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Steam app 449610 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:21 UTC

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

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 Steam header artwork
Game AtelierFDG Entertainment
37playing now
3924-hour peak
355all-time peak
16average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+5.9Gain+55.66%% gain39Peak

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

01121324213 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 20268 peakFriday 14 August 20268 peakSaturday 15 August 20267 peakSunday 16 August 202616 peakMonday 17 August 20268 peakTuesday 18 August 20268 peakWednesday 19 August 20269 peakThursday 20 August 20269 peakFriday 21 August 20267 peakSaturday 22 August 202610 peakSunday 23 August 20268 peakMonday 24 August 20265 peakTuesday 25 August 20268 peakWednesday 26 August 20268 peakThursday 27 August 202627 peakFriday 28 August 202631 peakSaturday 29 August 202636 peakSunday 30 August 202633 peakMonday 31 August 202637 peakTuesday 01 September 202634 peakWednesday 02 September 202637 peakThursday 03 September 202631 peakFriday 04 September 202630 peakSaturday 05 September 202636 peakSunday 06 September 202634 peakMonday 07 September 202636 peakTuesday 08 September 202631 peakWednesday 09 September 202624 peakThursday 10 September 202623 peakFriday 11 September 202626 peakSaturday 12 September 202639 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

87 months, July 2019 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.

0961922883832019202020212023202420252026July 2019355 monthly peakAugust 2019221 monthly peakSeptember 201987 monthly peakOctober 201986 monthly peakNovember 201925 monthly peakDecember 2019210 monthly peakJanuary 2020115 monthly peakFebruary 2020110 monthly peakMarch 202078 monthly peakApril 202084 monthly peakMay 202072 monthly peakJune 202066 monthly peakJuly 2020145 monthly peakAugust 2020115 monthly peakSeptember 202092 monthly peakOctober 202052 monthly peakNovember 202044 monthly peakDecember 202082 monthly peakJanuary 202181 monthly peakFebruary 202156 monthly peakMarch 202170 monthly peakApril 202152 monthly peakMay 202164 monthly peakJune 202144 monthly peakJuly 202153 monthly peakAugust 202145 monthly peakSeptember 202148 monthly peakOctober 202124 monthly peakNovember 202128 monthly peakDecember 202138 monthly peakJanuary 202253 monthly peakFebruary 202247 monthly peakMarch 202233 monthly peakApril 202242 monthly peakMay 202223 monthly peakJune 202245 monthly peakJuly 202234 monthly peakAugust 202242 monthly peakSeptember 202232 monthly peakOctober 202238 monthly peakNovember 202256 monthly peakDecember 202243 monthly peakJanuary 202336 monthly peakFebruary 202328 monthly peakMarch 202331 monthly peakApril 202349 monthly peakMay 202343 monthly peakJune 202337 monthly peakJuly 202333 monthly peakAugust 202326 monthly peakSeptember 202341 monthly peakOctober 202377 monthly peakNovember 202334 monthly peakDecember 202336 monthly peakJanuary 202435 monthly peakFebruary 202423 monthly peakMarch 202439 monthly peakApril 202426 monthly peakMay 202425 monthly peakJune 202419 monthly peakJuly 202428 monthly peakAugust 202420 monthly peakSeptember 202424 monthly peakOctober 202424 monthly peakNovember 202421 monthly peakDecember 202424 monthly peakJanuary 202538 monthly peakFebruary 202520 monthly peakMarch 202531 monthly peakApril 202523 monthly peakMay 202523 monthly peakJune 202521 monthly peakJuly 202532 monthly peakAugust 202524 monthly peakSeptember 202516 monthly peakOctober 202517 monthly peakNovember 202517 monthly peakDecember 202520 monthly peakJanuary 202629 monthly peakFebruary 202615 monthly peakMarch 202617 monthly peakApril 202617 monthly peakMay 202625 monthly peakJune 202616 monthly peakJuly 202622 monthly peakAugust 202637 monthly peakSeptember 202639 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.

011213242July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202622 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202637 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202639 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.

