Always Sometimes Monsters
Released May 2014
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
74% positive · 2,444 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Always Sometimes Monsters launched on May 21, 2014 as a complete narrative RPG. Post-launch activity was primarily focused on maintenance and preparation for the sequel, Sometimes Always Monsters, which released on April 2, 2020. A 2-year anniversary patch on May 21, 2016 added minor content (a secret alternate ending and dialogue updates) and prepared save import functionality for the sequel. On April 1, 2020, a further patch added some end-game content to ASM and finalized the save import pipeline ahead of the sequel's launch. The most recent developer communication regarding this game was a November 23, 2022 post announcing a Nintendo Switch physical edition through Limited Run Games — a collector's product rather than a signal of new digital content. All DLC (the soundtrack) was released on launch day in 2014. No new content, roadmap, or future plans for the game have been announced since November 2022, and there is no history of sustained major content releases post-launch for this title. The game was designed and shipped as a complete, standalone experience, with the developer's creative focus having long since shifted to its sequel and other projects.
Evidence
Always Sometimes Monsters launched as a complete narrative RPG experience.
The only DLC — the official soundtrack — was released on launch day. No additional DLC has been listed since.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Vagabond Dog
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, or are we always sometimes monsters?
Choice
A story-driven experience focusing on relationships and emotional bonds rather than traditional RPG combat and adventuring. Indecision is your enemy and empathy is your weapon in a quest to earn one last chance to win back the love of your life.
Circumstance
Choose from characters of different gender, race, and sexual preference and live through the common experiences and unique hardships of each based on your selection. NPCs may treat you differently based on your gender, race, or sexual preference opening and closing different paths along the way.
Consequence
Each playthrough is filled with a staggering number of diverging paths that can be discovered through both overt actions and subtle choices in conversation. The journey you experience will be tailored to your personal ethical compass as your decisions both conscious and subconscious change your fate.
Download the original Always Sometimes Monsters soundtrack by LASER DESTROYER TEAM featuring 15 remastered tracks from the game. Available on Bandcamp.
Mature Content Warning
Always Sometimes Monsters deals with serious stuff, depending on your choices. Including strong language, racist, homophobic, and transphobic language, drug / alcohol use, nudity, violence, and extreme subject matter.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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