Monster Sanctuary

Buy91%

Very Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

moi rai games · Creature Collector · Dec 8, 2020

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Monster Sanctuary?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 175 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k 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
67% of themes are praise25% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
175 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
No missing mechanics or unfixed bugs, no glitches, no memory leaks or frame drops or graphical ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story makes sense, flows well, but it's kind of more of the same plot you'd come to expect from this kind of game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
An amazing hybrid between the customization, tactics, and combat of a party based RPG and the exploration and map progression of a Metroidvania.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are nice if you enjoy pixel art and the music is quite enjoyable.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have to give it an 8 for now, I think Online pvp battles would really add to the game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are plenty of secrets to look for and puzzles to solve (requiring varying degrees of brain power) The soundtrack is fantastic.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay175 reviews
Story84 reviews
Combat73 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Multiplayer18 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
89% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.99$19.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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