Crit

YOU ARE THE MONSTER

Buy70%

Mixed · 493 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Joshua Hughes · Action · Jun 18, 2026

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy YOU ARE THE MONSTER?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 96 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 493 player reviews · updated

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
20% of themes are praise40% are divided40% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game concept is fun and I enjoy the simple gameplay but It's not really in a great state at release.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I don’t normally write reviews, but I play it on my steam deck, it runs pretty well.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay48 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
83% still recommend
Combat
80% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
54% still recommend
Bugs
52% still recommend
Graphics
46% still recommend
Difficulty
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$9.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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