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Game2023Published by indie.io
Monster Tribe
Developer Boundless Games
Explore an island filled with collectible creatures, a vast and varied wilderness, and dangerous towers on your way to restoring harmony with the land of Akama. From the Steam store page
62 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest May 22, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
57
Mixed
35 positive · 26 negative
95% range 45–69%
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| Steam reviews | 35 | 26 | 0 |
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1 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
37 of 66 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Split reactions: some love the monster-catching mix, others call it a buggy, unfinished mess.
Many players enjoy the blend of monster catching, exploration, and resource gathering, calling it addictive and charming. The combat and monster designs are praised, with some noting it fills a Pokémon nostalgia slot. [2][4][6][7][8][10][11][13][14][17][18][21]
However, many criticize the game for bugs, crashes, poor controls, illegible font, and a lack of polish. Some allege the developer has abandoned the game after release, and others find the resource grinding tedious and the difficulty unbalanced. [5][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Praised monster-catching and exploration blend · addictive gameplay · charming art and music
Criticised bugs and crashes · poor controls and font · tedious resource grinding · unbalanced difficulty · alleged abandonment by developer
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 7, 2026. Method
Reactions
60 of 62 · most liked firstUnfortunately I cannot recommend Monster Tribe, as in its current state it's a mess. First of all, it feels as if this game has an identity crisis. It wants to be an open world monster tamer with sandbox/resource gathering elements. None of these elements actually tie into each other beyond surface level connections though. Materials you harvest are only ever used to gate your progress, whether that be in the overarching plot of the game or gating you from getting new monsters. I only ever…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Monster combat is fun, but getting carpal tunnel from mashing f to harvest materials to be able to make monsters is not. Needs a mini-map, everything looks the same and it's way too easy to get lost, especially in the town. Crashed while going through the journal.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neutral opinion on recommendation, but since Steam is a Y/N review system, I have to say no as it's more where I'm leaning towards. I played through the beta of this game as one of the kickstarters. It was an interesting game, and kinda fun. But in the full game, I started playing through it and the font in the dialogue boxes was literally giving me a headache. It's so hard to read. I really hope the dev adds an option of some sort to change the font to something else. The battle font isn't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT 2: 4 days after the games release, the developer has issued a patch to fix several crashed and some of the issues raised in feedback, which excites me as a player. I really want this game to succeed, it just needs some more work on it. EDIT: The review below was written on the day of release. While I have played a bit more since then, the same issues seem to persist. My best advice to everyone is to simply stay in the main area for longer to figure out the game and farm I guess... I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the few times I wish my addiction to monster catching games didn't exist. This game feels like a prototype and given the last update was in May and there is still a game breaking bug where you literally can not quit and save, I don't want to scream abandonware but, the dev is currently working on at least one other game and the discord is very inactive. Monster Tribe is at its core what the dev says it is. An open world monster catching RPG. That said the game feels like its having an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's bad...just...very very bad... Controls are clunky,you cannot skip the long Intro,you cannot create your character,you cannot choose a starter monster. It's more a game of dig for 100 hours to get materials to make a new monster than a true Creature Collector game. You have few freedom,everything is on rail. I cannot refund because I backed this abomination and so didn't buy it on Steam. I love game with a lot of monsters...this game is not one of them...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really don't know how the reviews are mostly positive. This game is extreme jank; I was having a mediocre time giving it a shot and then the game abruptly crashed and wiped the little progress I had made. The initial encounters were extremely dull one-shots. No monster battlers start out very difficult or engaging, but combat is generally more visually interesting and not over in a single attack until you've accrued a few levels. The opening story seems like a formality, something the dev…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly can't recommend the game. In no particular order: 1. The map doesn't make sense. Hope you're good at remembering your path. 2. The combat is easy because my monster 1 shots all the enemies. Hopefully it gets harder later. 