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Monster Train 2

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

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IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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).

1,116
playing now
95%
positive of 10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
10
twitch viewers (latest)
10.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
91/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
18
Nexus mods (7.9k downloads)
4.75★
PlayStation Store rating (738 ratings)
35h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 134h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

1,116 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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)

Trailer

Monster Train 2 trailer thumbnail

Monster Train 2 - Official Announcement Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,116 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 2% of 49,790 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 206k–463k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,280 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 46 of 75 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

1.3k5172026-09-15 13:00 — 869 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 552 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 603 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 905 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 710 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 635 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 659 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 619 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 647 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 718 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 660 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 577 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 601 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 924 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 733 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 889 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 1,157 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 597 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 768 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 1,305 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 799 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 866 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1,116 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
12k779May 2025Aug 2026May 2025 — avg 12,074 · peak 18,467Jun 2025 — avg 6,355 · peak 14,006Jul 2025 — avg 3,446 · peak 5,953Aug 2025 — avg 2,114 · peak 3,348Sep 2025 — avg 1,953 · peak 3,674Oct 2025 — avg 1,558 · peak 2,696Nov 2025 — avg 1,710 · peak 2,974Dec 2025 — avg 1,409 · peak 2,100Jan 2026 — avg 1,510 · peak 2,283Feb 2026 — avg 3,000 · peak 5,873Mar 2026 — avg 1,150 · peak 2,685Apr 2026 — avg 893 · peak 1,433May 2026 — avg 1,053 · peak 2,079Jun 2026 — avg 959 · peak 1,666Jul 2026 — avg 914 · peak 1,590Aug 2026 — avg 779 · peak 1,199
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
15152026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 15 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new positive2026-09-25: 3 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 8 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-04: 5 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 8 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-08: 8 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 4 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 6 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 4 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$7.392025-05-212026-09-292025-05-21 — 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 $18.892026-09-29 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1.4k02026-10-01 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 1,377 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-07 20:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-15 01:34 — 10 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

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2025-05-21, latest 2026-02-02 (Steam store data)

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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