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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Developer Lizardcube
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a 2017 platform action-adventure game developed by Lizardcube and published by Dotemu. The game is a remake of the 1989 game Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which was originally developed by Westone Bit Entertainment and published by Sega for the Master System as part of the Wonder Boy series. The game takes place after the ending of Wonder Boy in Monster Land, in which Wonder Boy… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
309 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
149 positive · 39 negative
95% range 73–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 149 | 39 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 24 | 3 | 83 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
953 of 1,106 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
79% recommend · 148 yes, 39 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 187 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,200 of 2,599 positive).
Many players praise the stunning visual and audio remaster of the classic game. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game retains the original's clunky controls and frustrating difficulty. [4][5][6] A few players find the lack of quality-of-life improvements and cryptic secrets off-putting. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [5]
man, the presentation in this game is amazing, the artstyle, the music, its all great and clearly made with love, but the game is simply not fun, it plays EXACTLY like an old NES game, but not like one of the timeless classics like Super Mario Bros 3 or Castlevania, the controls are slippery, enemies constantly hit you from off screen, the monster transformations would be a cool idea... if you could select them, you …
- [1]
This is a remaster of an ancient game originally released for the Sega Master System. That's what I said when I found out this was a remaster, and not a new game, since it looks and sounds so beautiful that it's mesmerizing what they've done with it. You can switch video and audio for original game by pressing F1 and F2. What a great reimagination they did of those 8bit pixels and tunes. It's a masterful and well …
- [4]
Meh, it's nostalgia fuel, only modernized... The clunk is still there despite the fancy new animated skin overlay and modernized music. An absolute exercise in frustration if you never bothered playing through the original as a child / teen... whatever... During your formative years, when you didn't have care in the world. The only care you had was beating some cryptic retro bull$h|t game using a walk through... …
- [7]
Quite impressive how Lizardcube managed to keep the game intact, while still improving its visuals massively. Sadly they didn't give any attention to quality of life improvements. It is at times VERY tedious and you keep grinding for power ups. No instant saving and loading. No new optional hinting system. You loose every power-up upon dying and so can go grinding all that stuff again and again unless you quit to …
- [8]
Just barely give it a thumbs up. 6/10. + Visuals and music are amazing + Music is great + The end game credits + Lots of secrets to uncover - Controls are a tad bit too slippy - Very simple - Very short - The game leaves you quite alone with what exactly some items do. Without going online you probably won't find out what certain items do or how to use them (Tasmanian sword) - Many secrets you would never find …
Summarised from 34 of the 281 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
79% of the 187 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. The complaint that keeps coming up: slippery controls and clunky gameplay. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap has received mostly positive reviews, with the Switch version currently holding a score of 79/100 on Metacritic. IGN said that "while (the original game)'s design definitely shows its age, (the remake) still has a few wonders in store for us thanks to a solid foundation, aesthetic upgrades, and some much-appreciated updates to the original programming." GameSpot praised its visual enhancements and called it "one of the best retro remakes yet". Eurogamer also praised the game, saying that it sets the bar for updating classics. As of September 2017, the Switch version of the game has outsold all other versions combined. As of April 2019, the game has sold nearly…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 309 · most liked firstsomeone's gonna wanna hear this: former Westone founder Ryuichi Nishizawa (Wonder Boy/Monster World series) is currently in the very early stages of planning an original sidescrolling action game with Kouichi Yotsui (Strider, Suzuki Bakuhatsu, etc)
neutral · AI labelView post →Wonder Boy - The Dragon's Trap is my favorite game and you should play it. Here are some of my sketches of the mighty Lizard Man, who is definitely up to fight anything and won't die in two hits due to the lack of armor.
positive · AI labelView post →Chiki Chiki Boys, a colorful Wonder Boy in Monster Land-style co-op arcade game from Capcom. Also known as Mega Twins. www.hardcoregaming101.net/chikichiki-b...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is another Wonder Boy in Monster Land game laundered through a different license, available in English officially for the first time!
neutral · AI labelView post →SNK approached Lizardcube for a 'Metal Slug' HD game after they released 'Wonder Boy' (I guess Dragon's Trap?)
