Monster Slayers similar games & best alternatives

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Monster Slayers

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Addictive roguelike deckbuilding gameplay
  • Many classes with distinct playstyles
  • Meaningful meta-progression and unlocks
  • Fast-paced, strategic card combat
  • Frequent updates and active developer

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited multiplayer or social features
  • Some ui and clarity issues
  • Grindy progression for some players
  • Art style is simple and unpolished
  • Some classes feel unbalanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Roguebook

  • Slay the Spire

  • Yao-Guai Hunter

  • Swords and Sandals Immortals

  • HoloCure - Save the Fans!

  • Pirates Outlaws

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Monster Slayers but with less focus on status and recognition

  • One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend

  • Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon

  • Deathless. The Hero Quest

  • Menace from the Deep

  • Heroes Wanted

  • 月圆之夜 (Night of Full Moon)

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Monster Slayers but with more leadership over others

  • Nowhere Prophet

  • Gordian Quest

  • Prime of Flames

  • Union of Gnomes

  • Reverse Crawl

  • Undead Horde

More expressive

Games that feels like Monster Slayers but with more self-expression and customization

  • Erannorth Chronicles

  • Breach Wanderers

  • Swords & Souls Legacy Collection

  • Hadean Tactics

  • Vault of the Void

  • Cinderia

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

  • Reverse Crawl

  • Rogue AI Simulator

  • Omega Strike

  • Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

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How to compare these games

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Monster Slayers. These titles are not in What to play next.

Monster Slayers: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026