Dawn of the Monsters
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with giant monster battles
13AM Games, WayForward · Published by WayForward · Released Mar 15, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 153
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Aug 24, 2023
What is Dawn of the Monsters?
This side-scrolling beat 'em up puts you in control of four giant combatants defending Earth from invading Nephilim. Fight through missions in destructible cities, battle enemy monsters and bosses, and customize your fighter with DNA augments. You can play alone or in two-player co-op.
For you if...
- +you like giant-monster battles and manga-inspired art
- +you want combat with combos and character upgrades
- +you enjoy playing beat 'em ups with a friend
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-moving fighters rather than lumbering monsters
- −you dislike repeated fights across a mission-based campaign
What players say
88% of 153 reviews are positive
Players praise the giant-monster theme, manga-inspired art, and combat with room to learn combos. Some find the pace slow and the fighting repetitive.
Screenshots and trailer
Dawn of the Monsters system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 35
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Action
- Adventure
- Side Scroller
- Action-Adventure
- 2D
- Sci-fi
- Combat
- Beat 'em up
- Singleplayer
- Co-op
- Local Multiplayer
- Arcade
- Comic Book
- Anime
- Funny
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Aug 24, 2023 · Patch 1.2
- Jun 8, 2022 · Dawn of the Monsters Patch 1.1
- Jun 8, 2022 · Dawn of the Monsters Patch 1.1 Out!
- Apr 7, 2022 · Dawn of the Monsters Patch 1.0.1 Out!
1 DLC available.
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