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Games like Monster Prom

If Monster Prom is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp, Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip and Monster Prom 4: Monster Con — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters are well written, party game is peak and comedic. 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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Monster Prom is a 2018 indie dating simulation developed by Beautiful Glitch in which players navigate three weeks of high school with the goal of securing a prom date. The game features dialogue-driven choices, stat management, multiple endings, and supports local multiplayer for up to four players. Players describe the experience as comedic and whimsical, with stressful moments arising from the ticking clock and difficult decisions. Reviewers highlight that the characters are well-written and the secret endings provide replayability, while the writing is frequently described as hilarious by players. A robust modding tool allows for community content, and the shop system adds variety to runs. The game is verified for Steam Deck play and currently costs $11.99, holding a 95% positive rating from approximately 8,970 Steam reviews.

About Monster Prom: You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.

2018IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 73Windows · macOS · Linuxby Beautiful Glitch
Monster Prom — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Monster Prom also play

Steam players who put hours into Monster Prom 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. Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp

    WHY THIS

    Shares voice acting and a whimsical mood with Monster Prom.

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

    "Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!

    2020IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Monster Prom.

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

    Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a funny mood with Monster Prom.

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

    Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Love is in the Airship

    WHY THIS

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

    In this wacky yuri dating sim, come aboard a magical airship cruise and experience romance, hijinks, and a crazy story with over 15 endings! Lots of choices and lots of really cute girls to date.

    2024ActionSportsIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Monster Prom.

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

    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. No Random Novels

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Monster Prom.

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

    I woke up in a BL novel? The Story of Taeran's Struggle to Escape Fiction BL Ren'ai Simulation "No Random Novels"

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Wet steps

    WHY THIS

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

    Have a relationship with a charming priestess! An urban fantasy short and brisk visual novel with elements of slavic mythology.

    2020Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Unscripted

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Monster Prom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Monster Prom.

    Dive into the world of a wannabe writer and his friends trying to make it in Hollywood. Build deep friendships, go on hilarious adventures and fall in love. Make highly impactful choices and shape your story in this true-to-life dating sim.

    2023SimulationCasualEarly AccessDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Monster Prom

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. The Yawhg

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Monster Prom.

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives?

    2014IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. West of Loathing

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Monster Prom.

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

    2017IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Donut County

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Monster Prom.

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Astrologaster

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Monster Prom.

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. Play as 'Doctor' Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology. A story-driven adventure based on a truly ridiculous story.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Pilgrims

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Monster Prom.

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?

    2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Procession to Calvary

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a whimsical mood with Monster Prom.

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.

    2020IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Zone 6

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Zone 6 is a short choose-your-own-adventure game for 1-4 players. Experience the chaotic city of Zone 6 while raising your stats before venturing out into the perilous icy wasteland which has claimed the lands. Will you return?

    2025Adventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Henchman Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a comedic mood with Monster Prom.

    Reviewers of Monster Prom cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Monster Prom on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Monster Prom.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 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 with Monster Prom.

    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 Monster Prom.

    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 Prom.

    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 Prom.

    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 Prom.

    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 with Monster Prom.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Beautiful Glitch

Other recommendable Steam games by Beautiful Glitch, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp

    WHY THIS

    Shares voice acting and a whimsical mood with Monster Prom.

    Another title from Beautiful Glitch, the studio behind Monster Prom. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    "Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!

    2020IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Monster Prom.

    Another title from Beautiful Glitch, the studio behind Monster Prom. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a funny mood with Monster Prom.

    Another title from Beautiful Glitch, the studio behind Monster Prom. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. MAZEMAN

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Beautiful Glitch, the studio behind Monster Prom.

    MAZEMAN is an arcade game that will challenge you big time thanks to its frantic pace. Enter the maze and look for the key while avoiding all kinds of dreadful monsters. Lots of unlockables, monsters, levels, power-ups, await you in this beautiful, stream of pixel art mazes filled with arcade vibes!

    2021Action4.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp

    WHY THIS

    Shares voice acting and a whimsical mood with Monster Prom.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    "Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!

    2020IndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Monster Prom.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a funny mood with Monster Prom.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monster Prom.

    Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Monster Prom

Is Monster Prom verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Monster Prom is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Monster Prom cost?
Monster Prom is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Monster Prom have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Monster Prom supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Monster Prom?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Prom are Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp, Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip, Monster Prom 4: Monster Con.
Who developed Monster Prom?
Monster Prom was developed by Beautiful Glitch and published by Xelu, Those Awesome Guys.

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