About this game

Explore the wide Metroidvania-inspired world of Monster Sanctuary. Ask assistance from the many monsters that you have in your journeys. Some monsters have the ability to fly, swim or you can also ride them for a faster commute. You can also use your monsters in battle.

• Start with an ancient spectral familiar who will guide you in the first parts of your journey.
• Journey across the world to hatch, collect and train monsters.
• Every monster that you collect will come with unique abilities and skill trees.
• Player versus player is also available where you face off with another player and test your monster’s abilities. The last monster standing wins.

Reviews

Monster Sanctuary blends the two genres of Turn-Based RPG and Metroidvania into a beautiful 2D pixel art game. Although turn-based battling with monsters that you raise and care for is the heart of the game, the Metroidvania exploration ain’t bad either.

Xbox Tavern

Despite its cute visuals and some great moments of exploring the game’s world, Monster Sanctuary on Xbox feels relatively hollow. There is plenty of content to keep the most dedicated of min-maxing enthusiasts busy, especially if one ventures into online battles against others, but the game owes too much of its identity to the past. If it leaned more into the unique metroidvania ideas, had a more interesting story, and felt less like homework, Monster Sanctuary would have been something truly special.

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