Games like Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
If Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, ITORAH and Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, nostalgic and exploration. 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 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.
Players who liked Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom also play
Steam players who put hours into Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom 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.
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Top pick for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
ITORAH
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Third-strongest match for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
The adventures of Asha, the little warrior, begin! Together with her blue sidekick Pepelogoo, she will run through numerous stages and save the Monster World from the darkness.
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
WHY THIS
Shares transformations and a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Ranked #6 for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Pronty
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.
Iconoclasts
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
The adventures of Asha, the little warrior, begin! Together with her blue sidekick Pepelogoo, she will run through numerous stages and save the Monster World from the darkness.
Wonder Boy Returns
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
A classic action masterpiece arcade game Wonder Boy has been remade into HD! Food is important for a primitive man! Collect all food before your health gets depleted, defeat all enemies, avoid all obstacles and head over to save Tina!
Aggelos
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!
Alwa's Awakening
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
WHY THIS
Shares transformations and a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Reviewers of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Action with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
The adventures of Asha, the little warrior, begin! Together with her blue sidekick Pepelogoo, she will run through numerous stages and save the Monster World from the darkness.
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
WHY THIS
Shares transformations and a nostalgic mood with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!
Pronty
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.
Iconoclasts
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Frequently asked about Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
- Does Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom run on Steam Deck?
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom 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 Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cost?
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is listed on Steam at 9.89 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom are Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, ITORAH, Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World.
- Who developed Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom?
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom was developed by Game Atelier and published by FDG Entertainment.
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