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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

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ActionAdventureIndie

Franchise: Wonder Boy · Modes: Single player

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.

16
playing now
89%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
17h
to beat · completionist 16h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 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
  • · 16 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 23% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 66k–158k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,626 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.89-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 40 of 61 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

2402026-08-11 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$7.492019-07-252026-08-302019-07-25 — best price $26.992019-12-05 — best price $14.992020-01-31 — best price $29.992020-06-04 — best price $29.992020-09-11 — best price $13.492020-12-04 — best price $11.992021-02-10 — best price $13.492021-04-09 — best price $11.992021-07-14 — best price $11.992021-10-27 — best price $11.992021-11-29 — best price $29.992022-02-10 — best price $29.992022-06-06 — best price $9.892022-08-22 — best price $9.892022-12-01 — best price $29.992023-01-18 — best price $9.892023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-06-01 — best price $29.992023-08-26 — best price $9.992023-11-15 — best price $29.992024-01-12 — best price $7.492024-02-23 — best price $7.492024-04-10 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-08-26 — best price $9.892024-10-26 — best price $29.992025-01-03 — best price $29.992025-03-06 — best price $7.492025-04-26 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-08-19 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-05 — best price $29.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-03-11 — best price $9.892026-04-22 — best price $7.492026-06-09 — best price $7.492026-08-09 — best price $9.892026-08-30 — best price $9.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

93332026-05-31 — 48 pageviews2026-06-03 — 44 pageviews2026-06-06 — 49 pageviews2026-06-09 — 61 pageviews2026-06-12 — 63 pageviews2026-06-15 — 58 pageviews2026-06-18 — 58 pageviews2026-06-21 — 51 pageviews2026-06-24 — 71 pageviews2026-06-27 — 39 pageviews2026-06-30 — 63 pageviews2026-07-03 — 57 pageviews2026-07-06 — 51 pageviews2026-07-09 — 38 pageviews2026-07-12 — 57 pageviews2026-07-15 — 59 pageviews2026-07-18 — 43 pageviews2026-07-21 — 50 pageviews2026-07-24 — 51 pageviews2026-07-27 — 65 pageviews2026-07-30 — 66 pageviews2026-08-02 — 53 pageviews2026-08-05 — 48 pageviews2026-08-08 — 58 pageviews2026-08-11 — 46 pageviews2026-08-14 — 42 pageviews2026-08-17 — 51 pageviews2026-08-20 — 42 pageviews2026-08-23 — 59 pageviews2026-08-26 — 93 pageviews2026-08-27 — 88 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.

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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