Monstrum

Monstrum

Steam Deck Verified

Team Junkfish · Horror · May 20, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.59.

91%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise40% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Exploration and resource management form the core of the gameplay loop.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- great soundtrack to really put you on edge when a monster is near
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
This could be a considered a sort of a "light-cheat" (literally), but since our inventory space is rather limited - 6 items (and an additional 2 if we find a backpack) - these should be the ones that are mandatory to our escape, I wouldn't feel bad about it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay44 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters34 reviews
79%
Graphics29 reviews
86%
Difficulty9 reviews
67%
Multiplayer9 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs21 reviews
71%
Crashes8 reviews
75%
Combat6 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.59 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.59

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.