer's coins follow each player across Discord. A server owner cannot use them to sell roles or reward their own events.
- Wagering and robbing do not fit every server. Dank Memer's listing describes it as a place to grind, fight, wager, gamble, fish and collect. Communities with younger members or a calm tone may want less of that.
- Players want something new. After years of the same grind, a different game can bring people back.
Quick comparison
| Bot | Replaces Dank Memer's | Currency belongs to | Servers (App Directory) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Fisher | Fishing | The game | ~425,000 |
| Tatsu | Pets, home decorating, profiles | The game, plus a server store | Its site says 1,350,000+ |
| OwO | Creature hunting and battles | The game | ~5.15 million |
| EPIC RPG | Progression grind | The game | ~607,000 |
| UnbelievaBoat | Work, crime, rob and a bank | Your server | Not shown |
| Mimu | A friendly currency and shop | Your server | ~4.05 million |
If your members mostly fished
Virtual Fisher
Virtual Fisher is "a game you can play in your server focused on fishing": collect fish, sell them to buy upgrades and compete with friends, according to its listing. It does one thing, which makes it easy to explain to new members and easy to keep in a single channel.
Best for: servers where fishing was the main reason anyone typed a Dank Memer command.
Trade-off: it is built around fishing, so players who liked jumping between activities may find it narrow.
If your members mostly cared for pets
Tatsu
Tatsu's website describes a virtual pet game with more than 100 pets to collect, feed, walk and level, a house you build with more than 1,000 furniture items, and profile, rank and wallet cards. It also runs a global economy with over 2,000 store items and trading between users, plus chat leveling and server leaderboards. Owners can create their own server store to sell roles and custom items. Tatsu says more than 1,350,000 servers use it.
Best for: social servers that liked Dank Memer's pet rooms and want a slower, more social loop.
Trade-off: like Dank Memer, its main economy is global, so the server store is the part you control.
If your members liked hunting and fighting
OwO
OwO is a hunting and battling game: owo hunt catches animals for your zoo, owo battle puts your pets against other players, and cowoncy is the currency. Its App Directory listing puts it in about 5.15 million servers. Note that OwO also has gambling commands, including slots, coinflip and blackjack, per the community OwO wiki.
Best for: competitive players who want battles and leaderboards.
If your members liked the grind and progression
EPIC RPG
EPIC RPG is a text RPG started with rpg start or /start. Players progress a character by repeating commands on cooldowns, which gives the same "check in every so often" rhythm as Dank Memer's grind. It is listed in about 607,000 servers.
Best for: players who liked long-term progression and checking in on cooldowns.
If the server should own the currency
UnbelievaBoat
UnbelievaBoat has the closest command set to Dank Memer's money-making side, with work, crime and rob, plus deposit and withdraw for a bank. The difference is that every server runs its own economy. Admins create store items (25 on the free plan, unlimited on premium), set role income, and decide what currency can buy. It also has games such as blackjack, roulette and higher-lower.
Best for: owners who want members to earn currency for being active and spend it on server roles and perks.
Mimu
Mimu's listing describes a cute, aesthetic per-server currency with a shop system, autoresponders and custom commands, and welcome and leave messages. It is listed in about 4.05 million servers.
Best for: aesthetic and social servers that want a simple currency and role shop that matches the server's look.
For a side-by-side look at the two most common choices, see our UnbelievaBoat vs Dank Memer comparison, and for more picks, our list of Discord economy bots.
Global game or server economy: a quick test
Ask one question: what should currency buy in your server?
- If the answer is "items in the game", a game bot like Dank Memer, OwO or Tatsu is right. Members keep their progress everywhere, which they like.
- If the answer is "our roles, perks or event entries", you need a per-server economy like UnbelievaBoat or Mimu, because those let you decide what things cost.
Many servers run one of each, with the game bot in a #games channel and the server economy tied to roles.
How to switch without losing players
- Ask what people actually play. A quick native Discord poll ("fishing, pets, robbing, gambling, or something else?") tells you which replacement fits.
- Add the new bot to one channel first. Let regulars try it for a week before you remove Dank Memer.
- Keep commands contained. In Server Settings > Integrations you can choose which roles and channels can use each of a bot's slash commands. Grant your own role access before you deny
@everyone, so you do not lock yourself out. - Tell members where Dank Memer still lives. Its currency is global and tied to each player rather than to your server, so anyone who wants to keep playing can do so in other servers that run it.
FAQ
Is Dank Memer still a meme bot?
Not really. Its own App Directory listing now describes it as a global currency and fishing game, and its website focuses on fishing, pets and farming.
Does Dank Memer still use "pls" commands?
No. Dank Memer's 2022 rewrite changelog says it stopped using the pls prefix and moved to Discord's slash commands.
What is the best Dank Memer alternative for fishing?
Virtual Fisher. It is built entirely around catching fish, selling them and buying upgrades.
Is there a Dank Memer alternative without robbing and gambling?
Look at what the currency is for. Tatsu centers on pets, houses and profiles, and Mimu is a cute per-server currency and shop. Check any bot's command list before adding it, since many economy games include some betting.
Can I run Dank Memer and UnbelievaBoat together?
Yes. They solve different problems: Dank Memer is a game with a global currency, and UnbelievaBoat runs your server's own economy. Give each a separate channel.
