Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a adventure, action and indie game developed by Game Atelier and published by FDG Entertainment.
Released on July 25th 2019 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Polish.

It has received 2,429 reviews of which 2,164 were positive and 265 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom into these genres:

Adventure Action Indie Metroidvania Platformer 2D Side Scroller Singleplayer Exploration Anime Cute Colorful Fantasy Great Soundtrack Action-Adventure Cartoon Sequel Kickstarter Difficult Puzzle

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7,8,10
Processor: Intel/AMD Quad Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU with 2GB VRAM available.
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 5000 MB available space
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10 ---{ Author }--- ☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

Feb. 2025

Woah, what an amazing game. Very good metroidvania, I really love everything about it. The anime intro, the soundtrack, the hand drawn characters... yes, some puzzles are a bit, uhh, difficult (to not say cryptic) and in the beginning the game felt a bit too difficult, but it doesn't really punish you for dying, so I was fine with it. I don't know what else should I say, if you are reading this, then you are probably interested in playing it, then go and play it, it's worth it!!

Nov. 2024

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a stunning love letter to the Wonder Boy series, delivering a beautiful blend of modern gameplay mechanics and retro charm. For those of us who grew up with Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, this game is like revisiting old friends—but with fresh twists and a gorgeous, hand-drawn art style that reimagines the whimsical world we remember. The gameplay in Monster Boy is enriched by varied transformations that keep the puzzles and combat engaging, and each form (from a fire-breathing dragon to a powerful pig) brings unique abilities that perfectly capture the spirit of the original games. The levels are crafted with creativity, offering a wonderful mix of exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving that remains challenging yet rewarding. As for the soundtrack, it’s simply superb, capturing the heart of the series with compositions that feel both familiar and new. The music effortlessly combines the nostalgic tones of past games with fresh melodies that enrich each scene, making it one of the best soundtracks in recent platformers. This isn’t just a tribute to the classics; it’s a game that stands on its own, taking the best of old-school charm and modern game design to deliver an experience that’s both nostalgic and thrilling. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the series, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a must-play adventure that truly honors its legendary roots.

July 2024

It's a very cool metroidvania game, great graphics and animation, cute story and characters. It plays wonderfully well on the Steam Deck too. I haven't finished though because I got tired of redoing a small section of a level which required fast reaction timing to get through with it. I would eventually have done it, but I really dislike redoing a thing over and over again so I quit, but this is a "me problem" not a game fault which is why my review is positive despite I dropped the game before the end (I think I was around two thirds of it).

April 2024

The music is amazing. The transformation mechanic is addicting and marvelous too. I hope in the future a sequel of this game. Please add frog tranformation again

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28.99€

8.5

2,164

265

Online players

Developer

Game Atelier

Publisher

FDG Entertainment

Release 25 Jul 2019

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