Monster Train

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Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of heaven and restore the inferno.

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Developer:
Shiny Shoe
Publisher:
Good Shepherd Entertainment
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
21 May 2020
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (50)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (12214)

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Description



Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of heaven and restore the inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to roguelike deck building, with three vertical play fields to defend.

Visit powerful locations

To take back hell, you’ll need to power up. Choose your route carefully, different locations give different benefits; upgrade your champion, recruit powerful units, upgrade cards, gain passive bonuses or duplicate any card in your deck.

Strategize to fit your playstyle

With five clans to choose from, each has its own unique and surprising gameplay. Pick your primary and supporting clan to gain access to all cards from both. During your run you will be able to improve cards by mixing and matching upgrades to open up new roads to victory. You can even duplicate your favourite card at special map nodes before facing off against the final boss.

No playthrough is ever the same

You’ll never play the same deck twice!
  • Over 220 cards, build up your deck from 10 different starterdecks
  • 5 monster clans with each very different gameplay
  • Each clan has 10 levels to unlock, bringing new cards to your deck
  • Upgrade your clan specific champion multiple times
  • Mod support through Steam Workshop
  • Upgrade any card twice
  • More than 21 unique random events
  • 25 covenant (difficulty) levels

Multiplayer


HELL RUSH
In the Hell Rush multiplayer mode, eight players compete in a frantic real time contest. Each player has the same resources and opponents to create a level playing field. With the clock ticking it’s a test of who can make the best decisions under pressure. Only a true speed demon can remain undefeated.

DAILY CHALLENGE
Take on a new challenge every day with a hugely modified run due to gameplay mutators. Compete globally and against friends, and climb the leaderboards with a skill-focused scoring system.

CUSTOM CHALLENGE
Design your own unique challenge and share it with friends. Each custom challenge has its own leaderboard so you can send your friends straight to hell.

Content updates

FRIENDS & FOES UPDATE
The exiled champions have returned to the fold to battle the forces of heaven.
This second major update for Monster Train adds new champions, new bosses, new cards, and new artifacts, which combine together to add a significant amount of new strategic options and replayability. We’ve also added a number of frequently requested player features like a personal run records page in the Logbook, an enemy wave counter in battle, and a preview of the ring 3 and ring 6 bosses at the start of a run.

WILD MUTATIONS UPDATE
This content updates the train tracks with 35 new mutators, new difficulty settings for experienced players and new simple ways to challenge friends and community.

HERZAL'S WORKSHOP UPDATE
Mod support!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7
Processor:
Core i3
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
IGP or better
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
2 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Core i5
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GTX 1050
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
2 GB available space

User reviews

TearBaer
Recommended | 27 Apr 2026
36.4h played

There is something so perfect and magical about this game. Slay the Spire gets a lot of credit, but I believe Monster Train's added placement/level mechanics adds so much to the genre.

Helpful: 11
g r e e n s
Not recommended | 21 Apr 2026
13.6h played

a game with all the right ingredients but gets their balance wrong. Everything is there. Some of the components are pretty high quality. But instead of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, i think monster

Helpful: 2
Isayhacking
Recommended | 14 May 2026
80.2h played

If you like roguelike deckbuilders, this one is a must. Deeper than Slay The Spire mechanically I'd say, but ultimately (feels) just a little less polished. Get it without the DLC until you're familiar with it, as it

Helpful: 0
BishopWalrus
Recommended | 11 May 2026
11.6h played

Classic roguelite deckbuilder that did it right. Great variation in playstyles, even a combination of playstyles. Several starting options. A difficulty spike that increases the better you get at playing. Lots of cards

Helpful: 0
MrPancyFants
Recommended | 12 Apr 2026
23.9h played

One of the best games I've ever played for the entire experience. Alone, no one element of this game is the best but the combination of the story, the gameplay, the music... it's one of my top 5 of all time. (note that

Helpful: 0
abykweygan
Recommended | 07 May 2026
1091h played

I write this review as I click "continue to payment" for Monster Train 2 and DLC. I hope that sequel betters what this game does. A deckbuilder, autobattler, tower defense, the ultimate solitaire, and whatever this is

Helpful: 1