neutral · AI labelView post →fanart of the game Clockwork Aquario it's made by the Wonder Boy/Monster World devs and just like those games it's extremely my style. i recommend it!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh this Shinobi game fuckin rocks with character designs. Funny enough with lizardcube involved, the layout's similar to Wonder Boy too
neutral · AI labelView post →Also today, on Patreon: Turbo Works 1989 comes to a conclusion with the second game ever released on CD-ROM in the U.S. It's a Wonder Boy game on a Hudson console! And it's not branded as Adventure Island for some reason 🙃 www.patreon.com/gamespite/po...
neutral · AI labelView post →FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! Now, excuse me while I use my 32GB of RAM to play the Master System port of Wonder Boy in Kega Fusion.
positive · AI labelView post →Shout outs to Wonder Boy in Monster World, still the best Wonder Boy game… #Sega #MegaDrive #16bit #RetroGaming #Pixels 🌴☀️
positive · AI labelView post →Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. Because not only does it give the game *gorgeous* new presentation, but it also allows you to swap back to the original game's visuals and audio, and even works with the original's password saves. This is the perfect game remake specifically as a remake, imo.
positive · AI labelView post →What game made you fall in love with video games? Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Miracle Warriors. Playing them with my family and learning english, mapping in the Miracle Warrior and figuring out proper builds in Wonder Boy... Good childhood memories, which are hard for me to find.
positive · AI labelView post →Wonder Boy in Monsterland (1989) Also known as Super Wonder Boy, this is a pretty good conversion of the arcade game that seems to feature all the original content including the different secrets. It's a colourful action platformer with an economy and ways to improve your character. 1/3
neutral · AI labelView post →The 1999 PS1 game Milano’s Odd Job Collection is now available in the west for the first time ever! Developed by Westone who is best known for Wonder Boy, it’s a minigame/simulation blend with fantastic pixel art. I’m always happy to see obscure Japanese games get an official localization.
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't see people talk about Wonder Boy and the Dragon's Trap very much but also it seems like a lot of my furry friends have played it. I did when the Switch first came out but I've been thinking about it again lately. What a strange game...
neutral · AI labelView post →I am baiting you to engage with me: What are y'alls favorite 2D, side-scrolling, side view, video game towns with NPCs? Zelda 2? Panic on Funkotron? Maple Story? Wonder Boy? West of Loathing?
neutral · AI labelView post →The latest SMS Works from @jparish.bsky.social about Wonder Boy in Monster Land is, unsurprisingly, outstanding. A fascinating piece detailing the context in which this unique game exists. It also has the phrase “your body is a monster land” which is causing me major brain disruption.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap done! I didn't actually think I'd beat it tonight LOL but I'm glad I did! What a fun little game, and what a great way to start the year. 2025 is the year of Dev, I'm telling you.
positive · AI labelView post →Me: the creators of Wonder Boy and Bomberman worked together on a game in the 80s You: oh wow what kind of game Me: it's a sports game You: ha ha that must be one weird sports game! Me: it's a popular variant of croquet You: ...are there any like, powers or abilities or anything, bombs maybe? Me: no
neutral · AI labelView post →Indie Retro News: Miracle Boy in Dragon Land - In development Atari ST game as an unofficial Wonder Boy sequel gets a new demo www.indieretronews.com/2024/09/mira... #retrogaming #gaming #games
neutral · AI labelView post →Shoutout to this games since I'm in a bit of a retro styled game kick! You should go check it out if you're interested in a Monster World/Wonder Boy title but big and involves furry stuff. Also, I'm inside the game hehe.
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s still #RandomGameSaturday somewhere, right? Australia? 😅 Anyway, here’s Wonder Boy in Monster World for #MasterSystem, a cut-down port from the Mega Drive. It manages to cram most of the game into 8bits, but is considerably easier… and encumbered with a nightmarishly complex password system. 😓
neutral · AI labelView post →Asha and her pepeloogo from [Wonder Boy] Monster World 4~ really lovely game that I finally got around to beating after many years! #art #sega #fanart #imjustgessingattagsreally
neutral · AI labelView post →#RandomGameSaturday Dragon's Curse "Yes. Finally. A week without Wonder Boy." … "Oh no. What is it?" This is the TurboGrafx-16 version of the 4th game in the series, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. "You're doing this deliberately, aren't you?" Yes.
neutral · AI labelView post →So far, the earliest reference to skateboarding I can find in a video game is actually in Wonder Boy. April 1986. There were four games in 1986, with 720° being the only one that directly tried to recreate skateboarding virtually.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ended up playing around with "Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap" on the Switch 2 again... This game looks and sounds so good. Makes me wish the underlying bones of the game weren't stuck in the late 80s. If only they could remix it to use a modern game design ethos...
