Games like Monster Battles
If Monster Battles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Turnbound, Backpack Battles and Noah's Dilemma — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Monster Battles: Gather your monster squad and fight in Monster Battles! Dive into this inventory management auto-battler. Collect, combine, and strategize with your monsters. The same-race monsters get powerful buffs, and monsters can fuse and evolve. Discover endless possibilities and build your ultimate squad!
Players who liked Monster Battles also play
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Turnbound
WHY THIS
Shares skill tree, combo based combat, strategy and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Top pick for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
Turnbound is an auto battler, where you manage a hero's inventory to escape a haunted boardgame. Each run is different from the last, with unique upgrades, combos and synergies. Async PvP lets you battle the ghosts of other players at your own pace in this unique new inventory battler.
Backpack Battles
WHY THIS
Shares build variety, roguelite progression, roguelite and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Second-strongest match for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Battles.
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Noah's Dilemma
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
A sudoku-inspired strategy roguelike where you build a team of animal sailors and guide your ark through perilous seas. Master tactical placement, face unpredictable encounters, and battle deadly foes as you chart a course through this reimagined world of Noah's Ark.
Rune Tavern
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
This is an asynchronous PVP auto chess game. Arrange your runes and components, use energy transfer to activate as many rune skills as possible, and build a powerful lineup! In the face of randomly matched opponents, be the first to smash the enemy's elemental blocks and win more!
Wretch: Divine Ascent
WHY THIS
Shares skill tree, auto battle and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Ranked #5 for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
A 1v1 tactical auto battler game with elements of roguelike mechanics and backpack management in a dark medieval art style. It was inspired by Backpack Battles and developed with Unreal Engine. Create your own unique attack combos by arranging items in your backpack to connect moves.
Konfronto
WHY THIS
Shares auto battle, inventory management and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Ranked #6 for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Battles.
A sci-fi roguelike auto-battler. Build a powerful intergalactic starship by interlocking different technologies, then battle through a galaxy populated with other players' creations.
Combo Card Clashers
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Monster Battles.
Ranked #7 for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Battles.
Combo Card Clashers is a roguelike deckbuilder meets auto battler! Build massive combos by playing all cards each turn. Unlock powerful card synergies, recruit monsters to be your allies, upgrade gears and skills - give it all to brave through a mysterious world.
Backpack Hero
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Monster Battles.
Ranked #8 for Monster Battles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Battles.
Reviewers of Monster Battles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
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!
Backpack Battles
WHY THIS
Shares build variety, roguelite progression, roguelite and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Reviewers of Monster Battles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Battles.
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Tiny Auto Knights
WHY THIS
Shares auto battle, deck building, indie and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Reviewers of Monster Battles cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
A chill PvP auto battler where you build your team on a 3x3 grid. Recruit and upgrade unique heroes, strategically place them on the battlefield and find the best synergies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Monster Battles at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under Monster Battles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Monster Battles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Monster Battles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under Monster Battles on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Monster Battles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Monster Battles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under Monster Battles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
"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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Battles.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Turnbound
WHY THIS
Shares skill tree, combo based combat, strategy and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
Turnbound is an auto battler, where you manage a hero's inventory to escape a haunted boardgame. Each run is different from the last, with unique upgrades, combos and synergies. Async PvP lets you battle the ghosts of other players at your own pace in this unique new inventory battler.
Backpack Battles
WHY THIS
Shares build variety, roguelite progression, roguelite and a competitive mood with Monster Battles.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Monster Battles.
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Backpack Hero
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Monster Battles.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Monster Battles.
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Frequently asked about Monster Battles
- Does Monster Battles run on Steam Deck?
- Monster Battles 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 Monster Battles cost?
- Monster Battles is listed on Steam at 4.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Monster Battles?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Battles are Turnbound, Backpack Battles, Noah's Dilemma.
- Who developed Monster Battles?
- Monster Battles was developed by Fourteen and published by Gamersky Games.
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