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Games like Monmusu Gladiator

If Monmusu Gladiator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Calamity Eliminator, Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale and Sunset Routes — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Monmusu Gladiator: A board game, card game, and monster girl-raiser all in one! Build the perfect deck in this cute & casual roguelite action RPG! Will you prioritize raising your monster girls? Making them fight? Or maybe you're more of a shopping fiend!

2021IndieRPGCasual2.49 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby ZephyrStudio
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Artifacts create powerful build varietyBite sized runs fit into short sessionsBoard game tile management adds tactical depthChillContemplativeLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Monmusu Gladiator also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Calamity Eliminator

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Top pick for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Calamity Eliminator is an anime-styled roguelike single-player deck-building game.You play as a member of the Existence Management Company, using the Calamity Eliminator to lead pioneers and Valkyries to save the day on a planet that has been struck by disaster.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Second-strongest match for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sunset Routes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Third-strongest match for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Sunset Routes is an easy and intriguing roguelite game. You can choose your crew, put them in the cabins, select your destination, and set sail. Through a series of choices, you can earn profits during the emergency period of the New World and even decide its fate—unintentionally or on purpose.

    2022StrategyIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Witch and Council : The Card

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Ranked #4 for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Fight against the Student Council President with ≪Lulu≫! ≪Witch and the Council: The Card≫ is a roguelite deck-building game where you assemble a party with charming characters, build a powerful deck, and defeat your enemies. Experience the thrill of overcoming powerful foes with various strategies!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Chrono Ark

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Ranked #5 for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS

    WHY THIS

    Shares difficulty scaling, deck building and a whimsical mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Ranked #6 for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Fairy Tail: Dungeons is a deck-building rogue-lite featuring characters from the Fairy Tail series. Collect Magic Cards based on moves from the series to build your own unique deck and take down powerful monsters as you head for the dungeon depths!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG8.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Wander Hero

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, real time combat and a lighthearted mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Ranked #7 for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    This is the fantasy of a two-dimensional traverser in a different world. You can take a leisurely and strategically deep adventure. You can also collect beautiful girls without hurting your wallet, and form your own harem... ahem, mercenary group.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG4.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Yao-Guai Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Monmusu Gladiator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Yao-Guai Hunter is a Wuxia roguelike deck-building game. In a world where Yao-Guai roam free, player battles with various evil beings, collecting cards and learn inner skills. Encountering various adventures in the martial world.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Monmusu Gladiator

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Reviewers of Monmusu Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

    WHY THIS

    Shares stat training and a contemplative mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Reviewers of Monmusu Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

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

    2021SimulationRPG19.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Collector

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Monmusu Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Monster Collector is a physics based VR melee combat game. You can fight all kinds of unique monsters in the sandbox. Dragons, Demons, Mythological Creatures. Each creature can bring you different experience. You can tear them apart, slice them to half.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Monster Girl Manager

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Reviewers of Monmusu Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Summon, consult, and train procedurally generated monster girls in this dungeon roguelite. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different monster types as you prepare the ultimate team to defeat dangerous enemies and collect powerful artifacts. (Game is SFW)

    2023StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Harem of Monster Girls

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Monmusu Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Monmusu Gladiator.

    One day, when I was immersed in a monster-girl game, I woke up as a summoned "Brave!" The unreliable and silly goddess, arrogant Elf queen, and gentle humanoid Slime all needed my help saving the world... It wouldn’t be hard to build a harem, would it?

    2023IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Your Big, Cute Monster Farm

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Reviewers of Monmusu Gladiator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Monmusu Gladiator at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Monmusu Gladiator on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monmusu Gladiator.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Monmusu Gladiator.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Monmusu Gladiator

Does Monmusu Gladiator run on Steam Deck?
Monmusu Gladiator is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Monmusu Gladiator cost?
Monmusu Gladiator is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Monmusu Gladiator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monmusu Gladiator are Calamity Eliminator, Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale, Sunset Routes.
Who developed Monmusu Gladiator?
Monmusu Gladiator was developed by ZephyrStudio and published by ZephyrStudio, Waku Waku Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Monmusu Gladiator.

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