neutral · AI labelView post →Great art, great music, boring gameplay but a terribly executed remake that takes more steps back than it does forward. Long story short, after beating the third boss, the game takes a massive plunge due to changes to the original game progression that will cause people to be more confused than playing the classic game. In the least spoiler explanation possible, the developers took a special ability for the 2nd to last transformation and made it something everyone can use after obtaining a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Join Wonder Boy on his quest to end the hazardous Dragon's curse placed on him and regain his human form! You can now play "Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap" for the Game Gear with achievements over at RetroAchievements! retroachievements.org/game/12565
neutral · AI labelView post →40 years ago today, Westone's Wonder Boy hit japanese game centers - it's Westone's and Sega's arcade-y answer to Super Mario Bros., and the start of a very prolific (and sort-of complicated) series. The easiest way to play today is the Wonder Boy Collection out on all current systems. I, however...
neutral · AI labelView post →man, the presentation in this game is amazing, the artstyle, the music, its all great and clearly made with love, but the game is simply not fun, it plays EXACTLY like an old NES game, but not like one of the timeless classics like Super Mario Bros 3 or Castlevania, the controls are slippery, enemies constantly hit you from off screen, the monster transformations would be a cool idea... if you could select them, you are simply transformed into a certain form after defeating a boss and deal with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another fun Wonder Trade with @xbuster-zero.bsky.social and this time it's Tanya from the first Wonder Boy game and then on. She was really fun and easy to draw. I just had to make her cuter. ❤️ Tanya belongs to Sega.
neutral · AI labelView post →Four video games from my childhood that defined my taste in gaming! Miracle Warriors Wonder Boy in Monster Land Zaxxon 3-D Bubble Bobble Figured I'd go with first game I liked in various genres pre-teen.
neutral · AI labelView post →Beat Aggelos 100% I really liked it even with its bullshit difficulty on its back half of bosses and that one challenge. Perfect length as well It’s a cute Wonder Boy kinda game and a few catchy tunes
positive · AI labelView post →Beautiful game Monster World IV! Loved playing it and happy we got to beat it today. Next one I think it’s between Cave Story, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Shantae Risky’s Revenge or Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. I’ll think about it but if you have a preference let me know!
neutral · AI labelView post →We Dedicated 10 Years of Our Lives to Finish This Game 🔥 MONSTER WORLD RPG - Free JRPG Inspired by Wonder Boy! DOWNLOAD ✅ https://tinyurl.com/yc496ycu A complete and totally free PC (Windows) JRPG. Enjoy a real old-school JRPG adventure! ⚔️✨ #Gaming #IndieGame #PixelArt
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a remaster of an ancient game originally released for the Sega Master System. That's what I said when I found out this was a remaster, and not a new game, since it looks and sounds so beautiful that it's mesmerizing what they've done with it. You can switch video and audio for original game by pressing F1 and F2. What a great reimagination they did of those 8bit pixels and tunes. It's a masterful and well done craft. The plot follows the ending of the previous game, Wonder Boy in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh, it's nostalgia fuel, only modernized... The clunk is still there despite the fancy new animated skin overlay and modernized music. An absolute exercise in frustration if you never bothered playing through the original as a child / teen... whatever... During your formative years, when you didn't have care in the world. The only care you had was beating some cryptic retro bull$h|t game using a walk through... because let's face it, you're not finishing this game without one... It would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When will be the next YouTube video attempting to unravel all the Wonder Boy video game series
neutral · AI labelView post →Last art piece for 2023! I was fortunate enough to have played through Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, the remake of a niche little game called Monster World IV, from a niche little series known as Wonder Boy/Monster World. #art #ashainmonsterworld #wonderboy #monsterworldiv
neutral · AI labelView post →#RandomGameSaturday This title is a remake of a Japan-only Wonder Boy game, Monster World IV. And features 3D visuals, QoL improvements, and Japanese voice acting Despite some text errors, and the game looking a bit budgeted… It's superior to the original (And runs even better on Switch 2! 🧞♂️)
positive · AI labelView post →Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair is not an action adventure game like the other Monster World games. It's a run and gun platformer / shoot em up hybrid! And a fun one at that. Definitely give this one a try - it's really well-crafted! #videogames #gaming #retrogames
positive · AI labelView post →HVMW ZRR ZURK KV8 That's the password for Hawk man level. Yes, it works. Yes, I still remember it almost 40 years later, and I don't even remember what I had for breakfast, that's how good this game is. Totally recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mega Man 2 still has the most consistently awesome soundtrack of any video game ever. Just banger-after-banger. Sonic 2 - Mystic Cave Zone Wonder Boy III - The Dragon's Trap on Sega Master System has some great tunes as well.
