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Games like Monster Coming

If Monster Coming is your kind of game, the closest matches are Noobs Want to Live, Chess Survivors and Repetendium — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, lighthearted and stressful. 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 Monster Coming: "Monster Coming" is a fast-paced survivor roguelite game. Dark cracks suddenly appeared in the sky, and a tide of beasts emerged from them to invade humans. You stand up as one of the braves, face the menacing beast tide, choose your equipment, formulate tactics, and feel unparalleled.

2023StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasualWindowsby FutureGameStudio, ongmaker
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13 minute roguelike runs with unlock conditionsCute art style stands outCute pixel art aesthetic rare for the vs genreChallengingLightheartedStressful

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Steam players who put hours into Monster Coming 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. Noobs Want to Live

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelite progression and a whimsical mood with Monster Coming.

    Top pick for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Chess Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Monster Coming.

    Second-strongest match for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Coming.

    Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Repetendium

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Monster Coming.

    Third-strongest match for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...

    2022ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Choo Choo Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares run based progression, roguelite progression, grindy and a lighthearted mood with Monster Coming.

    Ranked #4 for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Coming.

    Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Monster Coming.

    Ranked #5 for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slimekeep

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Monster Coming.

    Ranked #6 for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    In a world becoming corrupted by the evil Slime King, KILL or CAPTURE various slimes to grow stronger and save Slimetopia! Venture through procedurally generated levels in this fast-paced roguelike, if you're tough enough to not get slimed...

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cultivation Story: Reincarnation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Monster Coming.

    Ranked #7 for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    Cultivation Story: Reincarnation is a top-down pixel art style action roguelike based on cultivation and Chinese mythology.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Burning Knight

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Monster Coming.

    Ranked #8 for Monster Coming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Coming.

    Steal everything you can and flee from the Burning Knight's castle in this action-packed roguelike! The game features tight bullet hell, tons of items, characters to meet... and secrets!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Monster Coming.

    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. Shares Adventure with Monster Coming.

    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 and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Coming.

    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 ↗
  6. 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 Simulation with Monster Coming.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    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 ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Coming.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Monster Coming

What games are most similar to Monster Coming?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Coming are Noobs Want to Live, Chess Survivors, Repetendium.
Who developed Monster Coming?
Monster Coming was developed by FutureGameStudio, ongmaker and published by FutureGameStudio.

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 Monster Coming.

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