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Steam app 1716120 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:43 UTC

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

The legendary monster training duology, “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2”, is back!

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX Steam header artwork
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
49playing now
5824-hour peak
1,293all-time peak
43average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−7.7Gain−15.2%% gain80Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

02243658613 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202642 peakFriday 14 August 202672 peakSaturday 15 August 202678 peakSunday 16 August 202680 peakMonday 17 August 202655 peakTuesday 18 August 202663 peakWednesday 19 August 202673 peakThursday 20 August 202663 peakFriday 21 August 202663 peakSaturday 22 August 202676 peakSunday 23 August 202666 peakMonday 24 August 202651 peakTuesday 25 August 202655 peakWednesday 26 August 202656 peakThursday 27 August 202654 peakFriday 28 August 202651 peakSaturday 29 August 202657 peakSunday 30 August 202672 peakMonday 31 August 202657 peakTuesday 01 September 202651 peakWednesday 02 September 202657 peakThursday 03 September 202661 peakFriday 04 September 202658 peakSaturday 05 September 202663 peakSunday 06 September 202674 peakMonday 07 September 202663 peakTuesday 08 September 202653 peakWednesday 09 September 202656 peakThursday 10 September 202655 peakFriday 11 September 202650 peakSaturday 12 September 202658 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

58 months, December 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

03496981k1kDec 2021Sep 2022Jun 2023Mar 2024Dec 2024Sep 2025Jun 2026December 20211,293 monthly peakJanuary 2022410 monthly peakFebruary 2022111 monthly peakMarch 202265 monthly peakApril 2022240 monthly peakMay 2022409 monthly peakJune 2022159 monthly peakJuly 2022125 monthly peakAugust 202262 monthly peakSeptember 202260 monthly peakOctober 202269 monthly peakNovember 202285 monthly peakDecember 202264 monthly peakJanuary 202366 monthly peakFebruary 202379 monthly peakMarch 202375 monthly peakApril 2023123 monthly peakMay 2023104 monthly peakJune 202359 monthly peakJuly 202373 monthly peakAugust 202347 monthly peakSeptember 202350 monthly peakOctober 202357 monthly peakNovember 202380 monthly peakDecember 2023111 monthly peakJanuary 202489 monthly peakFebruary 202440 monthly peakMarch 202439 monthly peakApril 202451 monthly peakMay 202458 monthly peakJune 202443 monthly peakJuly 202466 monthly peakAugust 202474 monthly peakSeptember 202463 monthly peakOctober 202492 monthly peakNovember 202448 monthly peakDecember 202464 monthly peakJanuary 202565 monthly peakFebruary 202555 monthly peakMarch 202554 monthly peakApril 202559 monthly peakMay 202577 monthly peakJune 2025119 monthly peakJuly 2025110 monthly peakAugust 2025154 monthly peakSeptember 202565 monthly peakOctober 202544 monthly peakNovember 2025130 monthly peakDecember 202589 monthly peakJanuary 202682 monthly peakFebruary 202653 monthly peakMarch 202654 monthly peakApril 202669 monthly peakMay 202678 monthly peakJune 202659 monthly peakJuly 202665 monthly peakAugust 2026110 monthly peakSeptember 202674 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

0305989119July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202665 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026110 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202674 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

01835537001 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202637 peakThursday 02 July 202644 peakFriday 03 July 202643 peakSaturday 04 July 202654 peakSunday 05 July 202651 peakMonday 06 July 202643 peakTuesday 07 July 202641 peakWednesday 08 July 202639 peakThursday 09 July 202642 peakFriday 10 July 202634 peakSaturday 11 July 202646 peakSunday 12 July 202644 peakMonday 13 July 202635 peakTuesday 14 July 202634 peakWednesday 15 July 202630 peakThursday 16 July 202637 peakFriday 17 July 202635 peakSaturday 18 July 202634 peakSunday 19 July 202640 peakMonday 20 July 202638 peakTuesday 21 July 202634 peakWednesday 22 July 202640 peakThursday 23 July 202633 peakFriday 24 July 202634 peakSaturday 25 July 202644 peakSunday 26 July 202639 peakMonday 27 July 202633 peakTuesday 28 July 202647 peakWednesday 29 July 202651 peakThursday 30 July 202659 peakFriday 31 July 202665 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 436 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

