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Prime Monster
Developer Cavalier Game Studios
A card-based political roguelike about surviving in a parliament of literal monsters. Fight for votes, break rules, weather scandals and force through absurd laws to keep the top job in this democratic dystopia of truly monstrous proportions. From the Steam store page
214 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
169 positive · 32 negative
95% range 78–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 169 | 32 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
233 of 270 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 168 yes, 32 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 200 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (278 of 332 positive).
Players praise the game's unique mechanics and charming presentation. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game lacks content for its price. [4][5][6] The game is not a traditional deckbuilder, focusing on tactics instead. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [6]
Its a very cool concept, but drastically needs better 'comeback' and more 'scenarios'. Starting with what I call scenarios - there are 3 maybe 4 multi year decisions that 'might have an effect later' until fully resolved: They show up EVERY RUN and changing one decision does nothing to the other decisions except maybe getting a different resolution at the very end. For agame that wants multiple playthroughs and …
- [1]
The most impressive thing about this game is it makes a card battler roguelike that runs for 2.5 hours that doesn't feel long at all and that when I clear a run I still want to go back and start another. I've LONG thought that any sort of roguelike running longer than 50 minutes is intolerable but this is proof all those games just sucked at it and Prime Monster is exquisite. The second most impressive thing is …
- [4]
This is going to be the first time I ever leave a review on the game because I think this has potential but as a lot of people have similarly said it loses it's luster after one or two runs. While I did personally enjoy the game after completing one run of it I have considered refunding it, and very well might, due to the sheer fact I cannot see myself playing it again. It simply does not feel like a 20$ game to me …
- [3]
An Absolute blast of a game. While there are many positive and negative things that could be discussed, I wish to highlight something that makes me truly go for just one more run at 5 AM, even as I see the sun rising in the window: this game is incredibly charming. The art direction is impeccable, both the character design, their movements and poses, the gibberish they speak - all of it adds up into an outstanding …
- [2]
fantastic silly halloween vibes mixed with genuinely funny british humor. gameplay stands out a bit among deckbuilders for flipping the script on the energy/card relationship popularized by Slay the Spire (cards don't cost energy, cards can be converted into energy to fuel Tactics, which are always available to use independent of drawn cards). like other games in the genre, the skill ceiling appears to revolve …
Summarised from 34 of the 214 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Prime Monster sits at 84% positive across 201 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
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60 of 214 · most liked firstIts a very cool concept, but drastically needs better 'comeback' and more 'scenarios'. Starting with what I call scenarios - there are 3 maybe 4 multi year decisions that 'might have an effect later' until fully resolved: They show up EVERY RUN and changing one decision does nothing to the other decisions except maybe getting a different resolution at the very end. For agame that wants multiple playthroughs and roguelike I'd expect either more differences in individual senarios or getting more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I could, I would give this game a neutral review. It's not bad, but it didn't really impress me either. If you played the demo and you were extremely pleased with what you saw then it's probably worth a buy, but otherwise the full game isn't really that much deeper than what featured in the demo. THE GOOD 1. The core gameplay loop is good. There's a solid foundation here, and the mechanics all work well. 2. The presentation of the game is very nice. The sound effects, the character…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too little content for the price offered. If there was more or was cheaper, I would rate it higher but now, I can't really recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has a lot of polish and flavor, but gameplay was shallow. I really like the concept of the MPs. The idea of trying to rally my own party, and tactically sabotage the enemy's. It was at its best when the enemy applied buffs that can be stolen by swaying their members. Like goblins would apply a buff that increased how many votes that MP counted for, so switching them to your side was more votes! But all your MP are the same, and most buffs don't care about for/against/abstain. I wanted ways…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The most impressive thing about this game is it makes a card battler roguelike that runs for 2.5 hours that doesn't feel long at all and that when I clear a run I still want to go back and start another. I've LONG thought that any sort of roguelike running longer than 50 minutes is intolerable but this is proof all those games just sucked at it and Prime Monster is exquisite. The second most impressive thing is that, in this modern era where everyone hates each other and the [people from the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to make it clear to the devs that I don't post this to hate. The gameplay is good, great even, and its a unique spin on deck builder roguelikes with the MPs being the whole target. But as a coherent engaging experience the game is weak. If you are someone who doesnt care much for story then this game is worth picking up and you can stop reading here. I genuinely enjoyed watching Olexa play this game in his sponsored video. But getting and playing it myself, I realized much of my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's...fine. It's fine! It's a completely inoffensive deckbuilder that needs a lot more variety. If the intent is to keep adding things, it will eventually be a very worthy purchase, but right now it's pretty anemic for the asking price; you pretty much see everything you're going to see in a few plays. And re-running it is fine, but...there's a lot of competition in the same space.