0612182401 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202613 peakThursday 02 July 202613 peakFriday 03 July 202616 peakSaturday 04 July 202622 peakSunday 05 July 202617 peakMonday 06 July 20268 peakTuesday 07 July 20268 peakWednesday 08 July 202610 peakThursday 09 July 202611 peakFriday 10 July 202616 peakSaturday 11 July 202616 peakSunday 12 July 202618 peakMonday 13 July 202612 peakTuesday 14 July 202610 peakWednesday 15 July 202611 peakThursday 16 July 20269 peakFriday 17 July 202615 peakSaturday 18 July 202615 peakSunday 19 July 202616 peakMonday 20 July 202610 peakTuesday 21 July 20269 peakWednesday 22 July 202614 peakThursday 23 July 202613 peakFriday 24 July 202612 peakSaturday 25 July 202617 peakSunday 26 July 202616 peakMonday 27 July 202613 peakTuesday 28 July 202613 peakWednesday 29 July 202614 peakThursday 30 July 202611 peakFriday 31 July 202614 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 215 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

01020304001 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202614 peakSunday 02 August 202620 peakMonday 03 August 202615 peakTuesday 04 August 202615 peakWednesday 05 August 202612 peakThursday 06 August 202613 peakFriday 07 August 202611 peakSaturday 08 August 202614 peakSunday 09 August 202615 peakMonday 10 August 202612 peakTuesday 11 August 202610 peakWednesday 12 August 202611 peakThursday 13 August 202611 peakFriday 14 August 20268 peakSaturday 15 August 20267 peakSunday 16 August 202616 peakMonday 17 August 20268 peakTuesday 18 August 20268 peakWednesday 19 August 20269 peakThursday 20 August 20269 peakFriday 21 August 20267 peakSaturday 22 August 202610 peakSunday 23 August 20268 peakMonday 24 August 20265 peakTuesday 25 August 20268 peakWednesday 26 August 20268 peakThursday 27 August 202627 peakFriday 28 August 202631 peakSaturday 29 August 202636 peakSunday 30 August 202633 peakMonday 31 August 202637 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 246 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

01121324201 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202634 peakWednesday 02 September 202637 peakThursday 03 September 202631 peakFriday 04 September 202630 peakSaturday 05 September 202636 peakSunday 06 September 202634 peakMonday 07 September 202636 peakTuesday 08 September 202631 peakWednesday 09 September 202624 peakThursday 10 September 202623 peakFriday 11 September 202626 peakSaturday 12 September 202639 peak

October 2026

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom was released on 25 Jul, 2019.

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, 21:21 UTC
App ID
449610
Last updated
30 May 2022 build 8753675
Developer
Game Atelier
Publisher
FDG Entertainment
Release date
25 Jul, 2019
Platforms
Windows
Download size
4.07 GB
Install size
5.09 GB
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Partial
Achievements
32
Metacritic
82

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

DualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API SupportPartial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

AdventureActionIndieMetroidvaniaPlatformer2DSingleplayerSide ScrollerExplorationAnimeColorfulCuteGreat SoundtrackFantasyAction-AdventureCartoonSequelDifficultPuzzleRetro
About this gameFull description from Steam
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
Content & age ratings6 regional ratings

Regional ratings

CEROa
DEJUS12Violência fantasiosa · Violência · Drogas lícitas
ESRBe10Fantasy Violence · Use of Alcohol
IGRS18Horor · Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya · Kekerasan
OFLCgVery mild fantasy violence
PEGI7Violence
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7,8,10 Processor: Intel/AMD Quad Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GPU with 2GB VRAM available. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5000 MB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

Recommended

Supported languages11 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Brazil
Japanese
Russian
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Polish

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

32 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Not All Wanderers Are LostAchievement
Who Needs Life InsuranceAchievement
Jam SessionsAchievement
Treasure HunterAchievement
Playing With FireAchievement
Lightning In A BottleAchievement
Always Back At YaAchievement
Whirlwind WarriorAchievement
Having A BlastAchievement
Knight In Shining ArmorAchievement

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DemosPlayable demos on Steam

20 developer announcements, Feb 2019 to May 2022 · times in UTC

May

  1. Steam Deck™ Update

    This version supports the screen format and button layout of Steam Deck and updates the build to the latest version of the game.

