Heroes of the Monkey Tavern

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern

Released Sep 2016

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is a first-person dungeon-crawling game designed as an introduction to the genre : simplified rules, balanced puzzles and challenges. An independent project developed solo.

73% positive · 423 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern launched on September 22, 2016 as a self-described solo indie project — a complete, self-contained first-person dungeon crawler. The developer, Monkey Stories, released a steady stream of patches and quality-of-life improvements through 2017, culminating in version 1.0.8 on December 16, 2017, which added Japanese language support and performance improvements. A notable milestone was a PS4 port on March 28, 2017. There have been no developer communications of any kind since December 16, 2017 — nearly nine years of silence. The store description presents the game's content as a fixed, enumerated feature set (8 classes, 22 enemies, 100+ items, etc.), with no mention of ongoing updates, future content, or any live service elements. No DLC was ever listed. The game launched as a finished product and all post-launch activity was maintenance and polish work, not new content additions. The last patch on December 16, 2017 represents the practical end of active development.
Evidence
Version 1.0.8 released — added Japanese language support, performance improvements, and minor bug fixes. This is the last known developer communication.
news post · Dec 16, 2017 source content shipped
high
Game launched on PS4, expanding to console platforms. Developer expressed gratitude for community support.
news post · Mar 28, 2017 source content shipped
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Monkey Stories
Achievements
28
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

After countless days and nights celebrating within the infamous Monkey Tavern, our team of adventurers have spent every last penny... Their fates, however are about to change...

Like a gift from the gods, in walks a mysterious stranger who points them towards a high tower full of invaluable treasures .

It doesn't take much more to rouse their thirst for adventure.

You will enjoy exploring a dungeon full of riddles, dangerous enemies and vicious traps.

And if luck favours...you will discover secret passages sheltering legendary weapons and armours.

Key Features :

- Dungeon exploration in grid-base movement

- 8 classes

- 3 difficulty levels

- 2 hours of intense music

- Static real time fights

- 22 different enemies, including 6 bosses

- Full keyboard and gamepad support

- Numerous traps and secrets

- More than 100 unique items

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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