Monster Train
Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of heaven and restore the inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to roguelike deckbuilding, with three vertical…
Monster Train is a card & board game developed by Shiny Shoe, released 21 May 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. It currently starts at $7.34 at GameBillet.
What Monster Train is
Monster Train is a card & board game game developed by Shiny Shoe and released in 2020. It was published by Big Fan Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Monster Train is a roguelike deck-building game developed by American studio Shiny Shoe and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. It was initially released on May 21, 2020, for Windows, followed by releases on Xbox One on December 17, 2020, iOS on October 27, 2022, and PlayStation 5 on July 25, 2024. A Complete Edition of the game titled Monster Train First Class was released for Nintendo Switch on August 19, 2021. The game received positive reviews, being nominated in the category of Best Strategy/Tactics Game at IGN Best of 2020, as well as Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 53 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Monster Train holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 84% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 75 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Core i3, 4 GB RAM and IGP or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $7.34 at GameBillet, 71% below its usual price. Across the 4 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $8.75 — a spread of $1.41 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Monster Train launched on 21 May 2020, within three weeks of Valorant, Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4 and Tetris Effect: Connected. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Valorant, Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4, Tetris Effect: Connected.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Monster Train yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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