3. Resource collection is busywork and feels unrewarding. You're forced to do it to upgrade your 3 tools to gather higher tier resources. These resources are needed for your monsters and other things. But it feels like a waste of time. Improving your tools doesn't seem…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I watch Reece Geofroy on Youtube and was excited for this game. When I started playing I was disappointed. The game is unfinished. This is an early prototype. The balancing is out rages. You can go from winning battles in one move to loosing in one move in a single tower. The effects are the worst part of the game. Sometimes in battle random things happen, like you hitting your team or you missing, but I don't know if there bugs or not because there is no animation. When ever I try to save and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, the game is currently in a state (Version 1.10) that I wouldn't consider fun, yet. The game has some technical issues, with crashes happening in menus every so often (which almost always results in lost progress due to the way saving works), and it seems like any time you swap your current squad enough that it shifts the enemy levels, the entire game starts lagging massively (guessing ~15fps or so) until you relocate to another screen. I'm sure those issues will get worked…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The text at best is annoying, and at worst it's illegible. I'd recommend the devs look into changing their font, because the spacing is absolutely abysmal. Secondly, the on-screen indicators for what buttons to use are jumbled. "Press X to use your tool" when after pecking around the keyboard, I found out it was actually F. "Press ✓ to interact" is the letter E on the keyboard... there's some inconsistencies in presentation here. Got to the combat and saw that it was grid-based, and I'm just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate leaving negative reviews, but please don't waste your money. The developer appears to have abandoned this game shortly after release to work on other projects, and I've given it time. I bought it shortly after it's release date and have waited for update news that just hasn't come. The difficulty spike is abysmal and has never been addressed, with a pointless level cap that just breeds frustration - and I like difficult, grindy games. The world feels very empty, especially in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I realy want to love it, combat is somewhat fun, monster design is okish but... this feels more like an alpha. it needs so much more polish. Controlls are not intuitive and cant be remapped, even tho it is a pixel art game it runs badly and i just cant get over this font... maybe it feels this way because Cassette Beasts just released an i played the ♥♥♥♥ out of it. if so, monster tribes release was just not well timed. i wont refund it - im hoping it gets some qol and polish pateches
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The controls are ridiculous. The game concept isn't bad but the execution isn't particularly good.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Monster Tribe is like if Pokemon and Stardew Valley had a quirky crossover love child with more than enough unique charm to stand on its own. You're able to explore a lot of the world, with one of the most enjoyable parts being waiting to see which creatures wait around each corner. I find the art style really cute and I like how smooth and responsive the gameplay feels, it was surprising to me to find out how few people worked on it. I'd recommend this to anyone seeking a new adventure in an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10 tons of loredump at the start, the font is horrific to read (on 1440p), painted 6 rocks, got high on a cliff and then played an arcade machine against some red thing. No idea what on earth I just tried to play. I think whatever was in my "ceremonial pipe" has affected me through the screen and I do not feel well.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The text is hard as hell to read.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full Gameplay Walkthrough - https://youtu.be/vYFtqqgE_9Q Very Addictive Once You have your very own made 2 - 3 Monsters At the start, you have only 1 monster so the battles are very challenging but as you kill more monster and collect their monster essence, you can use all that to Create their monster DNA , which will grant you a new monster . The Max no of Monsters you can have in your party is 4 , I go with 3 strong Melee monster in front with a range attack monster behind them , works…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I logged out of my game one day and came back to next to find all of my monsters had disappeared, including the ones in my party, making the game unplayable, as every time I encountered any monsters my game would immediately crash. And I am having another bug where every time I try to save and quit it also crashes. This game is a half finished mess and it does not look like it will be receiving any updates or bug fixes in the future. The game has grinding and the main problem with this is the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Monster Tribe is trying to be an open world creature collector game, instead you spend a good chunk of time collecting resources. You even get scared of making any monsters, in fear of need some resource for a quest or open a path. And the tools are annoying. There's 3 (fishing rod, axe, and pickaxe) with 4 different upgrades, so you juggle around 12 tools trying to find the right one for the resource you're currently griding/farming. I like the idea of of making the monsters from resources, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like RPGs and Monster Catchers like Pokemon, then this game is right up your alley! It's a love letter to these types of games, but also provides plenty enough to offer its own fun and unique experience. The world you enter is full of lore and details, and it's very apparent that a lot of thought and effort went into the world you explore throughout. It offers a new perspective on the genre with the combination of resource collection and crafting with monster collection for your party,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crashing and losing progress is not ok. Needs some bug fixing before I'll open it again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so far very fun, kind of a grind which is a plus in my book but game has crashed on me while going through my journal and the DNA menu for obtaining new monsties.