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun, it delivers what the demo and the trailers promised. The coalition mechanic was a big surprise, although the last fight with the can't see opponents moves character was kinda a guessing game. I also learned the value of using the last turn to stock up on political capital.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Prime Monster: A Well Designed, Well Polished Rogue Like Experience With Limitless Potential Let me just start out by saying that this game is phenomenal. As someone who really enjoys Slay the Spire, it really hit the spot. The Good The animations are very well polished, it runs great (I was able to play it on my janky work laptop from 2016), and the overall theme of the game is simply delightful. As a semi-deck builder, the synergies you can achieve here are great, and if you're the sort…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fantastic silly halloween vibes mixed with genuinely funny british humor. gameplay stands out a bit among deckbuilders for flipping the script on the energy/card relationship popularized by Slay the Spire (cards don't cost energy, cards can be converted into energy to fuel Tactics, which are always available to use independent of drawn cards). like other games in the genre, the skill ceiling appears to revolve around learning all of the miniboss/boss's patterns and drafting solutions to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am really having fun with this, if you enjoy prime minister's questions and the idea of surviving in political office game this hits that vibe Presentation is excellent, the art and animations are far above most card style games, it is very smooth just has good design overall. Like at the end of each debate, the speaker calls it then all MPs jump down into a spotlit room and vote its just cool The game is split into 2 main parts, the bulk of the game is the debates, it is similar to slay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept is worth it, but the execution is somehow underwhelming, the deckbuilding feels a little off after the first run with each character, you got some clear combos and a short arrange of options, the roguelite component it's missing in the progress of the game, only unlocking characters and some modifiers of the difficulty; The game is good by itself, but for me it's more like a Demo than a Version 1.0, great art, great idea, great narrative, but repetitive and not as exciting as it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent premise but it is really repetitive and has some serious balance issues. May have made more sense to call it an early access.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fun, but unlike most card games, you only have a few working builds for each playable character. Once you figure those out, it's pure RNG to create these engines that work. You'll restart a couple times trying to get your engine running, and then once you get it going, you're unstoppable. The game gets boring relatively fast... you don't unlock anything for winning besides more difficulty. Which simply means the stakes are higher and you need better RNG. Which means more restarts trying…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, if you're contemplating buying this game, I would say 'not yet.' The presentation is very polished, the writing is clever, and there's some fun unique ideas at play here... but currently the game depends too much on randomness as you climb the difficulties. In the best deckbuilders (and this is not a traditional 'deck-builder per say, as you can never actually change the cards in your deck, just your abilities), even when you're on a run that will eventually be a loss, you still feel…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It would have been obvious enough for Cavalier Game Studios to 'just' make a straightforward deck-builder; the cards already have numbers on them, make that the Political Capital (energy) cost to play them, and have your Political Capital refresh every turn. Allow you to swap and modify your deck, and there you go; a standard deck-building roguelike. It is to their credit in many ways that they didn't do that. Instead, Prime Monster isn't really a deck-builder, as you can't edit your deck of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is going to be the first time I ever leave a review on the game because I think this has potential but as a lot of people have similarly said it loses it's luster after one or two runs. While I did personally enjoy the game after completing one run of it I have considered refunding it, and very well might, due to the sheer fact I cannot see myself playing it again. It simply does not feel like a 20$ game to me for the content it provides. I feel like it would be much better suited at 15$…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →!!FISHING MINIGAME RECAST!! Prime Monster does not have a fishing minigame :(( (Reposting because the game is officially out!) #primemonster #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
