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Always Sometimes Monsters

Always Sometimes Monsters

Released: 5/21/2014

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, or are we always sometimes monsters?

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, or are we always sometimes monsters?

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, or are we always sometimes monsters?

Critics
68
Steam
75
Metacritic
72

Score Breakdown

68.0

Critic Average

24 reviews

75

Steam User Score

2,446 reviews

72

Metacritic User Score

83 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-6.7
Metacritic Disparity
-4.0
Combined Disparity
-5.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (4%)20 launch window (83%)3 late (13%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 24 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 68.0/100. Critics score this game 6.7 points lower than Steam users and 4.0 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 24)+
  1. PS4Blog.net StaffviaPS4Blog.net
    Oct 27, 2017·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 74.7/100 · +10.3 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +13.0 pts
  2. Melissa LoomisviaGameRant
    Mar 21, 2015·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 74.7/100 · +5.3 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +8.0 pts
  3. OfisilviaCubed3
    Sep 30, 2014·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 74.7/100 · +5.3 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +8.0 pts
  4. Jesse RogalskiviaWccftech
    Jul 8, 2014·Launch window
    72/100View review
    Steam 74.7/100 · -2.6 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · 0.0 pts
  5. Jonathan Gordonviagames(TM)
    Jun 23, 2014·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Steam 74.7/100 · -14.7 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · -12.0 pts