Monobeno
Released Jan 2018
This was a story about humans and monsters, disease and haunting, and the past and the future. It leads you to the unusual traditional Japanese culture.
95% positive · 653 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $24.99
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Evaluation
Monobeno is a Japanese visual novel that launched on Steam on January 26, 2018. The store description itself stated upfront that the game would be split into two parts: the main story (the base game) and an After Story to follow as DLC. That sequel DLC — Monobeno -HAPPY END- — shipped on May 22, 2018, fulfilling the announced content commitment. Both the base game and its sole DLC are released, with no further DLC listed on the store.
On January 25, 2019, a deluxe bundle edition combining both titles was released as a separate Steam product (Monobeno -HAPPY END- Deluxe), with the publisher confirming at the time that both versions (standalone and bundle) would receive the same updates going forward. This represents the definitive packaged form of the game's content.
Subsequent news posts on this game's Steam page from 2020 and 2022 promote related but separate products — a spin-off audio drama series and another Lose title (Maitetsu: Last Run!!) — rather than announcing new content for Monobeno itself. The developer has not communicated any plans for additional Monobeno content since the HAPPY END DLC launched. The last developer communication specifically about Monobeno content dates to January 25, 2019. The game launched as a complete two-part story, and both parts have been delivered.
Evidence
Publisher announced the HAPPY END DLC launch, describing it as the sequel/fan disc containing after stories for all three character routes plus additional bonus content from the PS Vita version.
Monobeno -HAPPY END- (the promised After Story DLC) released on May 22, 2018, fulfilling the commitment stated in the store description.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
HIKARI FIELD
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Here was an isolated mountain village named Monobeno. The village here had a certain rustic charm and kept faith with the coexistence of humans and monsters. Our story began here.
The protagonist, Tooru Sawai, was born and grew up here. He and his sister, Natsuha Sawai, depended on each other. While she had lost some of her memories by accident…
It had been a few years since Tooru Sawai moved away, he set foot again in this beautiful and magical land full of adventures and legends.
Apart from the age-old Tang Umbrella Monster Hisyakaku, he was reunited with two young girls: his childhood sweetheart, Alice Arisma, and Red Bear Monster, Sumi.
When there was a mask dancing at the summer festival, Natsuha Sawai fell down and suddenly grew up. Only through one night long, her body turned to an adult size. She was tortured by this abnormal growing, both physically and mentally.
It was caused by disease or monsters’ haunting?
Between medicine and legends, Tooru Sawai tried to find a way to save his sister. With the help of Alice or Sumi’s power, what kind of romantic story would happen during their adventures? And was there something happened more than brother and sister?
This was a story about humans and monsters, diseases and monsters’ haunting, and the past and the future.
This is a dedicated art created by Lose— a new star of Japanese visual novel companies. It has ample CGs, magnificent performances, extraordinary music and voice acting, which leads you to the unusual traditional Japanese culture.
It is going to be divided into two titles for sale. The prequel is 『Monobeno』 Main Story, and the sequel is『Monobeno』 After Story which is going to be released as a DLC.
The protagonist, Tooru Sawai, was born and grew up here. He and his sister, Natsuha Sawai, depended on each other. While she had lost some of her memories by accident…
It had been a few years since Tooru Sawai moved away, he set foot again in this beautiful and magical land full of adventures and legends.
Apart from the age-old Tang Umbrella Monster Hisyakaku, he was reunited with two young girls: his childhood sweetheart, Alice Arisma, and Red Bear Monster, Sumi.
When there was a mask dancing at the summer festival, Natsuha Sawai fell down and suddenly grew up. Only through one night long, her body turned to an adult size. She was tortured by this abnormal growing, both physically and mentally.
It was caused by disease or monsters’ haunting?
Between medicine and legends, Tooru Sawai tried to find a way to save his sister. With the help of Alice or Sumi’s power, what kind of romantic story would happen during their adventures? And was there something happened more than brother and sister?
This was a story about humans and monsters, diseases and monsters’ haunting, and the past and the future.
This is a dedicated art created by Lose— a new star of Japanese visual novel companies. It has ample CGs, magnificent performances, extraordinary music and voice acting, which leads you to the unusual traditional Japanese culture.
It is going to be divided into two titles for sale. The prequel is 『Monobeno』 Main Story, and the sequel is『Monobeno』 After Story which is going to be released as a DLC.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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