Monster Tribe

Creature-collecting RPG with tactical team battles on a ruined island

Boundless Games · Published by indie.io · Released May 1, 2023

Reviews: Mixed; 56% of 55
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; May 23, 2023
Minimum PC: DirectX 8 GPU; 1 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Monster Tribe?

This single-player, top-down RPG takes place on Akama, where the Rift threatens humanity's survivors. As a sage, you explore ruins and wilderness, gather resources to upgrade equipment, and awaken and train creatures called Ateyan. You command teams of up to four creatures in turn-based battles on a grid.

For you if...

+you enjoy managing creature growth and team composition
+you like exploration mixed with resource gathering

Not for you if...

−you want creature collecting without repetitive material harvesting
−you prefer real-time combat over turn-based grid tactics

What players say

56% of 55 reviews are positive

Players praise the creature designs and battle system. Recent reviews report frequent crashes, saving failures, and lost progress, alongside frame-rate drops and poorly explained systems.

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Monster Tribe system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 8 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
Processor: 1.2GHz
Graphics: DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space

Does Monster Tribe have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Monster Tribe run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

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
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 42
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Monster Tribe use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam