Monster Garden

A surreal adventure where you explore and make monster friends

Zack Wood · Published by Self · Released Feb 8, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 80
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Aug 12, 2023
Minimum PC: 0.5 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Monster Garden?

You explore a magical garden and befriend its monsters in this single-player adventure. Each playthrough takes less than an hour and limits how many monsters you can befriend.

For you if...

+you enjoy experimenting with character combinations and dialogue choices
+you like pixel art and offbeat character designs

Not for you if...

−you want a long story in a single playthrough

What players say

95% of 80 reviews are positive

Players praise the soundtrack and the monsters' distinct personalities. Recent reviews report that achievements do not work.

Screenshots and trailer

Monster Garden system requirements

Minimum: 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Monster Garden?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

Does Monster Garden have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Monster Garden run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Japanese.

Does Monster Garden 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