neutral · AI labelView post →Holy shit, was just on the phone to my 7yo nephew who was playing Wonder Boy 3 The Dragon's Trap, he asked me if I remembered a cheat code to skip to the end of the game and I fucking did (WE5TONE), for a game I haven't played in over 30 years. Greatest uncle of all time.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve probably mentioned this before, but Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon’s Trap. First game I ever played that had light RPG elements. An early Metroidvania that still holds up really well today. The remake is also one of the most lovingly crafted remakes I’ve ever played.
positive · AI labelView post →Lizard-Man from Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (I know nothing about this game but whatever) Requested by @rockerthegengar.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Sega just straight up released a game called Wonder Boy 5: Monster World 3. That’s not a title, that’s a score!
neutral · AI labelView post →Take control of Shion and save Monster World from the evil BioMeka... this time in 8-bit! You can now play "Wonder Boy in Monster World" for the Master System with achievements over at RetroAchievements. retroachievements.org/game/10776
neutral · AI labelView post →There are two different games we know as Wonder Boy III, for reasons I get into within this piece on the first and less acclaimed one of them, known as Monster Lair. It's a run-and-gun and horizontal STG sequel to a fantasy platformer, and whose follow-up is a Metroid-style action RPG. Westone, baby
neutral · AI labelView post →As a new player, this game is frustrating. There are zero checkpoints. Depending on the boss location, you can take 5-10 minutes to get to the boss. If you die, you get sent to the beginning. If you get hit once by certain enemies, you just get dragged along their path and end up taking more damage because you can't get out of their way. There are potions that act as lives, but they are few and far between. Every time you die, you have to wait to stop a roulette for a chance to get another…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another new game for the Commodore 64 found in the wild - Wonder Boy! #WonderBoy #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #VintageComputers
neutral · AI labelView post →#RandomGameSaturday Wonder Boy in Monster World The last new Wonder Boy game released in North America until 2018's Cursed Kingdom The (less cruel) Japanese original is known as Wonder Boy V: Monster World III. And surprisingly the numbers are correct Just don't ask what happened to Wonder Boy IV
neutral · AI labelView post →Another example of a reboot done right! The devs actually love this game. Their work is undeniable evidence of that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This a great thread (really interesting what people locked in on). Check it out. 😊 One of the few times I've beaten an "older really hard game" (with no save states or anything); Wonder Boy II Wonder Boy in Monster Land. The final boss just kept having phases, I survived with a sliver of health.
positive · AI labelView post →We Dedicated 10 Years of Our Lives to Finish This Game 🔥 MONSTER WORLD RPG - Free JRPG Inspired by Wonder Boy! DOWNLOAD ✅ https://tinyurl.com/yc496ycu A complete and totally free PC (Windows) JRPG. Enjoy a real old-school JRPG adventure! ⚔️✨ #Gaming #IndieGame #PixelArt
neutral · AI labelView post →You like pixel art? You like big expressive sprites? How about really fun kinetic mini games? Or Westone's (Wonder Boy, Monster World IV, Clockwork Aquario) touch for colorful and vibrant settings? If you're saying yes to all of these, please check out Milano's Odd Job Collection. A Good Time Game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Great adventure platformer from way back, one of the best SEGA master system games. Remastered in a brilliant and respectful way with quick and easy toggle of retro sound and graphics. Still to this day a solid 6-10 hr playthru.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Burdened by the weight of history the developers has had to really wrestle with this title: Do they make it as close to the originals or modernize? End result is both of these worlds and none. Like in math '10 * 0 = 0'. A lot going on but end result is not much to celebrate. Or then it's just what the doctor prescribed for you. Mileage varies from person to person but those who liked and played the originals are on the top of the pile here. Clearly the current 'Very Positive' score means the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wonder Boy in Monster Land for the Sega Master System. Sis and mom helped for Miracle Warriors and played it themselves, but this was MY game. I figured out things like minimal boots needed, best ways to spend money on gear at various points to guarantee upgrades... it taught me to remember numbers.
positive · AI labelView post →picked up the collection of 4 Wonder Boy games - I'm looking forward to Monster World IV!
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