Stephen Tailby
Push SquareReview: Monster Train (PS5) - Another Addictive Card Game for the Deck
Published 7/30/2024
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Series X|S / PC / iOS / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 5/21/2020
Monster Train
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 deckbuilding, with three vertical playing fields to defend. Includes the released updates Wild Mutations and Friends & Foes! No playthrough is ever the same, it’s a fresh challenge every time. You’ll never play the same deck twice!
- Developer
- Shiny Shoe
- Publisher
- Good Shepherd Entertainment
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Critic avg
83
18 scored reviews
Total coverage
18
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Score range
70–90
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The critic average is 83 across 18 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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90–1006 reviews · 33%
80–899 reviews · 50%
70–793 reviews · 17%
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Kim Snaith
GameSpewMonster Train review (PS5) – One of the best roguelike card battlers around
Published 7/25/2024
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Monster Train First Class (Nintendo Switch)
Published 9/14/2021
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70
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalRhett Waselenchuk
COGconnectedMonster Train (Switch) Review – All Aboard
Published 8/19/2021
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJesse Norris
XboxEraReview: Monster Train
Published 1/7/2021
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85
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalIGN Monster Train Review
Published 12/17/2020
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalCosmin Vasile
SoftpediaSoftpedia Monster Train Review
Published 6/26/2020
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85
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalKyle LeClair
Hardcore GamerReview: Monster Train
Published 6/18/2020
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalBob Richardson
RPGFanRPGFan Review - Monster Train
Published 6/17/2020
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84
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJody Macgregor
PC GamerMonster Train review
Published 6/3/2020
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77
-6 vs critic avg
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