Action · July 25, 2019

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2019)

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A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom borrows the best from the classic series to deliver a fresh, modern adventure with fun gameplay, memorable music and gorgeous hand drawn animations. Can Jin save Monster World Kingdom? Help our young hero defeat challenging enemies, discover hidden locations, upgrade powerful equipment, and more! You'll also unlock special forms with unique skills used to open new paths where mighty bosses and secret treasures await. Feature Overview: Six awesome forms with unique combat and platforming abilities to make your adventure exciting from start to finish. Unlock new paths and secrets with special equipment: look for magic weapons and items that gradually open up the world. Over 15 hours of epic adventure: explore the new Monster World in a vast interconnected environment. Hand Drawn animations: characters and enemies come to life with detailed animations and fun facial expressions. Soundtrack from iconic Japanese composers: Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi and Takeshi Yanagawa. Try other games in the Wonder Boy Series: Wonder Boy : Asha in Monster World Wonderboy Dragon's Trap Wonder Boy Returns Remix

Action releases from 2019

192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 78
  • Action · 75
  • Indie · 70
  • Metroidvania · 60
  • Platformer · 57
  • 2D · 39
  • Side Scroller · 35
  • Singleplayer · 35
  • Exploration · 34
  • Anime · 34
  • Cute · 33
  • Colorful · 31
  • Fantasy · 29
  • Great Soundtrack · 28
  • Action-Adventure · 28

Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.5k Steam reviewsTop 89% in Action
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic82/100Genre average 77 — top 31% of Action titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 46% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 2.5k reviews

2.2k positive · 270 negative

Metacritic

82/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.1/10

Curator recommendations

2.4k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Polish

Press Quotes

“Brilliant design in terms of the world and its levels; Great attention to detail; Every second is important and there's no fat. Game Atelier has achieved what they set out to do; prove that a classic game can fit perfectly in the modern world.” 9/10 – Gamereactor “An excellent platformer and action game, with a smart metroidvania layer on the top. It looks to the Wonder Boy classics, but still maintains the focus on achieving a modern game, with a…

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

14h

Typical completion time

Achievements

32

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 25, 2019
DeveloperGame Atelier
PublisherFDG Entertainment
Base price$7.49
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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