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

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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 2,455 reviews of which 2,188 were positive and 267 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

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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
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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!!
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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.
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Oct. 2024
Great game, lots of fun, great exploration and more challenging to complete than you would assume at the start, with lots of great design and music. I love all the inspiration it took from Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (and the remastered music) and turns it into a different game with its own charm, secrets and exploration. Overall the secret areas are fair and the games gives you enough help to completely explore the map (minus the main secret on the Village of Lupia's well which is a bit hard and had to use a guide for). Loved the new versions of the music and the mix of transformations with their abilities. One negative aspect is the platforms, you can see in the reviews quite a few people complain about the controls, but the real issue is the platforming, specifically the hitboxes on the edges of the platforms, you need to aim for the center of the platform and avoid the edges as much as possible, specially on small platforms or you will just fall through. It takes a bit to get used to it, its not too bad, but if you are used to really tight platforming games its a bit annoying.
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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).
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Frequently Asked Questions

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom received 2,188 positive votes out of a total of 2,455 achieving a rating of 8.54.
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom was developed by Game Atelier and published by FDG Entertainment.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is not playable on MacOS.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is not playable on Linux.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a single-player game.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom does not currently offer any DLC.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom does not support Steam Remote Play.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom PEGI 7
28.99€
8.5
2,188
267
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Developer
Game Atelier
Publisher
FDG Entertainment
Release 25 Jul 2019
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