Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
A legendary game series returns with an all-new adventure and in stunning HD! Monster Boy is a colorful side-scrolling action adventure created in cooperation with Ryuichi Nishizawa, the creator of the famous Wonder Boy in Monster World series. Monster Boy is being created to bring back the enjoyment of the classic games that shine by simplicity. Exciting gameplay, upbeat music and smooth graphics. You’ll need to overcome huge bosses, find hidden passages, discover powerful equipment and use all your wits and skills to remove a powerful curse. Transform into 6 different creatures, each with their own skills and abilities. Take advantage of all the unique powers to open new paths and advance in an epic story. We put all our passion into Monster Boy to create a truly enjoyable love letter to gaming from the 80’s and 90’s – will you join us and celebrate together with us?
Game Discussion
Steam User 10
---{ 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
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Steam User 5
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.
Steam User 5
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!!
Steam User 3
I gave up at the end of the game, but I still had lots of fun during my gameplay, so I will recommend it.
The good
- The game is quite big, with different areas, and it has a charming style.
- The game is filled with puzzles, there's a TON of them. Also, they basically do not reuse puzzles, so you are always doing something new. They use the new power-ups you get in lots of creative ways.
- The game structure feels more like a Zelda game than traditional Metroidvanias, which is nice as those are not the most common.
- There are some power-ups and a bunch of "key" abilities (abilities that are only useful for a small segment of the game). Usually I dislike those, but given the two points above (dungeon structure of the game and lots of unique puzzles), I really like those.
The bad
- The game is probably bigger than I wanted it to be. There was a point where I thought I was finished with the game, and was moving forward the final dungeon, but no, there's still a lot to do after.
- There's a lot of precision platforming and some are more frustrating than fun. For some reason, the devs decided to put lots of flying and/or ranged in those sections to make things more "fun".
- The game is super linear. You always have basically only one way forward, either because your next path is blocked by a new ability or a key.
I stopped playing because I got to a precision platformer part that got me too frustrated, but again, overall the game is quite good.
Steam User 3
Classic in the wonder boy dragons trap tradition. plenty of secrets to find (though you will need a walkthru
as some are pretty impossible) well worth a play
Steam User 2
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.
Steam User 7
Delightful! Solid! I can't say I felt too challenged but it was adorable and varied and it had a lion man.