Ludography
80/100
Critics1 review
Player reviews
65% positive20 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$49.99

Where to get it

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2021 · Experience · Adventure · Role-playing

Mon-Yu

Timed Nintendo exclusive

A first-person, turn-based dungeon crawler from Experience Inc. in the tradition of the original Wizardry. Create your own characters to defeat the seven demon kings. Form your team, clear the dungeons, defeat the monsters, and claim victory.

Released
15 July 2021
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 5Windows
Genres
AdventureRole-playing
Developers
Experience
Publishers
Experience
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionFantasy
Country
Japan
Age ratings
PEGI 12ESRB TCERO B
Languages
English, Japanese
Time to beat
27hmain story43hcompletionist

About

Mon-Yu is the shortened title of a first-person dungeon crawler video game developed by Tokyo-based studio Experience, Inc. and published by Aksys Games in the West. It was released in 2023 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Windows. Its isekai-based story revolves around warriors from other worlds who are summoned to the land of Tir Na Balc in order to defeat the evil Devil King.

The game received mixed reviews from critics, who noted that besides its unusually long name, it was otherwise fairly generic. Decrying its lack of depth, basic story and standard fantasy setting, reviewers called the game likely targeting and best suited for beginners to the genre.

›Story

You have been guided to the land of fairies where the Dragon King’s Tower housed the hidden treasures that had brought peace to the land.

But one day, the Seven Devil Kings stole all of the treasures, and used their powers to turn the tower into a terrible dungeon!

It is up to you to recover the hidden treasures from the Devil Kings, and restore peace to the land!

Players say

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

Jenni Lada of Siliconera called the game's Nintendo Switch version "an enjoyable adventure", comparing its high difficulty and use of unique, powerful on-map enemies to the Etrian Odyssey series. She called the game's tone "pleasant", noting the ability to save anywhere made it more forgiving to newcomers. Shaun Musgrave of TouchArcade had a differing opinion, calling it far easier than other turn-based dungeon RPGs, though still noting it was "not a walk in the park". He said that despite its beginner-friendly mechanics, its onboarding for new players was weak.

Ben Love of RPGFan gave one of the most negative reviews, calling the game "excruciatingly bog-standard". He described it as "mind-numbingly dull" for experienced players, while giving new players no reason to pick it up. While praising the game's art as "beautiful", he nevertheless called strategies "limited" due to its lack of depth, and criticized death as inconsequential, as the player does not lose anything besides progress in the dungeon. He said that while the game attempts to be more approachable for newcomers, it removed much of what made the genre appealing.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch15 July 2021Japan · Worldwide 21 September 2023
PlayStation 521 September 2023Worldwide
Windows21 September 2023Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi & Mon-Yu

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