negative · AI labelView post →This might be one of the most promising games I've ever played. While there might not be an enormous amount of content at this moment, what IS there is absolute gold. For my entire time playing I had a goofy smile plastered on my face as I defamed, killed or otherwise disfigured my political enemies as a huge and (in my opinion) kind of adorable Orc. The mechanics are really unique in the genre and are incredible fun to engage with. Getting a decent build going was an absolute blast! I'm…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Absolute blast of a game. While there are many positive and negative things that could be discussed, I wish to highlight something that makes me truly go for just one more run at 5 AM, even as I see the sun rising in the window: this game is incredibly charming. The art direction is impeccable, both the character design, their movements and poses, the gibberish they speak - all of it adds up into an outstanding and incredible style that makes me grin every time Chopper ruffles his slicked up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is geniuenly fantastic. Pretty much every complaint that people had since launch (adding fast mode, being able to give feedback, being able to cancel cards) has been added by the devs in just a month. To me, that's a great sign both that the devs care, and that they'll continue to make this game even better. It's got fun builds, interesting decisions, and it's really freaking funny. Give if it sounds interesting, give it a shot, it won't disappoint :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Prime Monster tips for new players: how the 4-resource system works, when to exploit cards for Political Capital, and why early deck bloat kills runs #indiegames #primemonster #roguelite
neutral · AI labelView post →A good game with excellent potential. Needs more playable characters and/or tactics/cards. Some descriptions need to be made clearer. Future multiplayer mode would be awesome. I find it strange that I have little control over my deck size, which I know tactics make up for, but I feel limited in some way...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's clear the devs spent a LOT of time on the Orc deck, but not so much on the other 2. Hopefully they're still doing balance and sanity reviews, because there are multiple misprints and non-functional cards/skills here Cards that upgrade into the exact same card with no change, leader mechanics that don't trigger when they should, staff member bonuses that don't work at all... these would be fine for an early access game, but this is billed as a full release. That said, I did have a decent…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is super easy to understand but still provides a decent enough challenge to make it entertaining and fun. I love the use of the Tactics, and my only complaint is that I REALLY wish they had more playable characters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I admit that the game is nice, it is also to expensive for the content it provides. You have three playable charachters (of which not all of them are equally balanced it seems) that play differently. Not to shabby, but not a lot either. You have multiple difficulties, but the first two feel like a cakewalk, and the later ones just take away a lot of the agancy you have by reducing money you get, which is one of the main ways to actually distinct your playstyle by buying staffmembers and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Prime Monster is an amazing strategy rogue-like composed of two halves, one a turn based battler about winning votes in a debate and the other a resource management survival game about carefully balancing your various resources such as poll rating, authority and cash to maintain their levels while also taking as much for yourself as possible. Notably one thing this game is not is a deck builder as your deck is the thing that changes the least (aside form various upgrades) instead most of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Funny art, humor and an idea with a ton of whimsical details and the setting is brilliant, reminding me a bit of the Cartoon Network golden age in style. They even made monster "simlish" which sounds so funny. And I wish SO hard that I could recommend it, but... The mechanics randomly switch between three outcomes: 1. Having an interesting political battle with some challenge and consequences making you think about your choices 2. You kicking your opponent out of the building without issues 3.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot of promise but ultimately I think it fails to live up to it. Only 3 playable characters seems rather short, given the short game cycle, and its not really a deckbuilding or rogue lite either. There is no advancement beyond opening up things to increase your score. Being able to use legacy to advance politician stats would be nice, like base hand size, or like basic defense, or even just purchase tactics that you can start with beyond the basics. So the game is a great…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, this is a fun and unique game with lots of charm, humor, and interesting mechanics. It's also not gonna be for everyone. Instead of trying to convince you, I would recommend playing the demo. It's fairly short, but the tutorial is solid and covers the general game loop pretty well (progress from the demo does not transfer to the main game, so you'll have to play the tutorial twice). If anything grabs you, I would highly recommend trying out the full game. That being said, I do want…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Made the mistake of posting this last night when none of my UK mutuals were online. Prime Monster only came out on Monday, I've only played about an hour of it but it's already a strong contender for my game of the year
positive · AI labelView post →Imagine if politics were full of monsters! Haha, no, I mean fun monsters like vampires, orcs, and goblins who use cards to hurl insults and smears at each other. Fight your way to the top of the government in card-based roguelike Prime Monster.
