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I am not a Monster: First Contact cover art

I am not a Monster: First Contact

Cheerdealers · Alawar · 2018-09-27

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 27, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline. The Albatross space liner is overrun by lizard-like monsters that can infect humans and turn them into their own kind. Save the passengers and defeat the hostile creatures.

I am not a Monster: First Contact is a 2018 Indie, RPG and Strategy game priced at $10.99, estimated to have 100,000 to 200,000 owners, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 1295 reviews).

2
playing now
76%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$10.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (98 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 49,718 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,295 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.09-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.83 at GamersGate (2025-06-23) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $10.99 · on sale 123 of 176 observed days · $0.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
838320182026Week of 2018-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
461Oct 2018Oct 2025Oct 2018 — avg 30 · peak 153Dec 2018 — avg 46 · peak 672Feb 2019 — avg 6 · peak 20Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 19Jun 2019 — avg 15 · peak 310Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 14Oct 2019 — avg 8 · peak 30Dec 2019 — avg 8 · peak 73Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2020 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 14Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 20Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2024 — avg 1 · peak 3Oct 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.832018-09-272026-10-142018-09-27 — best price $9.452019-01-10 — best price $12.992019-06-07 — best price $6.492019-10-11 — best price $3.992019-12-28 — best price $8.792020-02-16 — best price $8.762020-05-11 — best price $4.392020-07-19 — best price $9.782020-09-10 — best price $9.782020-10-21 — best price $10.992020-12-14 — best price $10.992021-02-22 — best price $9.242021-04-12 — best price $10.992021-06-18 — best price $3.852021-09-16 — best price $12.992021-11-22 — best price $2.192022-01-31 — best price $10.992022-04-25 — best price $7.882022-07-07 — best price $7.882022-10-18 — best price $2.742023-01-05 — best price $10.992023-04-10 — best price $10.992023-06-30 — best price $1.642023-09-26 — best price $2.192024-01-05 — best price $1.642024-04-19 — best price $1.432024-07-22 — best price $1.242024-10-24 — best price $1.642025-01-11 — best price $10.992025-04-10 — best price $3.302025-07-02 — best price $1.652025-09-19 — best price $10.992025-11-24 — best price $1.092026-02-16 — best price $10.992026-04-22 — best price $1.292026-07-14 — best price $1.092026-09-07 — best price $1.092026-10-07 — best price $10.992026-10-14 — best price $1.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
28.9%
earned "Shooter"
25%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)0—74

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

1980sRetroSpaceSci-fiStrategyStylizedTacticalIsometricTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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