    Patch notes

September

  1. 4K, 120FPS+, Ultra Widescreen and more

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33065817/8e4bbb8434b933d01e08907d11030c3a8463a2c7.png After our recent PS5/Xbox Series X announcement in which we promised a 120fps/4K update for the console versions of Monster Boy, we received many inquiries from PC…

    FDG Entertainment

August

  1. Patch #1 (Update:Live)

    Hi Everyone, We hope you're all having tons of fun with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom! Today we'd like to give you an update on what we've been working on to improve your experience. The first patch is going to be released soon (it's…

    FDG Entertainment

July

  1. Welcome to Monster World!

    Hi Everyone, the day has come and the grand adventure begins on your PC! Thank you so much for all the support and patience while we worked on the PC port. With your help we've been able to make the best version of this game yet! PC…

    FDG Entertainment
  2. Tomorrow is the day!

    Hi Everyone, tomorrow is the big day and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom will finally launch on the PC! We're so excited, are you ready?! :o…

    FDG Entertainment
  3. Developer Update #7

    Dear friends and fans, we're wishing you a wonderful week-end! It's the last one without Monster Boy in your Steam Library. Let's celebrate the upcoming launch with a re-arranged game tune from Banjo Guy Ollie who has a guest appearance in…

    FDG Entertainment
  4. Developer Update #6

    Hi Everyone, we just finished our QA and the build is ready for launch next week. Just 8 days left now - thanks again for your patience! The demo was also updated to the latest version.…

    FDG Entertainment
  5. 10 Days Left!

    Dear Friends and Fans, we're so close to launch - just 10 more days!! OMG! :o Here's a little news tidbit as the trading card question came up today: YES we'll have them! :) cheers! Still 10 days... but soon 9 days..

    FDG Entertainment
  6. Free Download: Game Manual .PDF

    Hi Everyone, the manual is available for download on the product page, feel free to grab it in preparation of your grand adventure! We used the PS4 physical release manual and replaced PlayStation buttons with the ones from Xbox…

    FDG Entertainment
  7. Preparing for Launch, Price $29.99

    Hi Everyone, we're preparing the launch of the game! The release candidate build went into final QA testing yesterday! We're also going to update the demo once more, just to have parity between that and the release version. We had to fix an…

    FDG Entertainment
  8. Final Demo Update!

    Hi Everyone, we just released the final demo update! This version represents our July 25 full release in regard of compatibility and game/video settings. Please check it out! If the demo runs well on your machine, you'll be fine with the…

    FDG Entertainment

June

  1. Demo Update #2

    Hello Everyone, we hope you're all enjoying summer! BTW: Please play Bloodstained! ^_^ Today we'd like to inform you about a new update of the demo, addressing the crash bugs that some users encountered. It was caused by non-Ascii character…

    FDG Entertainment
  2. Demo Update #1

    Hi Everyone, there's a new demo build available for everyone. Please check it out in case you encountered problems with the initial demo release. Here's a quick info about changes/updates: - The sound effects should now play normally when…

    FDG Entertainment
  3. Developer Update #5

    Hello Everyone, many thanks for checking out the demo and for posting your feedback! It helped us a lot to find any remaining issues with the game on various PC configurations. We're now working on an Update for the Demo which takes care of…

    FDG Entertainment

May

  1. Demo Available

    Hi Everyone, we're one step closer to the release of the game! The demo is now available! Please download and test it on your machines. If you run into any trouble please post a message in the comments or discussion board section - we're…

    FDG Entertainment
  2. Demo Submitted, Full Version almost ready

    Hello Everyone, we just submitted the Demo Build to Steam for review. It will take a couple of business days until we can release it. It's almost here now!…

    FDG Entertainment
  3. Developer Update #4

    Hello Everyone, we planned to release the Monster Boy Demo in April but we missed it, sorry! It’s coming soon but we think it’s also worth the wait. We unlocked the Framerate and we’re close to have it working nicely. The whole team is hard…

    FDG Entertainment

April

  1. Developer Update #3

    Hello Everyone, we implemented all PC related features and the game has now entered our QA where we test it thoroughly on multiple setups. Once we finished the majority of tests, we'll release the free demo. We expect to release the demo…

    FDG Entertainment

March

  1. Developer Update #2

    Hello Everyone, while we work on the PC version and the Steam release, we wanted to give you another update today: We'll launch a free demo of the game first! We hope that many players will try it on their machine and give feedback so we…

    FDG Entertainment

February

  1. Developer Update #1

    Hello Everyone, thank you very much for your interest in Monster Boy and for adding it to your wishlist!

    FDG Entertainment

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