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Monster Train 2

Shiny Shoe · Big Fan Games · 2025-05-21

SteamPlayStation Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 21, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), May 21, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Dec 10, 2025 (Mac), May 21, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 21, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.

Monster Train 2 is an Indie and Strategy game released in 2025, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 10052 reviews).

858
playing now
95%
positive of 10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4
twitch viewers (latest)
91/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
35h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 134h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

858 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Powerful beings known as Titans have seized control of Heaven. A makeshift alliance is formed between former angels and demons, who must learn to work together against their common foe. Now, you must command these clans aboard newly forged trains, and embark on your journey through Hell, Heaven, and the Abyss, to defeat the Titans before they destroy this world. Chaos awaits beyond the gates!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 858 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 229 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,326 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 18,161 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 201k–452k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,052 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.39 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 50 of 83 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.2k2.2k20252026Week of 2025-05-21: 2,215 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 861 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 446 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 322 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 258 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 318 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k5702026-08-07 00:00 — 628 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 663 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 856 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 597 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 784 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 947 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 708 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 876 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 928 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 666 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 702 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 828 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 695 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 727 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 813 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 570 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 686 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 1,072 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 734 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 726 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 897 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 671 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 860 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 908 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 748 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 769 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 770 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 723 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 858 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$7.392025-05-212026-08-152025-05-21 — best price $18.892025-05-30 — best price $24.992025-06-04 — best price $20.892025-06-21 — best price $21.232025-07-17 — best price $22.492025-09-10 — best price $19.992025-09-25 — best price $24.992025-10-08 — best price $18.492025-10-16 — best price $21.262025-11-05 — best price $15.952025-11-09 — best price $18.892025-11-21 — best price $18.492025-12-09 — best price $15.952025-12-13 — best price $18.892026-01-05 — best price $18.492026-01-15 — best price $24.992026-02-02 — best price $18.742026-03-03 — best price $24.992026-03-24 — best price $18.572026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-04-11 — best price $22.392026-04-25 — best price $18.492026-05-07 — best price $18.892026-05-28 — best price $18.742026-06-05 — best price $14.912026-06-11 — best price $17.452026-06-14 — best price $22.392026-06-25 — best price $14.912026-07-13 — best price $18.892026-07-27 — best price $24.992026-08-05 — best price $24.992026-08-11 — best price $15.812026-08-14 — best price $18.892026-08-15 — best price $18.71
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

3402026-08-26 19:15 — 15 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 27 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 4 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
87.6%
earned "Hell's Finest"
14.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input3 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,6212%59
Xbox Series (Xbox)3,2711%59
PS5 (PlayStation)6045%60
Switch (Nintendo)720%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

PvPIndieDemonsTrainsFantasyColorfulStrategyCard GameRogue-likeMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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