# Games like Monsters and Monocles

> The closest matches to Monsters and Monocles: Nuclear Throne, Dungeon Souls, Rampage Knights, Rogue Stormers, and Moon Hunters. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Nuclear Throne](https://imho.run/games/242680/nuclear-throne) — Also Rogue-lite and Top-Down Shooter, like Monsters and Monocles. 9,705 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/)
2. [Dungeon Souls](https://imho.run/games/383230/dungeon-souls) — Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 802 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383230/)
3. [Rampage Knights](https://imho.run/games/314410/rampage-knights) — Shares co op multiplayer with Monsters and Monocles. 926 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314410/)
4. [Rogue Stormers](https://imho.run/games/299480/rogue-stormers) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Monsters and Monocles. 146 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299480/)
5. [Moon Hunters](https://imho.run/games/320040/moon-hunters) — Shares procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 1,726 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/320040/)
6. [Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1794680/vampire-survivors) — A frequent pick in Monsters and Monocles players' libraries, and another RPG. 126,214 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)
7. [Enter the Gungeon](https://imho.run/games/311690/enter-the-gungeon) — Also Rogue-like and Bullet Hell, like Monsters and Monocles. 38,640 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311690/)
8. [Serious Sam's Bogus Detour](https://imho.run/games/272620/serious-sam-s-bogus-detour) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Bullet Hell, like Monsters and Monocles. 215 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/272620/)
9. [Neon Chrome](https://imho.run/games/428750/neon-chrome) — Shares procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 408 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428750/)
10. [The Spell Brigade](https://imho.run/games/2904000/the-spell-brigade) — Shares co op multiplayer and procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 4,212 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904000/)
11. [Lost Castle 2](https://imho.run/games/2445690/lost-castle-2) — Shares co op multiplayer and procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 892 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445690/)
12. [Extremely Powerful Capybaras](https://imho.run/games/2089980/extremely-powerful-capybaras) — Shares co op multiplayer with Monsters and Monocles. 196 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2089980/)
13. [Ship of Fools](https://imho.run/games/1286580/ship-of-fools) — A frequent pick in Monsters and Monocles players' libraries, and another Action. 2,137 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286580/)
14. [Patch Quest](https://imho.run/games/1347970/patch-quest) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Monsters and Monocles. 1,045 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347970/)
15. [Repetendium](https://imho.run/games/2055500/repetendium) — Shares procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 125 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055500/)
16. [30XX](https://imho.run/games/1029210/30xx) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Monsters and Monocles. 1,750 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029210/)
17. [One Step From Eden](https://imho.run/games/960690/one-step-from-eden) — Shares procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 3,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960690/)
18. [Children of Morta](https://imho.run/games/330020/children-of-morta) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Monsters and Monocles. 7,392 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330020/)
19. [Wizard with a Gun](https://imho.run/games/1150530/wizard-with-a-gun) — Shares co op multiplayer and procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 1,734 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150530/)
20. [20XX](https://imho.run/games/322110/20xx) — Also Rogue-lite, like Monsters and Monocles. 2,675 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322110/)
21. [Blazing Beaks](https://imho.run/games/585710/blazing-beaks) — Shares procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 676 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/585710/)
22. [Sublevel Zero Redux](https://imho.run/games/327880/sublevel-zero-redux) — Shares procedural generation with Monsters and Monocles. 383 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327880/)
23. [Roboquest](https://imho.run/games/692890/roboquest) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like Monsters and Monocles. 13,413 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/692890/)
24. [Doomsday Hunters](https://imho.run/games/1175360/doomsday-hunters) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Monsters and Monocles. 472 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175360/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=328510&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=328510&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=328510&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=328510
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/328510
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Monsters and Monocles

Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil, either locally or online. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 328510
- **Developer:** Retro Dreamer
- **Publisher:** Retro Dreamer
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Aug 16, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/328510/monsters-and-monocles)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=328510&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/328510/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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