Sect And Monsters

Sect And Monsters

Released Jan 2024

Build your own equipment,Manage the sect, recruit various members of the sect, form a team to farm monsters and use equipment, and strengthen and synthesize gems. Collect resources, refine elixirs, and place idle games.The game supports English and eight languages

79% positive · 139 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Sect And Monsters is a free-to-play idle RPG that launched on January 24, 2024. Since launch, the developer maintained an active update cadence through mid-2024, shipping two major content updates and numerous feature patches. The most recent developer communication in the news feed is from March 9, 2026 — a cross-promotion post for a different game (a primitive survival idle game, App ID 2281890), not an update to Sect And Monsters itself. The last direct update to this game appears to have been a bug fix in January 2026, based on the previous evaluation's findings. To establish the cadence: two major content updates were identified across the game's lifetime. Feature patches were concentrated heavily in early-to-mid 2024, with activity tapering through late 2024 and into 2025. By 2026, the developer had launched at least two separate titles (Idle Wuxia Heroes in January 2026, and the primitive survival game promoted in March 2026), suggesting a shift in development focus. The last direct update to Sect And Monsters was a bug fix in January 2026 — now more than eight months ago as of September 24, 2026. The March 2026 post was a promotion for a different game entirely. Prior to the 2026 slowdown, the longest observed gaps between patches were several months. With the developer actively shipping and promoting new titles, the pattern of updates to this game has effectively stopped. The cadence of major content drops (two over roughly 16 months) suggests the historical window between major updates was roughly 8 months or more — meaning we are now at the outer edge of or beyond that window, with no developer communication about this game since the January 2026 bug fix. Critically, the developer has not made any announcement that Sect And Monsters development is ending, but they have also made no communication about ongoing development for this title in 2026 beyond the January bug fix. The March 2026 post actively directed attention to a different game. Given that silence on this title has now extended beyond the historical pattern, and the developer appears to have moved on to new projects, the sustained update pattern that previously warranted an active development warning can no longer be confirmed. No unreleased DLC exists, no future content has been announced, and the developer has made no commitment to further updates. The game launched as a free-to-play product and appears to have reached the end of its active update cycle, though no explicit completion statement has been made.
Evidence
Developer stated they suspended plans for a new game because player numbers were growing, committing to continued development of Sect And Monsters
news post · Apr 1, 2024 source development ongoing
high
Developer posted a cross-promotion for a different game (a primitive survival idle game), not an update to Sect And Monsters — the last official communication from this developer on Steam
news post · Mar 9, 2026 source ambiguous
medium

Media

Details

Publisher
StarMatrix Labs
Achievements
13
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

This is an idle game in which a team of 4 people is formed to grind equipment + collect and produce resources, and develop equipment and characters.
In ancient times, there was a powerful sect that was guarding the peace of this land. However, this time the world has changed, the monsters are particularly ferocious. When the sect is about to survive, you are here. It is up to you to run this sect and shoulder all responsibilities. .
  • The sect is divided into three parts: servant disciples, cultivators, and elders.
  • You can recruit handyman disciples to chop down trees, dig mines, and collect spiritual stones. The resources obtained can be used to upgrade the sect and recruit monks.
  • You can recruit alchemists to refine blood recovery pills and experience pills for disciples to use.
  • You can recruit Qi Refining Monks, Foundation Establishment Monks, and Nascent Soul Monks to fight monsters and obtain resources and equipment.
  • You can recruit elders to increase the overall buff.
  • You can upgrade your sect and train monks to make them stronger.
  • You can collect magic weapons and artifacts to enhance your sect’s combat strength.
  • Equipment synthesis, gem embedding.
Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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