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Monsters of Mican

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78%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

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Monsters of Mican is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Skittzo and was released on March 25, 2024. It received very positive reviews from players.

Welcome to Mican! Explore a hand-crafted series of dungeons in this first person party based RPG (Blobber) inspired by classics such as Might and Magic and Wizardry. Can you put a stop to the monsters' mysterious plan and discover the ancient secrets of the Amalgam Anomaly?

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews
humor15 positive mentions
optimization1 negative mentions
  • Authentic homage to Might & Magic games with deep character customization, skill systems, and turn-based combat that fans of old-school RPGs will appreciate.
  • Charming and humorous writing with a huge variety of creative and silly monsters, complemented by unique self-made sound effects that add to the game's personality.
  • Lots of exploration, puzzles, dungeon variety, and a satisfying progression system with post-game content and active developer support and updates.
  • The user interface and controls are clunky and unintuitive, including poor UI optimization, non-customizable and awkward default key bindings, and some hard-to-use menus.
  • The game is very janky and unpolished in graphics, music, and sound design, which can be off-putting to some players despite the charm it adds to the experience.
  • Combat balance and difficulty can become imbalanced late game with players becoming overpowered, making the ending and some boss fights feel anti-climactic.

  • humor

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a quirky, offbeat humor that blends silly enemy designs, puns, and dad jokes, creating a fun and lighthearted atmosphere reminiscent of classic dungeon crawlers. Its humor is bold and unapologetically goofy, with a unique mix of fantasy and sci-fi elements that keep the experience fresh and entertaining. While some may find the sound design and humor-based audio jarring, many players appreciate the game's distinct comedic charm.

    • “Mom is a nice breezy dungeon crawler that scratches that itch while remembering the humor present in those classic games.”
    • “It's a weird, shaggy RPG with an eclectic and silly sense of setting, fun secrets to discover, and a careless willingness to give you outrageous and silly buffs because it would be funny.”
    • “The writing has been rather nice - granted, it's also filled with puns and dad jokes (my friends and I have certainly groaned at some of the enemy names when I've streamed this), but it has made me laugh more than once, which is more than what a lot of games do these days.”

  • story

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The story blends epic RPG quest elements with a highly whimsical and silly tone, featuring pun-based names and absurd enemies that add humor to the narrative. While the plot can feel random and nonsensical at times, it manages to maintain a coherent and engaging thread with surprising twists. Overall, the story stands out for its originality and lightheartedness, diverging from typical fantasy clichés.

    • “This game is a middle finger to all the copy-paste scripts 'super serious silent protagonist, drama about some magic relic, big hullabaloo about the big bad guy that you encounter 10+ times over the course of the game each time ending with him being like 'haha you are too weak for me to kill, I shall leave my level one minions to definitely make sure you don't foil my plot.' You know the drill - every combination of the fantasy genre storyline elements has already been done.”
    • “The game has riddles, secrets, traps, an interesting story, and you can even befriend the various monsters and visit them in the monster glade or unleash them against other monsters.”
    • “That said, the game actually tries to tell a coherent story, silly as it is, and does a pretty decent job at it.”
    • “But the story is like someone on drugs wrote it - complete nonsense.”
    • “Just no sane story or idea that connects the dots, just crazy random everywhere.”
    • “This game is a middle finger to all the copy-paste scripts with 'super serious silent protagonist, drama about some magic relic, big hullabaloo about the big bad guy that you encounter 10+ times over the course of the game each time ending with him being like 'haha you are too weak for me to kill, I shall leave my level one minions to definitely make sure you don't foil my plot'. Every combination of the fantasy genre storyline elements has already been done.”

  • graphics

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The graphics in the game are retro and somewhat wonky, reminiscent of classic Might and Magic titles, with a messy UI and occasional technical issues. While the visual style and mismatched aesthetics may deter some players, many appreciate the game's charming, nostalgic art and quirky humor, finding the graphics fitting for its lighthearted, dungeon-crawling experience.

