Monmusu Gladiator

Monmusu Gladiator

Released Jul 2021

A board game, card game, and monster girl-raiser all in one! Build the perfect deck in this cute & casual roguelite action RPG! Will you prioritize raising your monster girls? Making them fight? Or maybe you're more of a shopping fiend!

93% positive · 205 reviews
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Released, but still in active development
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Evaluation

Monmusu Gladiator launched on July 14, 2021 and has received a consistent stream of content from ZephyrStudio ever since. Three major content updates have shipped post-launch: a large expansion (ver1.2.0) on April 15, 2022 adding new Breeder Pack content, inheritance systems, and new difficulty levels; a major collaboration update on September 21, 2023 featuring cards from over 10 indie game titles; and another collaboration update on February 17, 2025 adding cards from "Yuri Sword Saga." This establishes a sustained pattern of substantial updates roughly every 12–18 months. A feature patch followed on May 16, 2025 adding updated card artwork and Thai/Spanish language support, and that post also mentioned "there might be another wonderful announcement in the near future." As of today (October 1, 2026), the last major content release was February 17, 2025 — approximately 19 months ago. The established interval between major releases has ranged from roughly 12 to 18 months, so we are just at or slightly past the outer edge of that window. However, the developer has made no statement that development is complete, and the May 2025 hint of a future announcement has not been followed by either a delivery or a retraction. The developer's last communication was May 16, 2025 — approximately 16 months ago — which is approaching, but has not definitively crossed, a silence threshold given the historically long gaps between updates on this title. The developer has not announced the end of development, and the established pattern of sporadic but recurring major updates means the current silence is not yet out of character.
Evidence
Collaboration cards from 'Yuri Sword Saga' added — the most recent major content release for the game.
news post · Feb 17, 2025 source content shipped
high
Major collaboration update with over 10 indie titles shipped. Developer also noted a new Breeder Pack is planned for the following year.
news post · Sep 21, 2023 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
ZephyrStudio
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

A board game, card game, and monster girl-raiser all in one! Build the perfect deck in this cute & casual roguelite action RPG!

Having become a monster breeder, it's time for you overcome various trials and hardships with the monster girls ('monmusu') at your side, and raise them to be the greatest monster girls there ever were! Crush the competition in the arenas, and deliver their freedom!

Raise cute monster girls with cards!

Pick and choose cards to train and strengthen your monster girls! Move forward on the map for the number at the top left of each card, and trigger events! Will you prioritize raising your monster girls? Making them fight? Or maybe you're more of a shopping fiend!

Overcome the competition, and aim to come out on top of all the arenas!

Engage in thought-provoking battles, evaluating the enemies' actions with straightforward controls that only involve clicking! Fight until either side goes down!

Win, and now you've got your hands on some powerful cards and artifacts! Use them to take your monster girl to new heights!

And once you're done raising one monster girl...?

A delivery of Magic Stones in your name, based on your score! Unlock new cards and characters, and challenge yourself once more!

Raise all 13 monster girl types, and become the greatest monster girl trainer there ever was!

Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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