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not very good. Maps are way too big even the towns have massive amounts of blank space between them so going to the houses you need to go is difficult especially since there are barely any landmarks other than some random statues. Combat feel braindead. I'm sure there's more to the combat than what I got but considering one of the first things I did was waltz over to the fire area and proceeded to dominate with zero strategy to speak of I think that some revamping of the combat system is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have really enjoyed what I've played so far of this game. The monsters are unique and the battle system is fun. It has lovely art and decent music. However, the harvesting is extremely tedious and for such a large area to explore I wish the character could move a little faster or run. There is a "dash" but it is more like a dodge or jump. If those were my only issues I would still give the game a positive review but it crashed within an hour of playing it, luckily it saves every 15 minutes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh.. I personally didn't enjoy it. In fact, I refunded almost immediately. Combat is abysmally boring and what makes it even worse, its the way monster summoning works. They tried to be different....but they just ended up ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ it up imho. Just my 2c though, hey, you might like it heh.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After a couple hours in of playing Monster Tribe, and I can confidently say that it's a delightful game that exceeded my expectations. From its charming visuals to its addictive gameplay, this gem of a game is worth every moment spent. What sets Monster Tribe apart is its innovative blend of strategy, exploration, and monster collecting. Building and managing my tribe of monsters was pretty cool, and the strategic battles provided just the right amount of challenge. The game's storyline is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of fun early on! Gathering materials is quite addicting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its okay, I enjoy it, but it can get frustrating at times. Still have no clue where to find certain materials needed to progress. But overall its fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great mix of monster catcher nostalgia and new mechanics. The open world resource gathering brings in a nice change of pace so that the game is not just about straight line fight and progress.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far I've fallen for the fighting mechanics, music and visuals. I'm looking forward to adventuring through a story with depth and great world building. It's like coming home from school to enjoy the old monster fighting games, but now I'm just trying to get back from work.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CAN I CAN FISH?! yup. 10/10 would fish again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of content and consistent progression makes it easy to keep playing. There are some things that could use polish but I'm happy to support the developer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed the combat system of this game! It was fresh while super familiar for a turn-based RPG!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It fits right into that Pokémon nostalgia slot and even expands on it. Especially for Indie fans I think Monster Tribe is quite a cute game to pick up. Also: The beginning tutorial might be a bit tedious to go through at first, but after that the world opens up and you are free to go at your own pace and explore.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun and unique spin on the monster catcher genre. (P.S. Trixin is the best.)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall premise is good, art style is ok, creature design is pretty good; *conceptually* this *could* be a good game. Everything else, tho? Kind of a mess. Even ignoring glaring performance issues like the frequent crashes and random drops in frames which, on their own, make the game a pain to play, at times; a lot of the in-game systems would benefit from more detail, both in how they're implemented and in how they're explained to the player. This applies to everything from the tool upgrade…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played a bit under an hour after the game crashed. Lost most of game time due to no autosave or regular save info? Decent concept for the game, confusing and some actions don't always work. Dev has not been active in fixing things from almost 2 years. Refunding, not going to bother with this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very buggy for some reason. 1, The game keeps crashing when I attempt to save. It forces me to start all the way from the beginning. 2. When the game launches it is in a beta version even though the game shouldn't be in beta. 3. The game is responding to my controller even though it says it supports both my steam controller and my Xbox controller. Other than the crashing it was an enjoyable game from what I played.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Monster Tribe is an ambitious indie RPG developed and published by Boundless Games that attempts to merge creature collection, tactical turn-based combat, exploration, and light survival mechanics into a single cohesive experience. Set on the mysterious island of Akama, the game introduces a world that once thrived alongside magical creatures known as Ateyan, only to be left in ruin after a catastrophic event tied to a destructive force called the Rift. Players take on the role of a sage…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →help, i cant save this game :c its fun tho but id love to not have to restart