neutral · AI labelView post →A first look at Prime Monster, an exclusive game reveal as seen at Convergence February '26. Survive in a parliament of actual monsters in this card-based political roguelike. Fight for votes, break rules, weather scandals and force through absurd laws! #indiegames #indiedev #convergenceshowcase
neutral · AI labelView post →Proof of a hero intensifies! The king of the sky's swoops in it's Transformers x Monster Hunter Liolaeus Prime! Monster Hunter is my favourite game series been playing it since MH Tri on the Wii so this crossover is just amazing! I just need more MH crossovers now 👀 #deskbot #transformers
neutral · AI labelView post →Only 3 decks to play with. Not much customizability to make the deck feel your own. No gameplay loop, so anything you gain is quickly thrown away due to arbitrary progression end. Game felt too easy: - enemy spawns with a higher score than you to give the illusion of difficulty - but your engine always grows much faster than theirs so you quickly turn the score in your favor to win - even with a 20 point lead you still need to wait the predetermined number of rounds for the debate to end so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly recommended if you love card games and dry British humor. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wish the entire British Parliament would vote to launch themselves into the sun. Overall the only thing missing is a few more monsters to play as, but it's early days and the game is spectacularly fun. You can pick it up and complete a run in less than an hour with any given monster, so it's a great way to spend a lunch break.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good but need more than three options for starting character
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cool game. desperately needs some balancing though. the multichoice scenarios are way way too prominent for the ones with all bad decisions that "might affect you later" then affect you every other turn for the remainder of the run. also, the 3rd characters perks are all more of a punishment than anything. 1 of your voters dies every turn and more than likely, rng will screw you as hard as possible and kill your biggest voter on the last turn and give you no revive cards. causing your entire…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid game, had a good amount of fun! However, it seems lacking in content and is somewhat difficult, even though the quality is extrememly high! While I wish I could get a refund due to a short playtime, I can tell how much love was put into the animations, graphics, art, character designs and dialogue!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →like the game, hope for more playable leaders and game modes in the future
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I once won a debate because I killed all of my oposition, truly a masterpiece!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →super ultra banger deckbuilder, only thing i wish for is more of it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. Your cursor is locked inside the game window even in windowed mode Despite the game mechanics seemingly allowing you to play mouse only, if you don't want to sit through the entire cutscene every single time (INCLUDING ON LAUNCH), 2. You have to use the keyboard to skip cutscenes If these two things change I'll change my review to positive, but as it is this game is annoying to even have open
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not a deckbuilder, not by any stretch. You get a starting deck and you never get new cards, you just slowly upgrade them as the game goes on. The only thing you get as a "deck" of sorts are energy-crystal powered tactics you can collect, upgrade, and swap out. The primary strategy of this game involves selecting a series of tactics powers that synergize, and adjusting your strategies depending on the opponents you will face. It's fun, don't get me wrong, but I felt like the word…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a unique take on a roguelike fighting game, where you (usually) aren't killing your opponents. At least, not directly, and like every bad politician, you never have to witness the consequences of your policies firsthand. The puns are great and terrible, but the devs clearly had a lot of fun. There is a British influence that keeps some of the jokes over my head, but I enjoy the ones that I understand. There are three different characters to play as, and each is very different to play.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My fellow Amer... Bri... ah ...whatever'n the Hell you all ah. Ask nawt what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for my bank account. And remembah, I no longah accept personal checks. This yeah has been a yeah of triumphs. I promised to prevent the Witches from giving cats peerages, and I have made good on that promise. I promised to cut the crime rate, and I have also made good on that promise, although I do admit, the drop was mostly due to ah, chaining the MPs to their,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Turns out politics is just screaming loudly to eachother.