Monsters Are Coming! (2025) - Player Count, News

About

Monsters Are Coming! came out on November 20, 2025 for PC, then for Xbox Series X|S on August 6, 2026. It is on Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, PC. On Steam, 79% of 2,800 player reviews are positive (Mostly Positive). 71 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 278 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck.

Beware, monsters are coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defenses, and boost potential through enhanced player progression. Will you reach the Arch?

What is happening now

Monsters Are Coming! is an indie strategy game that launched in November 2025 on Xbox Series X/S and PC. The game tasks players with defending against waves of monsters, offering strategic gameplay centered on planning and positioning. Early coverage points to a mixed experience. Reviewers acknowledge the core appeal of the strategy mechanics but note that stage design lacks meaningful variety, which can make progression feel repetitive. Despite these design shortcomings, the game has enough mechanical depth to warrant attention from strategy enthusiasts willing to look past its structural limitations.

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Media

Trailers

Releases

Platform

Date

PC (Microsoft Windows)

November 20, 2025

Xbox Series X|S

August 6, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum

Recommended

64-bit Windows 10

Processor

Intel Core i5-7500 Or AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Intel Core i5-11500 Or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Memory

16 GB RAM

Graphics

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Or AMD Radeon RX 580

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Or AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT

DirectX

Version 11

Storage

5 GB available space

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Monsters Are Coming! player count

concurrent players on Steam

71playing now1h ago

100peak today

27830-day peak

278highest we have seenNov 1, 2026

Oct 23daily peak, last 14 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Monsters Are Coming! achievements

62 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Sky High Reach the score 1M

0.3%

Point Break Reach the score 100 000

0.7%

Ark Veteran Reach the Ark 5

Street.zip Shrink 20 streets into one

Boss Slayer Kill 5 bosses in one game

1.1%

Hermit Complete the Hermit challenge

1.3%

All 62 achievements by how many players unlocked them

Rising Power Upgrade a Tower to level 12

1.4%

Minimalist ++ Complete the Minimalist++ challenge

1.6%

Back Fire Complete the Back Fire challenge - Power corrupts

1.6%

The floor is lava Complete the Floor is lava challenge

1.7%

Corrupted Relics Unlock 5 Relics - Power corrupts

Minimalist Complete the Minimalist challenge

2.1%

Risky Draw Complete the Risky Draw challenge - Power corrupts

2.3%

Minimalist + Complete the Minimalist+ challenge

2.4%

The Mule Reach the Ark with The Mule

3.4%

Challenge accepted Complete 5 Challenges

3.8%

Corrupted Townhalls Unlock 2 Townhalls - Power corrupts

Arkbound Reach the Ark 2

4.1%

Relic Hoarder Unlock 10 Relics

4.3%

Wrecking Wheels Break 250 rocks with a Renegade Tower

4.7%

Monster Hunter Kill 5000 ennemies in one game

4.8%

The Leprechaun Reach the Ark with The Leprechaun

5.1%

Stronger Together Unlock 5 Heroes

City Builder Unlock 9 Townhalls

6.5%

The Golem Reach the Ark with the Golem

6.8%

Live To Fight Again Decide to leave the Ark

7.5%

Complete the Ark Complete the Ark with 10 cities

7.7%

Nightmare mode Reach the Ark in Nightmare mode

7.8%

The King Reach the Ark with the King

7.8%

Master-at-arms Unlock 12 weapons

8.4%

Ultimate Hero Buy 120 meta-upgrades

Fuel Complete the Fuel challenge

9.1%

Urban Planner Unlock 40 buildings

10.6%

Great Dragon Reach the Ark with the Great Dragon

11.2%

Atrium Reach the Ark with the Atrium

13.4%

Caravan Reach the Ark with the Caravan

14.7%

The Mayor Reach the Ark with the Mayor

14.7%

Reach the Ark Reach the Ark with 5 different Townhalls

15%

The Lumberjack Reach the Ark with the Lumberjack

16.3%

Archeologist Unlock 5 Relics

16.5%

Expert mode Reach the Ark in Expert mode

17.3%

Royal Mausoleum Reach the Ark with the Royal Mausoleum

19%

Medieval Fair Reach the Ark with the Medieval Fair

19.7%

Architect Unlock 25 buildings

30.2%

Worker City Reach the Ark with the Worker City

31.9%

Hard mode Reach the Ark in Hard mode

36%

Veteran Unlock 6 weapons

37.4%

Road of Ashes Complete the Road of Ashes

43%

City of Ashes Reach the Ark with the City of Ashes

47.6%

Propaganda City Reach the Ark with the Propaganda City

48.1%

Road of Sands Complete the Road of Sands

51.8%

Mirror City Reach the Ark with the Mirror City

60.1%

Cultists Defeat the boss Cultists

60.6%

BigTreeman Defeat the boss BigTreeman

60.6%

BigBloatoad Defeat the boss BigBloatoad

64%

Road of Ice Complete the Road of Ice

64.2%

SpiderMama Defeat the boss SpiderMama

64.7%

Mason Unlock 10 buildings

65.6%

Invincible Reach the Ark without the Hero dying

72.9%

Normal mode Reach the Ark in Normal mode

86.5%

Road of Elderwood Complete the Road of Elderwood

86.5%

Belfry Reach the Ark with the Belfry

86.6%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

1 story

Monsters are Coming! Review

1 outlet · Sep 20, 2026

Monsters Are Coming! 2025