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Monster Run: Downfall of the Empire

75% positive of 24 Steam reviews

Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic

Made by Interactive Fate. Published by Iceberg Interactive.

About the game

Monster Run is a dark fantasy beat’em up with roguelite elements. Fight as a giant monster cat protecting your home forest. Destroy massive armies of human soldiers and their allies. Evolve your attacks, master non-human tactics, and discover the joy of breathing fire.

Tagged by players

Beat 'em up
Hack and Slash
Destruction
Cats
2.5D
Action Roguelike
Side Scroller
Dark Fantasy
Medieval
RPG
Hand-drawn
Roguelite

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
After the day 1 update: I saw the devs post that they'd patch the game a day later by heavily buffing the Monster so I wanted to stick around for that and see if it felt much better. You'll still be under threat against the humans and shouldn't dive directly into a massive horde of them but you're no longer forced to avoid conflict due to being so vulnerable to chip damage whittling you down. However, most of the…
1.2 h played when written. 16 found it helpful.
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Recommended
After some brief play, my first experience is... not great. Oddly enough, the game is not a power fantasy at all. It's a highly tactical game where you spend most of the time dancing around trying to not get hit so you can leap in and do a small amount of damage. This defeats the point of being a giant monster to me. If anything, the fact that you have a giant hitbox and there are countless enemies throwing weapons…
3.5 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Poor controls, cheap-looking UI, no clear identity. This need a lot of work.
8 min played when written. 11 found it helpful.
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