Monster Manager

Platforms Desktop

About Monster Manager

Monster Manager is a strategy roguelike that puts you in charge of the dungeon rather than the adventurers. Your crew must stop a party climbing through twelve floors, one round at a time.

Before a round, you can add monsters, improve ones you already have, and rearrange the lineup. Those choices determine how much damage the adventurers take and how well your defense holds.

Arrange the Right Defense

Placement is not just cosmetic. The order of monsters changes who meets the adventurers first and how the crew contributes during a round. Drag the lineup into a shape that matches the threat ahead.

There is a useful tradeoff to manage: powerful monsters can give more experience to the adventurers. That means a modest crew can be the smarter choice when it prevents the attackers from scaling too quickly.

How to Play

• Buy a new monster or upgrade an existing member of the crew.
• Drag monsters into a defensive order before the next round.
• Check the tradeoff between immediate damage and adventurer experience.
• Click Start Round or press Space to let the fight begin.
• Adapt the arrangement over twelve floors and keep the adventurers from reaching the top.

How to Play Monster Manager

Mouse / Drag Buy and upgrade monsters, rearrange the crew, and start each defensive round

Space Start the next round

Monster Manager vs. Similar Games

Game	Brief Description	Compared to Monster Manager
Cards & Creatures	A creature roguelike that combines a persistent camp team with cards found on each run.	Cards & Creatures takes a party on the road; Monster Manager turns the perspective around and has you arrange monsters against approaching heroes.
Follower RL	A tactical roguelike where followers create a formation that moves and fights together.	Follower RL is an exploration-focused formation game, while Monster Manager is a compact defense puzzle about building the best floor layout.

FAQs

How many floors are in Monster Manager?

The challenge spans twelve floors of adventurers trying to climb past your monster crew.

Why would I use a weaker monster?

Stronger monsters award more experience to the adventurers, so a weaker arrangement can sometimes make a round safer.