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Developer not only seems to have abandoned this project after kickstarting it, but I'm not sure if they're even still developing games in general.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks to an eShop listing, the Switch release date for Monster Tribe has now been revealed. #MonsterTribe https://gamesense.co/game/monster-tribe/news/discuss/monster-tribe-release-date-set-for-march/
unlabelledView post →This game may look like a pokemon clone but it really isn't. It plays like an adventure game that has evolution components, puzzles, and some grinding that adds the RPG element. The story isn't linear and allows you to explore a lot. The music is good and the battle system feels a bit like a tactical RPG. The game in it's current state does have bugs and I've had 3 crashes in 10 hours. It's cheap and has a ton of content though so it's a definite recommend for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember playing ActRaiser? Remember how much fun you had helping the citizens and rebuilding the land and being looked upon as a god. Now imagine the battle system was tactical grid based pokemon battles! This game combines them and improves on both along with some sweet graphics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like the graphics and the character movements. The concept of the story is very interesting and so far I think it will be fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the game in general, the battle music is very good only the sound effects like walking and other people talking are annoying to a point that i turned the effect sound off
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm so excited for this game and can't wait to play it!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wonderful art style, love the game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been waiting for this game for a while now! So happy to see it release:) Its art style is incredible and the environment/setting is so dreamy. The gameplay is super nostalgic and a ton of fun. Would really recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fun and addicting game! Reminds me of Pokemon, Mega Man Battle Network, and bit of Stardew Valley. Giving this great indie the highest of recommendations!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love the game so far
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very interesting concepts and story. I love the different monster designs and can't wait to see all of them around the game world! The collection aspect is super enjoyable and easy to play, I especially like the fishing. The world is huge, and there's so many little secrets and information about the monsters and items, and the dialogue from a lot of the village characters is very fun! I can see myself sinking many hours into this game in the near future, definitely a great game for beginners…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great world, interesting story The monsters have super interesting designs, and lots of variety even early on Tutorial was very straightforward and helpful, and quick to run through Cool open world, love the ability to do whatever I want and see lots of different places early on Easy recommend to anyone who likes strategy battles, or just collecting monsters and exploring big open worlds
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is tons of fun!!! Loving the soundtrack and the pixel art. The controls are easy to pick up, and the battle system seems like it can get really deep. The story has me hooked right from the start. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a monster catcher game :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible game! The art style is really cute, and I love the battle mechanics! I can tell already that I'll be spending hours collecting things and fighting monsters in this game. Can't wait to see what the rest of it has to offer!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've just started it and will update my review when I've progressed more but so far it seems really fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love this game, its like Pokemon but better. Hats off to Reece for this one!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its clear that a lot of work was put into making this game. Vibrant colours, attention to detail, and appealing designs for the monsters. Additionally, There's strategic depth of the game, which requires players to carefully manage their monsters and plan their attacks.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! I love the mixture of gathering, story and battling it really mixes up the gameplay and keeps me constantly doing stuff. The battling system is really nice and I don't think I've seen one quite like it. It'd be a shame if I didn't mention the beautiful art! It's honestly amazing to just walk around and look at everything. The music as well is excellent and captures the vibe of the game perfectly. My only critique so far would be some minor things like the lack of scene transitions…
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