Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Game Atelier · 2019 · Adventure, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer
PC
Very Positive88% · 2,42982Metacritic
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About Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
✦ AI summary
Help Jin break a terrible curse by exploring a vast, interconnected Monster World filled with hidden treasures, challenging bosses, and six unique transformations that unlock new abilities and secret paths. This love letter to the classic Wonder Boy series combines gorgeous hand-drawn animation, iconic Japanese composers, and 15+ hours of adventure that seamlessly blends action, platforming, and exploration.
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 borrows the best from the classic series to deliver a fresh, modern adventure with fun gameplay, memorable music and gorgeous hand drawn animations.
Can Jin save Monster World Kingdom? Help our young hero defeat challenging enemies, discover hidden locations, upgrade powerful equipment, and more! You'll also unlock special forms with unique skills used to open new paths where mighty bosses and secret treasures await.
Feature Overview:
Wonder Boy : Asha in Monster World
Wonderboy Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy Returns Remix
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 borrows the best from the classic series to deliver a fresh, modern adventure with fun gameplay, memorable music and gorgeous hand drawn animations.
Can Jin save Monster World Kingdom? Help our young hero defeat challenging enemies, discover hidden locations, upgrade powerful equipment, and more! You'll also unlock special forms with unique skills used to open new paths where mighty bosses and secret treasures await.Feature Overview:
- Six awesome forms with unique combat and platforming abilities to make your adventure exciting from start to finish.
- Unlock new paths and secrets with special equipment: look for magic weapons and items that gradually open up the world.
- Over 15 hours of epic adventure: explore the new Monster World in a vast interconnected environment.
- Hand Drawn animations: characters and enemies come to life with detailed animations and fun facial expressions.
- Soundtrack from iconic Japanese composers: Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi and Takeshi Yanagawa.
Try other games in the Wonder Boy Series:
Wonder Boy : Asha in Monster World
Wonderboy Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy Returns Remix
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Overlooked. Just plays great. High production value. New. SHARPs1 found this helpful
Monster Boy starts as an excellent metroidvania with fantastic movement, satisfying progression, and beautiful visuals. Unfortunately, the last third leans heavily into cryptic puzzles, excessive backtracking, and trial-and-error design that kills the pacing. It peaked around the volcano and dragon transformation, then stretched several hours longer than it needed to. I loved the first two-thirds, but the final third turned what could have been a favorite into a chore. Through the volcano, I would say this game is a 9/10. After the events following the volcano, 5/10. I believe I was 8-10 hours in when finishing the volcano, and around 16 by the time I got to the castle after the haunted mansion. I simply dnf'd it at that point. It could just be a me thing. If you really love digging into the puzzles, then this could be top tier for you.
Much better than I expected, and grew up playing wonder boy. This game deserves way more love
this awesome prog rock album came with a game
This is awesome so far and already worth the (sale) price. Cool art, interesting levels. Challenging in places but nothing too punishing. Not my usual kind of game, but this one is special.
[h1]An absolute gem.[/h1] 10/10 This game is fun, exciting, frustrating, funny, sad, all rolled into one cohesive experience. The gameplay and controls all work and feel responsive. Graphics are fluid and the visuals are crisp, even at low resolutions. Sound design is top notch, although the music can get repetitive (but you can turn it off) I played this game on my Sega Master System as a kid in the 80's (Yep I am that old) and I loved it then and I love it now. All the exploring, leveling up you and your items do. All in all there are many many hours of playtime in this one. I 100% recommend this game to everyone.
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