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NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters

dicehit · Rogue Duck Interactive · 2024-09-30

Steam

CasualRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Q3 2024 (Mac), Q3 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Q3 2024 (Linux)

NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters is an inventory auto-battler with a monster-trainer twist! Collect Cosmions and items, and strategically manage your backpack to create unbeatable combos in tactical duels. Rise through the leagues to become the ultimate Cosmion master!

NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters is a Casual, RPG, Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 435 reviews).

1
playing now
82%
positive of 435 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (175 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 29,219 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.7k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 435 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.43 at Fanatical (2026-09-14) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 14 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14314320242026Week of 2024-09-30: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-09-30: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-10-07: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
682Oct 2024Feb 2026Oct 2024 — avg 68 · peak 244Nov 2024 — avg 15 · peak 39Dec 2024 — avg 14 · peak 29Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2025 — avg 10 · peak 24Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$5.092024-09-302026-08-082024-09-30 — best price $9.592024-11-27 — best price $8.392024-12-09 — best price $8.392024-12-19 — best price $8.392025-01-02 — best price $11.992025-02-17 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $11.992025-05-23 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $11.992025-08-04 — best price $5.992025-08-22 — best price $8.812025-09-26 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-11-09 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $11.992026-01-19 — best price $5.092026-02-02 — best price $11.992026-02-20 — best price $8.812026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-04-25 — best price $8.812026-05-26 — best price $8.852026-05-29 — best price $8.932026-06-11 — best price $5.992026-07-25 — best price $5.992026-08-08 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
92.9%
earned "Rapid Fire"
14.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

10 supported languages: English, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3901%34

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

Player tags

PvPRPGRetro1990'sColorfulStrategyBoard GameAuto BattlerDeckbuildingParty-Based RPG

Census log

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

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