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Always Sometimes Monsters
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This is the absolute antithesis of algorithmic game design. It’s an RPG with basically no combat, where your primary mechanic is extreme financial desperation. The fact that the game lets you choose your race and sexual orientation at a party, and then actively changes how the…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Enjoyed this game whenever i got to play it!”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Not very good, reads like a first draft. Why did I buy this in 2014?”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Nintendo Switch (Physical Edition) Available through Limited Run
Always Sometimes Monsters is coming to a Nintendo Switch cartridge near you! Thanks to our friends at Limited Run Games we are producing a Physical Edition of the game for the Nintendo Switch , comple
Fan Art Contest - Final Week
Hello Vagabond Artists! We are officailly in the Final Week of our Special Edition Art Contest . By the end of this weekend, we'll have closed submissions and begun reviewing them to find our Five Win
Win $250 in the ASM Special Edition Art Contest
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Always Sometimes Monsters 7th Anniversary Sale
Always Sometimes Monsters turns 7 years old today! To celebrate, we're having a franchise-wide sale. 🥳 Get ASM or SAM (and all of their DLCs) 50% off! 👍 Limited Time Only! Check it out on Nintendo Swi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Indie · RPG · RPGMaker · Story Rich · Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter · LGBTQ+ · Casual · Singleplayer · Walking Simulator · Great Soundtrack · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://vagabonddog.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, or 8 (32-bit or 64-bit) Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 2.0 Ghz or faster Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 1024 x 768 desktop resolution or better Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: No Steam Overlay Support