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PixelJunk Monsters

Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic…

83 6 December 2007

PixelJunk Monsters is a puzzle developed by Q-Games Ltd., released 6 December 2007 on Wii U and PlayStation 3.

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What PixelJunk Monsters is

PixelJunk Monsters is a puzzle game developed by Q-Games Ltd. and released in 2007. It was published by Double Eleven. It is available on Wii U and PlayStation 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

PixelJunk Monsters is a tower defense video game developed by Q-Games for the PlayStation 3. The second game in the PixelJunk series, it was originally released in Japan on December 6, 2007 and worldwide by Sony Computer Entertainment on the PlayStation Store on January 24, 2008. The game was released for the PlayStation Portable under the title PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and kids. It supports multiplayer 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 is the second of 23 entries we hold in the PixelJunk series. The next entry was PixelJunk Monsters Encore in 2008. Its critic score of 83 is 9 points above 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 holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 79% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What it launched against

PixelJunk Monsters launched on 6 December 2007, within three weeks of Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Unreal Tournament 3 Black and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

PixelJunk Monsters — frequently asked questions

When did PixelJunk Monsters come out?
PixelJunk Monsters was released on 6 December 2007 for Wii U and PlayStation 3.
Does PixelJunk Monsters have multiplayer?
Yes. PixelJunk Monsters supports multiplayer, including co-op.

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