Always Sometimes Monsters
Always Sometimes Monsters is a unique role-playing game set in the modern world. You take on the life of your character for 30 days as you try and make it from the east coast to the west coast before your one…
Always Sometimes Monsters is an adventure developed by Vagabond Dog, released 21 May 2014 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 17 hrs to finish.
What Always Sometimes Monsters is
Always Sometimes Monsters is an adventure game developed by Vagabond Dog and released in 2014. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RPG Maker VX Ace.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Your pockets are empty. Your life is in shambles. You've ruined your career. You're being evicted. The love of your life is marrying someone else. With precious little time left you make a last-ditch effort to salvage your world. How far will you be willing to go to make things right again? What are you willing to sacrifice for one more chance at happiness? Who are you willing to hurt in the process? Who could judge you? In the end, aren't we always sometimes monsters?
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 10 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Always Sometimes Monsters holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 17 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4, 2.0 Ghz or faster, 512 MB RAM and 1024 x 768 desktop resolution or better. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Always Sometimes Monsters launched on 21 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Always Sometimes Monsters yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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