Underplayed Gems

Cartridge Monsters (2021)

Cartridge Monsters cover
Developer
Happenstance Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, RPG, Strategy
Rating
4.4 of 5, 25 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A tense, methodical dungeon crawl where you strategize turn-based battles in a dark fantasy world.

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What players say

Players call Cartridge Monsters a VR Pokemon clone with voice command attacks and a short campaign of about six hours. The game is free, but reviewers consistently call it unpolished with clunky controls, a blocky world, and collision issues. Some players say development was abandoned.

Screenshots

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