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Monster Slayers

Monster Slayers

Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.

Released Mar 23, 2017 Developer Nerdook Productions Platforms Windows Roguelike DeckbuilderCard BattlerCard GameRPGRogue-lite
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.2%positive1,231 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game is HIGHLY underrated for the price. I have over 700 hours in Slay The Spire and this is probably the only rouge lite deck builder that actually has the same amount of variety albeit in different ways. Deck building is concise and rewarding, and progression feels really…”

— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Kind of a poor man's Slay the Spire. Better in some regards - faster feeling of progression and more variety, better map based levels.”

— a player, Steam review · 75 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Very disapointed, I can't understand the 86 metacritic rating. This is a very run of the mill roguelite deckbuilder. Inferior in every aspects to Slay the Spire or Roguebook. The decisions space is very shallow and the deckbuilding options are fairly limited. It quickly feels…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Achievement 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.

22achievements
8.8%median completion
1.5%rarest: The Dirty Dozen
75.1% of players 65.2% of players 43.9% of players 38.3% of players 25.1% of players 17.8% of players 14.4% of players 14.0% of players 12.4% of players 10.6% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 8.6% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 4.7% of players 1.9% of players 1.5% of players 75.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.1%Tutelage — Complete the Tutorial.
65.2%Boss Slain — Defeat a Boss.
43.9%Tough as Nails — Have a hero with at least 200 HP.
Rarest badges of honor
1.5%The Dirty Dozen — Complete Legendary mode with 12 different classes.
1.9%The Big Six — Complete Legendary mode with 6 different classes.
4.7%Giant Lizard — Defeat the Harbinger with a Dragon.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US8.99 USD
EU5.99 EUR
UK5.99 GBP
Australia12.95 AUD
Canada9.99 CAD
Japan898 JPY
Brazil17.99 BRL

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.5 Japan EU Canada UK US Australia≈$9.0

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.

Jun 15, 2026
Announcing "Cyberpunk Inquisitor" - A Procedural Murder Mystery!

Hey everyone! As part of Steam Next Fest, I'm proud to announce that a free demo for my upcoming procedural murder mystery "Cyberpunk Inquisitor" is now available! Click on the link below to get to th

Dec 06, 2025
Monster Slayers - Small Update (v1.5.3)

Hello Monster Slayers! Thanks so much for the warm reception to the return of Monster Slayers. I have uploaded a small update (v1.5.3) that fixes several issues (some long-standing): LEVEL SAVE SYSTEM

Dec 03, 2025
Monster Slayers is back! v1.5.2 Update is now Available

Attention, all Monster Slayers! Great news! Monster Slayers is back!!! After a long discussion with the publisher, we came to an amicable agreement to transfer all of Nerdook's older games back to me,

May 30, 2023
DIGERATI PUBLISHER SALE! GET 85% OFF MONSTER SLAYERS!

Monster Slayers publisher Digerati is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a big ol' Steam sale. There are plenty of deep discounts on Digerati games to take advantage of, including 85% off Monste

May 14, 2022
Monster Slayers v1.5.1 Update

Published an update for Monster Slayers, bringing it to v1.5.1: PATCH NOTES ------------- - Items that give +5 Block/turn now work properly! - Quitting a game in the middle of a battle now saves up to

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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.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsRoguelike Deckbuilder · Card Battler · Card Game · RPG · Rogue-lite · Turn-Based · Deckbuilding · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Combat · Strategy · Loot · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements22
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/monster-slayers
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: Processor 2 GHz (Dual Core) Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible 3D graphics card with 256 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 40 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card