MONARK
Released Feb 2022
Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.
71% positive · 246 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
MONARK launched on February 22, 2022 as a complete single-player RPG. All five DLC items — costume sets, a digital art book, a digital soundtrack, and an extended soundtrack released on December 19, 2024 — are fully released with no unreleased items listed on the store. The developer's post-launch communication has been minimal: a single bug fix patch on March 9, 2022 addressing a resolution issue, and an unrelated soundtrack merchandise post. There are no developer announcements of future content, no roadmap, no season pass, and no outstanding commitments of any kind. The game shows every indication of having launched as a complete, self-contained product. The most recent DLC — the Extended Soundtrack by Tsukasa Masuko — released on December 19, 2024, representing the last addition to the game's content.
Evidence
Extended Soundtrack DLC released — the most recent addition to the game, and all five listed DLC items are fully released with none pending.
Costume sets, digital art book, and digital soundtrack all released on launch day, indicating a complete content package from day one.
Content
5 of 5 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Achievements
47
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Descent into Madness: Jump between exploring the Mist of the real world and fighting within the enigmatic Otherworld. Call upon allies, fight enemies, and unravel the mysteries surrounding your academy. Will you save the world or go mad and destroy yourself?
Into The Mist and Beyond: Dive into a dark realm where reality and the self collide. The mysterious worlds you’ll explore are brought to life in a surreal, dark neo-fantasy style, with intricate character designs and evocative settings.
Power of the Ego: Strengthen your Ego and customize the appearance and abilities of your Fiends. Unlock different Fiends to command in battle, and use the freeform tactical system to position your units and unleash destruction upon your enemies.
How far will you go to save the ones you love? Could you face the threats that surround you? Could you face yourself?
Your world is plunged into madness when the mysterious and deadly Mist surrounds Shin Mikado Academy. In order to save your friends, you enter the Otherworld, a Daemon-filled dimension beyond the real world. Within this enigmatic realm, you must learn to harness your Authority of Vanity and conjure a battalion of Fiends, whose power comes from the Ego of their master.
Develop your Ego through various psychological tests to enhance the power of your Fiends, and lead your forces into battle to fight with and against the seven “Pactbearers” that are corrupting the academy. Embrace the power of your madness to gain strength, but take care not to delve too far, lest you risk losing yourself. Fellow students and instructors will lend you their aid in your quest to resolve the anomalies throughout the campus.
Into The Mist and Beyond: Dive into a dark realm where reality and the self collide. The mysterious worlds you’ll explore are brought to life in a surreal, dark neo-fantasy style, with intricate character designs and evocative settings.
Power of the Ego: Strengthen your Ego and customize the appearance and abilities of your Fiends. Unlock different Fiends to command in battle, and use the freeform tactical system to position your units and unleash destruction upon your enemies.
Story
How far will you go to save the ones you love? Could you face the threats that surround you? Could you face yourself?
Your world is plunged into madness when the mysterious and deadly Mist surrounds Shin Mikado Academy. In order to save your friends, you enter the Otherworld, a Daemon-filled dimension beyond the real world. Within this enigmatic realm, you must learn to harness your Authority of Vanity and conjure a battalion of Fiends, whose power comes from the Ego of their master.
Develop your Ego through various psychological tests to enhance the power of your Fiends, and lead your forces into battle to fight with and against the seven “Pactbearers” that are corrupting the academy. Embrace the power of your madness to gain strength, but take care not to delve too far, lest you risk losing yourself. Fellow students and instructors will lend you their aid in your quest to resolve the anomalies throughout the campus.
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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