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The legendary monster training duology, “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2”, is back!

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is a simulation, rpg and creature collector game developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
Released on December 08th 2021 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 994 reviews of which 894 were positive and 100 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.49€ on Steam with a 35% discount.

The Steam community has classified Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX into these genres:

Simulation RPG Creature Collector Fantasy Anime Classic Singleplayer Competitive Cute Retro JRPG

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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
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10, 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 4340 or over
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, AMD Radeon R9 280X, Intel HD Graphics 4600 or over
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 1500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played
  • Additional Notes: 1280x720 pixel over display

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
Having replayed the game after over 20 years, I can say that it's not as expansive and replayable as I remembered it. Thus, the price is way too high for what you're getting, in my opinion. Buy during a sale. Overall I recommend the game because there was an effort on the developer/publisher's end to resurrect a relatively unknown title for a small profit.
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Jan. 2025
My wife and I played Monster Rancher 2 when it first came out thirty years ago. I labelled all or CDs and CD-Roms with the monster that was on them. The game has held up surprisingly well over the years. The disk library for shrine on this version contains a decent selection, and so there is lots to unlock. The challenges of the original remain intact, so I'm training my monsters to win and rise. This game is so addictive.
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Jan. 2025
A solid retouch of a classic gem and thankfully they added a way to work around they key feature of disc swapping.
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Sept. 2024
Played the crap out of this on my Playstation as a kid, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw it pop up on Steam. Also got it on my Switch and played there happily for 50+ hours. Without the benefit of nostalgia glasses I don't think I'd recommend it, it can be pretty repetitive and clunky. But regardless of how well the game stands up nowadays, whether the port is good, or how much they charge, I could never give a thumbs down to a game that makes my heart so happy. I was excited to try breeding as that's the only thing I never understood as a kid, so was sad to look up guides and realise it's insanely complicated and hard to make use of :(
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Aug. 2024
Old, fun pet sim with battles that allow either hands-off watching your monster do the dumbest shit in its roster on end or micro-managing its every move and getting enraged by the RNG system that makes Blood Bowl's look downright forgiving. I will say they could tweak the settings a bit to let you mute background music (it's so repetitive) and not battle sounds, but instead it's all one big mute or not button. Odd, but fine. Fast Forward option exists, haven't used it. Harkens to a time of challenging (sometimes unfairly so) single player games with no season passes, micro transactions, and some interesting mechanics (scanning your CD collection was really novel) that has long since passed. Haven't touched MR1 DX much at all, MR2 DX is superior and more of what I remember playing. May give it a go sometime later. Game is actually a lot of fun despite the bullshit RNG, and the DX versions having a built in backlog of discs to generate monsters from is a huge boon and wise choice. Snag it on sale if you aren't sure, but otherwise watch some old VODs of someone playing it and see if it's your speed. I recommend playing it blind your first go around and then look at the guides that have entirely deconstructed the games if that's your speed. Seeing what monsters generated from music CDs I had as a child/teen was something special.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is currently priced at 19.49€ on Steam.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is currently available at a 35% discount. You can purchase it for 19.49€ on Steam.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX received 894 positive votes out of a total of 994 achieving a rating of 8.49.
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Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX was developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is not playable on MacOS.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is not playable on Linux.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is a single-player game.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX does not currently offer any DLC.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX does not support Steam Remote Play.

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX.

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Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX PEGI 12
-35% 29.99€ 19.49€
8.5
894
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Developer
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
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KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Release 08 Dec 2021
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