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MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK

A kung fu action adventure drawn from Chinese myth and legend

HEXADRIVE Inc., D4 Enterprise Co., Ltd. · Published by Oasis Games · Released Oct 16, 2019

ActionAdventureRPG

Reviews
Mixed
45% of 355
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Jun 19, 2020
Minimum PC
GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 20 GB disk
Full requirements

What is MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK?

Based on the animated film, this action adventure follows the newly freed Sun Wukong traveling with a young boy. Across ten levels, you explore for secrets, fight enemies and bosses using combos and button-prompt counters, and unlock abilities, a magical staff, and fire projectiles.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy humorous finishers in martial arts combat

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer rather than a solo adventure

What players say

45% of 355 reviews are positive

Some players enjoy the Monkey King premise, while recurring complaints concern repetitive enemies and limited combat. A later review update reports repeated crashes at startup.

Screenshots and trailer

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MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK system requirements

Minimum: GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1 (64-BIT REQ.)
Processor
i3-3220 INTEL or AMD Equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 660/GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon HD 7770
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
WINDOWS 10 (64-BIT REQ.)
Processor
Intel Core i7 4770K, 3.40 Ghz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 3.20 Ghz
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 8GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
42
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Traditional Chinese.

Does MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK 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

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Recent updates

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