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Monster Slayers

Nerdook Productions · 2017-03-23

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 05, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 23, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 15, 2018 (PlayStation 4), May 18, 2018 (Xbox One), Mar 23, 2017 (Mac), May 15, 2018 (PlayStation Vita)

Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.

Monster Slayers is an Action, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 1264 reviews).

1
playing now
79%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0/100
critic score (0 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
3.30★
PlayStation Store rating (205 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 113% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–76k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,264 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.79-80%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.03 at Fanatical (2024-06-17) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 23 of 29 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820172026Week of 2017-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 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 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-14 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 14 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
900Aug 2016Aug 2026Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 5May 2017 — avg 47 · peak 102Aug 2017 — avg 23 · peak 57Nov 2017 — avg 30 · peak 78Feb 2018 — avg 68 · peak 185May 2018 — avg 47 · peak 136Aug 2018 — avg 30 · peak 72Nov 2018 — avg 26 · peak 67Feb 2019 — avg 17 · peak 49May 2019 — avg 14 · peak 31Aug 2019 — avg 12 · peak 26Nov 2019 — avg 10 · peak 33Feb 2020 — avg 14 · peak 37May 2020 — avg 10 · peak 35Aug 2020 — avg 17 · peak 127Nov 2020 — avg 16 · peak 40Feb 2021 — avg 26 · peak 60May 2021 — avg 11 · peak 26Aug 2021 — avg 9 · peak 25Nov 2021 — avg 13 · peak 28Feb 2022 — avg 10 · peak 23May 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 23Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19Feb 2023 — avg 8 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2024 — avg 5 · peak 11Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 11Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.072017-03-232026-10-082017-03-23 — best price $6.742017-10-05 — best price $4.802018-01-25 — best price $8.992018-06-21 — best price $2.242018-10-11 — best price $8.992019-04-22 — best price $8.992019-09-14 — best price $8.992020-01-22 — best price $2.242020-03-30 — best price $8.992020-06-08 — best price $2.022020-07-17 — best price $6.602020-08-29 — best price $6.602020-10-13 — best price $8.992020-12-05 — best price $8.992021-01-18 — best price $8.992021-02-27 — best price $7.532021-04-20 — best price $6.452021-06-07 — best price $7.532021-10-05 — best price $7.532021-12-01 — best price $6.602022-02-05 — best price $8.992022-05-09 — best price $2.242022-08-15 — best price $1.342022-10-31 — best price $8.992023-01-16 — best price $1.342023-05-08 — best price $1.342023-11-28 — best price $8.992024-06-20 — best price $1.342024-09-19 — best price $1.072025-02-10 — best price $8.992025-07-11 — best price $6.602026-01-07 — best price $7.092026-10-08 — best price $1.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
75.1%
earned "Tutelage"
8.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2017-04-07, latest 2017-05-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,3302%22
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)65621%23
Xbox One (Xbox)3224%22
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGLootActionStrategyCard GameRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-BasedCard Battler

Census log

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

Recent updates

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