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Mage and Monsters

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells.

What works

  • Excellent value for price
  • Engaging strategic gameplay
  • Meaningful meta-progression
  • Active developer support
  • Easy to learn, hard to master

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and maps
  • Some repetitiveness in late game
  • Minimal narrative or lore
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Basic presentation and ui

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mage and Monsters II

  • Northend Tower Defense

  • Stickman Trenches

  • Kingdom's Deck

  • Be My Horde

  • Choo Choo Survivor

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Mage and Monsters but with less leadership over others

  • Pixel Survivors : Roguelike

  • Fray Fight

  • All Aboard! The Train Defense Express

  • Forager

  • Overture

  • Vampire Survivors

More exploratory

Games that feels like Mage and Monsters but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Super Fantasy Kingdom

  • Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure

  • Siralim

  • Rogue Command

  • Warlords Battleground: Extraction

  • Seer's Gambit

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Mage and Monsters: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026