We Slay Monsters

Turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler where poker hands become attacks

Furiously Inactive Games · Released Jun 21, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 104
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 7 years ago; Oct 29, 2019
Minimum PC: DX9 (shader model 2.0) ca…; Full requirements

What is We Slay Monsters?

This single-player fantasy RPG follows your efforts to rebuild the Academy for Dungeoneering while opposing a rival school. You send a Wizard, Rogue, or Warrior through dungeons, combining cards from class-specific decks to attack monsters. Successful quests earn gold for academy upgrades that persist even when heroes die permanently.

For you if...

+you want dungeon runs that fit short play sessions

Not for you if...

−you prefer real-time action over choosing card combinations

What players say

92% of 104 reviews are positive

Players praise the tactical choices in the poker-style battles. A negative review finds the strategy too limited compared with deck-building games and criticizes the visuals.

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We Slay Monsters system requirements

Minimum: DX9 (shader model 2.0) ca….

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP+
Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work

Does We Slay Monsters have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does We Slay Monsters run on Steam Deck?

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

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 56
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does We Slay Monsters 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam