Monster Train
Roguelike deckbuilder with three-floor defense and mixed-clan synergies
Shiny Shoe · Published by Good Shepherd Entertainment · Released May 21, 2020
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 23K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 29 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 181
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- Oct 7, 2021
Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)
What is Monster Train?
Monster Train is a turn-based roguelike deckbuilder set in a frozen Hell, where you defend the last burning pyre from Heaven’s forces. Each run has you play units and spells across three stacked battlefields, choose a route, combine two clans, and upgrade cards and a champion before boss fights.
For you if...
- +you enjoy experimenting with powerful cross-clan card combinations
- +you want turn-based runs with escalating difficulty levels
- +you like defending multiple floors at once
Not for you if...
- −you want tightly balanced decks without dominant combinations
- −you dislike repeated runs and lengthy unlock progression
- −you prefer a large variety of enemy encounters
What players say
96% of 22,954 reviews are positive · 89% of 29 in the last 30 days
Players praise the cross-clan synergies, three-floor unit placement, and freedom to build unusually powerful decks. Common complaints focus on uneven balance, repetitive encounters, and a long unlock grind; some players also consider the sequel a more complete version of the same core systems.
Screenshots and trailer
Monster Train system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Core i3
- Graphics
- IGP or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Core i5
- Graphics
- GTX 1050
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 53
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Card Battler
- Roguelite
- Card Game
- Deckbuilding
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Roguelike
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Difficult
- PvP
- Strategy
- Roguelike Deckbuilder
- Turn-Based Combat
- RPG
- Choices Matter
- Procedural Generation
- Colorful
Recent updates
- Oct 7, 2021 · Monster Train Patch 2.2
- May 19, 2021 · Monster Train Patch 2.1
- Mar 31, 2021 · Monster Train Patch 2.0.1
2 DLC available.
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