030598911901 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202671 peakSunday 02 August 202683 peakMonday 03 August 202679 peakTuesday 04 August 202677 peakWednesday 05 August 202682 peakThursday 06 August 202685 peakFriday 07 August 202679 peakSaturday 08 August 202693 peakSunday 09 August 202696 peakMonday 10 August 2026110 peakTuesday 11 August 202695 peakWednesday 12 August 202687 peakThursday 13 August 202673 peakFriday 14 August 202672 peakSaturday 15 August 202678 peakSunday 16 August 202680 peakMonday 17 August 202655 peakTuesday 18 August 202663 peakWednesday 19 August 202673 peakThursday 20 August 202663 peakFriday 21 August 202663 peakSaturday 22 August 202676 peakSunday 23 August 202666 peakMonday 24 August 202651 peakTuesday 25 August 202655 peakWednesday 26 August 202656 peakThursday 27 August 202654 peakFriday 28 August 202651 peakSaturday 29 August 202657 peakSunday 30 August 202672 peakMonday 31 August 202657 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

02040608001 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202651 peakWednesday 02 September 202657 peakThursday 03 September 202661 peakFriday 04 September 202658 peakSaturday 05 September 202663 peakSunday 06 September 202674 peakMonday 07 September 202663 peakTuesday 08 September 202653 peakWednesday 09 September 202656 peakThursday 10 September 202655 peakFriday 11 September 202650 peakSaturday 12 September 202658 peak

October 2026

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX was released on 8 Dec, 2021.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:43 UTC
App ID
1716120
Last updated
24 Jan 2022 build 8019328
Developer
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Publisher
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Release date
8 Dec, 2021
Platforms
Windows
Genres
RPG, Simulation
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Partial

Features & support

Steam features

Keyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility

Save Anytime

Popular tags

SimulationCreature CollectorRPGFantasyAnimeClassicSingleplayerCuteCompetitiveRetroJRPG
About this gameFull description from Steam
Enjoy “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” to the fullest! 20 years since their release, the legendary monster training games “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” are bringing back the exciting days of growing, training, and competing with your unique monsters! "Will you grow your strongest monsters by doting on them or by developing an intense training regime? Find your own style among endless possibilities! " [“Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” Features] ● Raise, train, and battle just like in the original! You can acquire, train, and battle with all kinds of monsters just like in the original “Monster Rancher” games. In addition, you can take advantage of the online features to both acquire new monsters and compete online. ● Compete against monsters trained by other players Download monsters raised by breeders all over the world and play against them. Train the toughest monsters and become the best monster breeder in the world! ● Evolving from the original series Based on the feedback from the series fans, some of the most requested improvements have been incorporated into the game, making it more comfortable to play while maintaining the fun of the original. ● The New Monster Generating System! One of the most unique features of the original game, which allowed players to acquire monsters by importing CDs, has been replaced with a new music database that can be used to generate monsters by searching CD titles! "This is your chance to raise the rare monsters that you couldn’t acquire before! "
Content & age ratings8 regional ratings

Regional ratings

CERObセクシャル
CSRRC12性
DEJUS14Linguagem imprópria · Conteúdo sexual · Violência
ESRBtFantasy Violence · Suggestive Themes · Language · Drug Reference
GMEDIA12
IGRS18Penampilan Tokoh · Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya · Penggunaan bahasa
OFLCmIncidental sexual references and coarse language, online interactivity
PEGI12Bad Language
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10, 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3 4340 or over Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, AMD Radeon R9 280X, Intel HD Graphics 4600 or over DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1500 MB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played Additional Notes: 1280x720 pixel over display

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10, 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3 4340 or over Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, AMD Radeon R9 280X, Intel HD Graphics 4600 or over DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1500 MB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played Additional Notes: 1280x720 pixel over display

macOS

Minimum: Recommended:

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:
Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

3 developer announcements, Dec 2021 to Jan 2022 · times in UTC

January

  1. Update Information Ver1.0.0.2(2022.1.24)

    ■Bug Fix Notification ・Some issues with the stats for some monsters have been fixed ・Other minor bugs and errors were fixed

    KTG_Dev_Messenger

December

  1. Update Information Ver1.0.0.1(2021.12.10)

    ■Bug Fix Notification ・A bug has been fixed in Monster Rancher 2 resulting from specific characters being including in the file/directory name of the save data file (specifically double-byte characters), causing issues with saving and…

    KTG_Dev_Messenger
  2. 【Bug Notification】

    An error may occur in Monster Rancher 2 in the game Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX for Steam, which can cause issues with saving and loading. This issue appears to be caused by specific characters being included in the save data's directory name.…

    maxx-clark

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