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Monstrum II

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: Team Junkfish
Release Date: Q4 2020

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'Monstrum II' Leaving Steam Early Access, Gets Release Date - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2022 @ 7:32 p.m. PDT

Monstrum II is a 4v1 procedurally generated multiplayer horror labyrinth where a group of survivors must escape a decaying sea fortress.

Monstrum II pits players against a terrifying monster that is controlled by another player in a procedurally generated horror labyrinth. The survivors must escape the grotesque experiment taking place onboard the decaying 1970s era sea fortress, all the while evading the horrors within.

​Players will have to think on their feet and adapt to a dynamic, open-ended horror playground. It’s down to you how you tactically exploit the different environmental and gameplay challenges generated with each playthrough, regardless of whether you’re playing as the survivors, or as one of the deadly oceanic monstrosities hunting them down.

As a prisoner, explore Sparrow Lock to clear obstacles, unlock new areas, and find useful items that can help you outwit the monster and solve puzzles to escape. But remember: stay hidden and out of sight. If spotted, you’ll enter an intense game of cat-and-mouse, vaulting and sliding your way to safety if you hope to survive the chase. 

​There are countless solutions to the ever-changing obstacles in Monstrum II, whether you’re using scavenged items to access hidden routes; brutally smashing through destructible objects; climbing the environment to ambush your prey; working cooperatively with your fellow survivors to reach important equipment, or going solo and hiding to stealthily avoid detection.

Combining first-person stealth gameplay with a puzzle-first focus on survival horror, players will need to strategize a means of escape together, rather than confronting the monster head-on. With scalable difficulty adjusting to the number of players and procedurally generated layouts, traps, rooms, and puzzles, no playthrough will be the same!


Junkfish are ready to unleash Monstrum II out of early access and into full release onto Steam on September 6, 2022 at $14.99 with a 10% launch week discount.

"We are thrilled to finally be moving Monstrum II out of Early Access and into full release,” says Adam Dart, Director of Team Junkfish. ​“The game has been one of the most ambitious titles we’ve tackled and Early Access has allowed us to experiment with the community to see what works and what doesn’t. We are truly grateful for all of the support we have received from the community and we are very much looking forward to this new phase of the game."


Key Features:

  • Can you and other inmates escape Sparrowlock? - Work together with three other prisoners as you come face-to-face with unique gameplay challenges and cross paths with an unwelcome visitor, alone together with limited resources
  • Or will you join the hunt? -  Play a variety of different monsters, each with distinctive playstyles. Will you stalk and ambush your prey as The Bhagra? Or would you rather thrash and terrorize your victims through raw strength and speed as The Brute? Perhaps haunting your kill through telekinetic means as The Malacosm could make for a thrilling hunt! The choice is ultimately yours
  • Bear witness to thrilling, first-person horror - Devise an escape plan and tackle puzzles as you flee for your life, evading the predator that has sought you out! Run, duck, hide or rise to the challenge when necessary, using items such as the fire extinguisher to halt their movement to get out of dicey situations!
  • Endure the terror together or jeopardize your safety - Strength truly is in numbers! Cooperate with friends or other players as you overcome the obstacles that lie in your wake - outwit the monster and coordinate your escape from the Monstrum!

Currently available through Steam Early Access, Monstrum II will launch on PC (Steam) on September 16, 2021, with plans for current and next generation Playstation and Xbox consoles to follow.



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