Kim Snaith
GameSpewMonster Train 2 review
Published 6/25/2025
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 / Mac / Switch - 5/21/2025
Monster Train 2
It's time to raise Hell in Heaven! Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
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- Shiny Shoe
- Publisher
- Big Fan Games
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Critic avg
88
16 scored reviews
Total coverage
16
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Score range
80–100
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Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 88 across 16 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 90–100 band.
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16 included scored reviews
90–10010 reviews · 63%
80–896 reviews · 38%
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Cosmin Vasile
SoftpediaMonster Train 2 Review (PC)
Published 6/20/2025
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85
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris "Atom" DeAngelus
Worth PlayingPC Review- 'Monster Train 2'
Published 5/23/2025
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalNick Gillett
Metro GameCentralMonster Train 2 review – off the rails Slay The Spire
Published 5/23/2025
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80
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalTerrence Johnson
ZTGDMonster Train 2 (PC) Review – ZTGD
Published 5/22/2025
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80
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalCharles Harte
Game InformerMonster Train 2 Review - Engine Ingenuity - Game Informer
Published 5/22/2025
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93
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalMichael Manning
DualShockersMonster Train 2 Review
Published 5/21/2025
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalCass Barkman
Checkpoint GamingMonster Train 2 Review - Tracks ahead - Checkpoint
Published 5/21/2025
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalLeo Faierman
Screen RantMonster Train 2 Review – All Aboard For This Masterful Sequel
Published 5/21/2025
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100
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalOscar Taylor-Kent
GamesRadar+Monster Train 2 review: "A truly first class ride through deckbuilder roguelike heaven, and I'm already going off the rails" | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+Total Film
Published 5/21/2025
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