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Monster Outbreak

GameMunchers · indie.io · 2022-10-03

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 03, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 03, 2022 (Linux), Oct 03, 2022 (Mac), May 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

The King's dimensional orb has malfunctioned, bringing hordes of monsters into the Kingdom. Defend your safeground against the monsters by gathering resources, building defenses, upgrading your arsenal, and surviving long enough to find the source of monsters and destroy it.

0
playing now
66%
positive of 101 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$4.49
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-09-03 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (56 reviews).
  • · Top 66% of 11,823 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 101 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.67-76%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.81 at IndieGala Store (2025-04-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 120 of 155 observed days · $0.86 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820222026Week of 2022-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$2.812022-09-262026-09-012022-09-26 — best price $14.992022-12-08 — best price $14.992023-01-13 — best price $12.262023-03-04 — best price $11.012023-04-28 — best price $9.892023-06-03 — best price $11.012023-07-16 — best price $14.992023-09-04 — best price $7.492023-10-20 — best price $6.882023-11-17 — best price $6.872023-12-13 — best price $14.992024-01-31 — best price $14.992024-02-22 — best price $7.492024-03-22 — best price $11.012024-04-15 — best price $4.942024-05-19 — best price $11.012024-06-14 — best price $4.952024-07-19 — best price $14.992024-08-20 — best price $3.692024-09-30 — best price $11.512024-11-12 — best price $4.942024-12-13 — best price $4.952025-02-10 — best price $3.962025-03-21 — best price $11.012025-04-30 — best price $3.492025-06-27 — best price $4.492025-08-08 — best price $3.822025-09-18 — best price $14.992025-10-24 — best price $11.012025-11-24 — best price $3.792026-01-06 — best price $3.592026-02-10 — best price $14.992026-03-25 — best price $14.842026-04-25 — best price $11.012026-05-28 — best price $14.992026-06-20 — best price $14.842026-07-31 — best price $3.152026-09-01 — best price $3.67
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean

Player tags

2DCuteCo-opActionArcadeCraftingStrategySurvivalControllerExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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