    • “Music and artwork are spot on and are a large part of what gives Monsters of Mican its charm.”
    • “There's a lot of passion on display with this game, and I found the retro PC game aesthetics to be quite charming.”
    • “A clear love letter to the original Might and Magic first-person party-based dungeon crawlers series; from the endearing aesthetics, to the mechanics, and to the amount of hacking and slashing you'll be doing as you venture deep into dungeon floors.”
    • “Like M&M 6-8, the graphics are a little wonky, the UI is messy, and it doesn't run great.”
    • “Yes, the graphics don't inspire much in the way of confidence.”
    • “If you are willing to look past the janky graphics/UI and unfinished content placeholders, you might enjoy the game, but the visuals can be off-putting.”

  • gameplay

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The gameplay combines smooth, classic turn-based RPG mechanics reminiscent of Might and Magic with creative dungeon crawling and loot gathering, enriched by humor and unique design. While deeply engaging and well-crafted, some technical issues like FPS-linked mouse sensitivity affect the experience. Overall, it offers solid, nostalgic gameplay despite minor flaws and a less satisfying ending.

    • “Monsters of Mican is a goofy turn-based RPG with interesting level design, creative mechanics, and a whole lot of puns.”
    • “Monsters of Mican combines the gameplay and character building of Might and Magic 6-7, seasoned with Diablo-like loot gathering, and wrapped in endearingly silly humor with uniquely mismatched graphics and music.”
    • “It's a solid dungeon crawler that, despite its silly appearance, is very well designed and incredibly deep with its mechanics.”
    • “Gameplay-wise, it is very much old-school Might and Magic but without the option of going real-time.”
    • “Additionally, there seems to be no mouse sensitivity setting and FPS is directly correlated to all of the engine's gameplay elements, meaning the game and your mouse speed go crazy if you play at 120 FPS.”
    • “Anyway, despite the gameplay ending with a bit of a fizzle, I had a great time here.”

  • music

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The music across the series is generally characterized by simple, often 90s-style MIDI tracks that some find charming and humorously quirky, especially with custom sound effects. However, many users find the music and sound design off-putting or intolerable, with inconsistent volumes and silly effects leading some to mute the game entirely. Despite this, the music rarely detracts significantly from the overall gameplay experience.

    • “Music and artwork are spot on and are a large part of what gives Monsters of Mican its charm.”
    • “The creator seems to have done the majority of the sound effects and music himself, so a lot of the monster barks are really fun and silly.”
    • “Monsters of Mican is what you get when you take the gameplay and character building of Might and Magic 6-7, marinade it in Diablo-like loot gathering and then drown it in an ocean of endearingly silly humour with exceptionally mismatched graphics and music.”
    • “The main issue is that the music and sound effects are extremely off-putting to the point where I had to immediately disable them.”
    • “Music and sound are currently intolerable with volume all over the place and nonsensical humor-based sounds.”
    • “That would be alright as a goofy mode but really takes away from the gameplay for me, so I just have to mute the game and play my own music to play at all.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is praised for its immersive blend of wizardry and magic, enhanced by minimalist yet effective sound effects like unique attack noises and monster sounds, which contribute significantly to the overall experience.

    • “The sound effects are bare bones to the point of enhancing the experience (I love the fact that someone says 'swish' for some attacks and monsters can sound like the suburban sasquatch) and work wonderfully with the atmosphere the creator has built.”
    • “How nice it is to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of wizardry, might, and magic again.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is notably poor, with a user interface that is inefficiently designed and significantly detracts from the overall experience.

    • “The UI is so poorly optimized it ruins the game.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding is supported through a flexible system that lets players rebuild their group and characters, with an option to repopulate dungeons for a cost, preventing unwinnable situations and providing a balanced grind experience.

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the skill system for offering a meaningful secondary layer of character development, enhancing customization and progression beyond traditional leveling.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers moderate replayability, with its extensive customization options encouraging players to try different setups despite its relatively short length.

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Monsters of Mican is a tactical role playing game with fantasy, medieval and historical themes. Common tags for Monsters of Mican include turn-based, first-person, indie, magic, exploration and others.

Monsters of Mican is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

Monsters of Mican was released on March 25, 2024.

Monsters of Mican was developed by Skittzo.

Monsters of Mican has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Monsters of Mican for its humor but disliked it for its graphics.

Monsters of Mican is a single player game.

Similar games include Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar, A Quest That Became Legend, Operencia: The Stolen Sun, Lords of Xulima, The Bard's Tale IV and others.