PixelJunk Monsters 2

Get ready to experience the next generation of real-time tower defense gameplay in the globally acclaimed PixelJunk Monsters series! The spirit of the forest, Tikiman, is in trouble. An army of mysterious…

66 24 May 2018

Indie Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Action Fantasy Kids

PixelJunk Monsters 2 is an indie developed by NQ Games, released 24 May 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What PixelJunk Monsters 2 is

PixelJunk Monsters 2 is an indie game developed by NQ Games and released in 2018. It was published by Spike Chunsoft. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The spirit of the forest, Tikiman, is in trouble. An army of mysterious monsters has invaded his peaceful forest! Repel the fire and fury of your assaulting foes! Build towers within the woods and level them up to vanquish the invaders! Protect the Chibis, the future of the Tiki tribe!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and kids. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the PixelJunk series

PixelJunk Monsters 2 is the 18th of 23 entries we hold in the PixelJunk series. The next entry was PixelJunk Monsters 2: Encore Pack in 2018. Its critic score of 66 is 8 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate HD at 90.

See all 23 PixelJunk games in release order →

How it was received

PixelJunk Monsters 2 holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 26% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points below the year average.

What it launched against

PixelJunk Monsters 2 launched on 24 May 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Vampyr. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Vampyr.