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I am not a Monster: First Contact
Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline. The Albatross space liner is overrun by lizard-like monsters that can infect humans and turn them into their own kind. Save the passengers and defeat the hostile creatures.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“If you're hankering for some Flash Gordon vibes, go for it. But as a game, it's slow, clunky and dull, lacking lots of basic QOL features to make it enjoyable.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy · Sci-fi · 1980s · Tactical · Retro · Space · Atmospheric · Isometric · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Real Time Tactics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Achievements | 88 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core i3 560 3.33GHz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 9600 GT/Radeon HD 3870 (512 MB) DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space