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this is a game that should've been labeled "early access" - don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful product for what it's worth. I think it's maybe a little on the expensive side at $20, (I bought it on sale though) - but I think it's worth it for the amount of time I'm playing it. It's absolutely not *the* dethroner of StS2 or anything like that, but for a deckbuilder it's a pretty neat one. I like how it approaches the politics aspect of it by addressing the fact we're monsters in two…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game. But balancing is hilariously bad. Like a child came up with some of these events. You can be on the edge of your seat on a super engaging and difficult run, then bam.. ..You get the human hunters event. It's an instant loss event on anything above normal difficulty 0 pledge. Most events aren't dependent on your situation, there is a right answer to them. So the game becomes a memory test. Which is a bummer since the debate combat is so much fun. The most ridiculous part is that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Charming and well made. You play cards and activate abilities to "debate" your fellow monsters in parliament. Lots of great puns and mechanics. I only wish it had more characters to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really like the theme, jokes, and game mechanics... But devs - PLEASE PLEASE - let us start with all difficulties unlocked.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game is fairly enjoyable, it lacks some key card game mechanics in my opinion. It would be nice if there are cards which can draw other cards as a hand of 3 is too small to regularly get synergistic cards. The game gives you a whole bunch of tactics but the number of tactic slots are limited, plus it is very difficult to get upgrade tactics you want as the upgrade needs to be selected from three randomly selected tactics. Despite these complaints, I recommend the game as it is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been keeping an eye on this game for a few months, and being able to finally play the full version is awesome :3 it's a great take on the card game roguelike/slay the spire-y genre and it's very humorous, but also very capable of giving you a challenge if you're looking for one! I do think it's a solid game that is definitely worth your money on special as it is right now, but I do hope that they continue updating and adding more to this game because it does feel like it can get stale…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BREAKING: Cavalier Game Studios announces PRIME MONSTER - a card-based political roguelike about surviving in a parliament of literal monsters. Fight for votes, weather scandals & pass absurd laws in a democratic dystopia of truly monstrous proportions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RttF...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is underrated for sure. You could play it just for the unique theme, humor and great production value but the gameloop is good too. Might not be the deepest Roguelike on the planet but it doesn't really matter in this case. Deserves a lot more attention! Great work devs!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible game, very addictive! From the music and the colorful visuals to the actual gaemplay mechanics its truly turned out to be one of the best roguelikes to be released in 2026. It does have different levels of challenges and and cards to use making it replayable for quite a while. I'd love to see some add ons or at least more candidates over time but even as it is, the games good! if you don't lose the game you can beat each run in a couple hours or less. Not to long allowing you to beat…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good, I bounced off of it when I first tried it. But the second time was smooth. Even the fast mode feels slow. It is fun, but gets rather boring fast. At least to me, with a lot of deckbuilder experience under my belt.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very british very good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good rougelike idea that is good for a while if you know what you are doing, however I suggest more monsters to play as to keep things fresh and unique.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peak roguelike, loved how the names were parodies of historical politicians and I loved figuring out who each one was in real life. Cannot recommend enough. Underrated OST
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