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Nexomon: Extinction
Nexomon: Extinction is a return to classic monster catching games, with a brand new story, eccentric characters and over 300 unique Nexomon to trap, tame and evolve.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
27 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Just like Pokemon but its more fun and the story is amazing. You get so lost in time while playing the game, 10 minutes turns into 2 hours.”
“After the first Nexomon (a real treat you should play) I finished the second one, this one, and ho boy this was a ride! Funny game, nice gameplay, good looking and full of humour! Try it, play it, love it! I did not…”
23 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Just like Pokemon but its more fun and the story is amazing. You get so lost in time while playing the game, 10 minutes turns into 2 hours.”
“After the first Nexomon (a real treat you should play) I finished the second one, this one, and ho boy this was a ride! Funny game, nice gameplay, good looking and full of humour! Try it, play it, love it! I did not…”
“Great Monster Tamer game like pokemon. Story is good and the final stretch has a good challenge. The mons look good. The art is good They have done some good stuff with the items. the attacks are good. I had a good time…”
18 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“After the first Nexomon (a real treat you should play) I finished the second one, this one, and ho boy this was a ride! Funny game, nice gameplay, good looking and full of humour! Try it, play it, love it! I did not…”
“The game looks good, but the PC controls are a disaster. Random keyboard inputs, no official controller settings. The Steam overlay only half works... I gave up.”
“Great Monster Tamer game like pokemon. Story is good and the final stretch has a good challenge. The mons look good. The art is good They have done some good stuff with the items. the attacks are good. I had a good time…”
5 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“This is a very cool Monster Tamer / Creature Collector game. I love the fact that it was created by such a small team. Even though I am usually not very interested in the story in games, this one had me hooked from the…”
“it's good. Teams/builds don't get super crazy like pokemon since there aren't things like breeding and IVs/EVs, which is very appreciated. There are a large variety of monsters, and the rarity grades for them are a nice…”
4 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Great Monster Tamer game like pokemon. Story is good and the final stretch has a good challenge. The mons look good. The art is good They have done some good stuff with the items. the attacks are good. I had a good time…”
8 of the 72 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“If you are someone that enjoys a constant challenge throughout the game then maybe give it a try, but if you just want to play a creature collecting game you might want to know what you are getting yourself into. I…”
“In many ways, this game can be seen as simplified Pokemon. Normally, that wouldn't be a bad thing, but there is such a thing as [b]too[/b] simplified. Unlike Pokemons, Nexomons have no IVs, EVs, natures, or passive…”
“i got it for 5 bucks and i returned it, they make you do a stupid mini game to try and catch nexomon on top of the base trap being 18% so you barely catch the starting mons and end up getting one of yours killed and…”
7 of the 72 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“If you are someone that enjoys a constant challenge throughout the game then maybe give it a try, but if you just want to play a creature collecting game you might want to know what you are getting yourself into. I…”
“After the first Nexomon (a real treat you should play) I finished the second one, this one, and ho boy this was a ride! Funny game, nice gameplay, good looking and full of humour! Try it, play it, love it! I did not…”
“Enjoyed the first one so had high expectations going into this. I wasn't disappointed but still kinda annoyed how they improved things and somehow made certain things worse than before. First of all, the scaling world.…”
6 of the 72 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game looks good, but the PC controls are a disaster. Random keyboard inputs, no official controller settings. The Steam overlay only half works... I gave up.”
“Cant even play due to bizarre keyboard controls with no controller support”
“Really scratches the itch of you were born in the 80s and 90s and we're into a certain game, cartoon and card game. There is one annoyance for me where you can't swap out after you defeat a Mon in trainer battle. Other…”
5 of the 72 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“If you are someone that enjoys a constant challenge throughout the game then maybe give it a try, but if you just want to play a creature collecting game you might want to know what you are getting yourself into. I…”
“i got it for 5 bucks and i returned it, they make you do a stupid mini game to try and catch nexomon on top of the base trap being 18% so you barely catch the starting mons and end up getting one of yours killed and…”
“The story was great although it was strong on the 4 wall break at times. The human and mon character designs were also good as well. The difficulty is pretty easy overall. The game does have a level curve where wild…”
3 of the 72 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The game looks good, but the PC controls are a disaster. Random keyboard inputs, no official controller settings. The Steam overlay only half works... I gave up.”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“better than giving up your morals to the pokemon company”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“This game it’s a simplistic take on Pokemon. There are no IVs, EVs, Natures or even abilities, and the Nexomon evolve by just leveling up, no special stones or conditions or anything. There is no breeding, there is no reason to capture the same nexomon more than once, they all…”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played“I love the nexomon games for their humor, sprite work, creatures, mechanics, and story. This one is great, may be a bit of a grind early on but it gets easier to level the more you progress. Only other problem I have with this one is the button press mini game when capturing, I…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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 (2026-09-04). 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.
Devlogs for Nexomon III
Hello tamers!For a while, we've been posting devlog updates for the upcoming Nexomon III exclusively on Discord. But as of today we'll also be using the Steam page to host them - debuting with a new v
2.0.1 Fixes and new Followers
If the player triggers the Abyssal post-game content, Greater Drake sidequests in the skeleton maps are lost as the maps are destroyed. Not only does it make capturing those drakes impossible, but it
The Abyssal Tyrants have returned!
Tamers! A new post-game questline has become available, along with 46 new Nexomon! To trigger the post-game events, you'll need to fulfill some requirements: Have completed the main story. Have comple
Custom Mode
Big news, tamers! Today we are bringing Custom Mode, a special game mode available after completing the game. With a Custom file, you'll be able to adjust all manner of settings for a very unique adve
Synergy Cores, Avatars, QoL improvements and lots of new items!
Hello tamers! A lot has changed since the previous post. These few days we've focused on bringing in lots of quality-of-life improvements and a bunch of new avatars. You can check the changes below, b
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Creature Collector · Turn-Based Combat · RPG · Casual · Top-Down · Funny · Singleplayer · Adventure · Colorful · Family Friendly · Simulation · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 56 |
| Official site | http://www.nexomon.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended