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Monster Slayers

Monster Slayers

Released: 3/23/2017

Developed by Nerdook (Reverse Crawl, Vertical Drop Heroes), Monster Slayers is a complete reimagining of the free web-based hit of the same name, which has been played over 4 million times on gaming portal, Kongregate. A rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure, Monster Slayers uses an innovative card-based battle system and lets you customize a deck to suit your play style. Create a new hero to join the Monster Slayers Guild and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you follow your quest to defeat the legendary Harbinger and become a true Monster Slayer.

Developed by Nerdook (Reverse Crawl, Vertical Drop Heroes), Monster Slayers is a complete reimagining of the free web-based hit of the same name, which has been played over 4 million times on gaming portal, Kongregate. A rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure, Monster Slayers uses an innovative card-based battle system and lets you customize a deck to suit your play style. Create a new hero to join the Monster Slayers Guild and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you follow your quest to defeat the legendary Harbinger and become a true Monster Slayer.

Developed by Nerdook (Reverse Crawl, Vertical Drop Heroes), Monster Slayers is a complete reimagining of the free web-based hit of the same name, which has been played over 4 million times on gaming portal, Kongregate. A rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure, Monster Slayers uses an innovative card-based battle system and lets you customize a deck to suit your play style. Create a new hero to join the Monster Slayers Guild and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you follow your quest to defeat the legendary Harbinger and become a true Monster Slayer.

Critics
72
Steam
79
Metacritic
60

Score Breakdown

72.0

Critic Average

18 reviews

79

Steam User Score

1,254 reviews

60

Metacritic User Score

22 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-7.3
Metacritic Disparity
+12.0
Combined Disparity
+2.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 launch window (28%)13 late (72%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 18 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 72.0/100. Critics score this game 7.3 points lower than Steam users and 12.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 18)+
  1. Basil FrankviaRedTieGuy
    Jul 4, 2019·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 79.3/100 · -14.3 ptsMetacritic 60/100 · +5.0 pts
  2. Ben ThompsonviaSwitchRPG
    Apr 22, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 79.3/100 · +0.7 ptsMetacritic 60/100 · +20.0 pts
  3. NintendoWorldReport StaffviaNintendoWorldReport
    Apr 17, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 79.3/100 · +0.7 ptsMetacritic 60/100 · +20.0 pts
  4. Evan NorrisviaVGChartz
    Apr 6, 2019·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 79.3/100 · -19.3 ptsMetacritic 60/100 · 0.0 pts
  5. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Apr 5, 2019·Late review
    72/100View review
    Steam 79.3/100 · -7.3 ptsMetacritic 60/100 · +12.0 pts