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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cover art

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

Game Atelier · FDG Entertainment · 2019-07-25

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Franchise: Wonder Boy · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Dec 04, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Dec 04, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 02, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Dec 04, 2018 (Xbox One), Jul 25, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 01, 2020 (Google Stadia)

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2019, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 2642 reviews).

11
playing now
88%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
4.47★
PlayStation Store rating (3,290 ratings)
17h
to beat · completionist 16h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a 2018 platform game developed by Game Atelier and published by FDG Entertainment. Part of the Wonder Boy series, it was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in December, for Windows in July 2019, for Stadia in July 2020, for PlayStation 5 in December 2021, and for Xbox Series X/S in August 2022. It was generally well received by critics.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 86 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 66k–159k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,642 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.89-67%
GOG$9.89-67%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2023-09-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 73 of 98 observed days · $2.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14214220192026Week of 2019-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4472026-09-15 15:00 — 29 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 16 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 40 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 29 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 25 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 21 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 44 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 30 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 21 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 12 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 23 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 21 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 26 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 12 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 24 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1875Jul 2019Aug 2026Jul 2019 — avg 187 · peak 355Oct 2019 — avg 24 · peak 86Jan 2020 — avg 39 · peak 115Apr 2020 — avg 31 · peak 84Jul 2020 — avg 42 · peak 145Oct 2020 — avg 17 · peak 52Jan 2021 — avg 30 · peak 81Apr 2021 — avg 19 · peak 52Jul 2021 — avg 26 · peak 53Oct 2021 — avg 9 · peak 24Jan 2022 — avg 19 · peak 53Apr 2022 — avg 16 · peak 42Jul 2022 — avg 14 · peak 34Oct 2022 — avg 13 · peak 38Jan 2023 — avg 15 · peak 36Apr 2023 — avg 18 · peak 49Jul 2023 — avg 13 · peak 33Oct 2023 — avg 25 · peak 77Jan 2024 — avg 15 · peak 35Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 26Jul 2024 — avg 10 · peak 28Oct 2024 — avg 9 · peak 24Jan 2025 — avg 17 · peak 38Apr 2025 — avg 9 · peak 23Jul 2025 — avg 11 · peak 32Oct 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 29Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17Jul 2026 — avg 8 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 37
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$7.492019-07-252026-10-152019-07-25 — best price $26.992020-01-17 — best price $14.992020-03-30 — best price $29.992020-08-12 — best price $13.492020-12-04 — best price $11.992021-02-15 — best price $29.992021-06-09 — best price $11.992021-09-27 — best price $11.992021-11-29 — best price $29.992022-02-21 — best price $29.992022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-11-23 — best price $9.892023-01-18 — best price $9.892023-04-04 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-11-02 — best price $29.992024-01-12 — best price $7.492024-03-02 — best price $29.992024-05-21 — best price $9.992024-08-07 — best price $29.992024-10-26 — best price $29.992025-01-09 — best price $9.892025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-06-11 — best price $29.992025-08-19 — best price $29.992025-10-08 — best price $29.992025-12-03 — best price $9.892026-02-28 — best price $29.992026-04-22 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $9.892026-08-24 — best price $9.892026-09-06 — best price $9.892026-09-16 — best price $9.892026-09-26 — best price $9.892026-10-06 — best price $9.892026-10-15 — best price $9.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

88332026-05-31 — 48 pageviews2026-06-04 — 50 pageviews2026-06-08 — 49 pageviews2026-06-12 — 63 pageviews2026-06-16 — 53 pageviews2026-06-20 — 64 pageviews2026-06-24 — 71 pageviews2026-06-28 — 66 pageviews2026-07-02 — 50 pageviews2026-07-06 — 51 pageviews2026-07-10 — 40 pageviews2026-07-14 — 54 pageviews2026-07-18 — 43 pageviews2026-07-22 — 63 pageviews2026-07-26 — 87 pageviews2026-07-30 — 66 pageviews2026-08-03 — 52 pageviews2026-08-07 — 33 pageviews2026-08-11 — 46 pageviews2026-08-15 — 54 pageviews2026-08-19 — 62 pageviews2026-08-23 — 59 pageviews2026-08-27 — 88 pageviews2026-08-31 — 70 pageviews2026-09-04 — 60 pageviews2026-09-08 — 52 pageviews2026-09-12 — 59 pageviews2026-09-16 — 46 pageviews2026-09-20 — 65 pageviews2026-09-24 — 49 pageviews2026-09-28 — 64 pageviews2026-10-02 — 57 pageviews2026-10-06 — 56 pageviews2026-10-09 — 42 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
90.6%
earned "Your Friend Pepelogoo"
31.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)8,29723%33
PS4 (PlayStation)6,19736%33
Steam (Steam)2,87725%32
Xbox One (Xbox)1,64023%32
Switch (Nintendo)2380%0
PS5 (PlayStation)1656%33
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeIndieActionFantasyColorfulAdventurePlatformerExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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