The Monster Breeder

Item: The Monster Breeder
Rating: 96
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-07

Summary

Deep, engaging monster breeding system.
Strategic and enjoyable combat.
Addictive gladiatorial management loop.
Extensive and varied content.
Repetitive, grindy gameplay loop.
Inadequate tutorial and UI/UX.

Categories

Monster Breeding Turn-based Combat Management Simulation Base Building Resource Management Character Progression Team Management Crafting

Reviews (sample size): 119
Helpful reviews: 87%
Unhelpful reviews: 12%
Protest reviews: 1%

96%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
4%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 221
Negative points: 148
Gameplay points: 59
Perf. points: 7
Rec. points: 82
Misc points: 19

Point	Description	Importance
Deep, engaging monster breeding system Description The monster breeding system is a major highlight, offering depth, customization, and engaging experimentation. Players enjoy crossbreeding, influencing traits, and creating unique creatures, with many comparing it favorably to similar systems in other games. Importance 95%	The monster breeding system is a major highlight, offering depth, customization, and engaging experimentation. Players enjoy crossbreeding, influencing traits, and creating unique creatures, with many comparing it favorably to similar systems in other games.	95%
Strategic and enjoyable combat Description The game features enjoyable and challenging turn-based combat that requires strategic planning. Even losing battles can be beneficial, and the fights themselves are fun and engaging. Importance 66%	The game features enjoyable and challenging turn-based combat that requires strategic planning. Even losing battles can be beneficial, and the fights themselves are fun and engaging.	66%
Addictive gladiatorial management loop Description The core gameplay loop, centered around gladiatorial management, is highly addictive and enjoyable. Players find themselves wanting to play 'just one more turn'. Importance 60%	The core gameplay loop, centered around gladiatorial management, is highly addictive and enjoyable. Players find themselves wanting to play 'just one more turn'.	60%
Extensive and varied content Description The game offers a substantial amount of content, providing players with many options and a lot to do. This contributes to the game's replayability and long-term enjoyment. Importance 57%	The game offers a substantial amount of content, providing players with many options and a lot to do. This contributes to the game's replayability and long-term enjoyment.	57%
Active and responsive developer Description The developer is actively involved, responsive, and consistently updates the game based on player feedback. This ongoing support enhances the overall player experience. Importance 7%	The developer is actively involved, responsive, and consistently updates the game based on player feedback. This ongoing support enhances the overall player experience.	7%
Carnivores and mammals advantageous Description Carnivores are easy to tame and train, while mammalian creatures are advantageous due to their high trainability. Importance 3%	Carnivores are easy to tame and train, while mammalian creatures are advantageous due to their high trainability.	3%
Multiple difficulty levels available Description The game offers multiple difficulty levels, including a custom mode, catering to a wide range of player skill levels and preferences. Importance 2%	The game offers multiple difficulty levels, including a custom mode, catering to a wide range of player skill levels and preferences.	2%
Encourages exploration/discovery Description The game encourages exploration and discovery by allowing players to skip the tutorial and figure things out independently. Importance 2%	The game encourages exploration and discovery by allowing players to skip the tutorial and figure things out independently.	2%
Many different tournament types Description The game features many different kinds of tournaments, such as "reptiles vs insectoids" or "01 sorcerer and 02 monsters" or "archers only". Importance 2%	The game features many different kinds of tournaments, such as "reptiles vs insectoids" or "01 sorcerer and 02 monsters" or "archers only".	2%