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Always Sometimes Monsters

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First release
May 21, 2014
Developer
Vagabond Dog
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Simulator · Drama
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux

Always Sometimes Monsters is a unique role-playing game set in the modern world. You take on the life of your character for 30 days as you try and make it from the east coast to the west coast before your one true love marries someone else. Along the way you'll face a myriad of choices that will alter the course of your journey and change the fate of your character. These decisions will affect the characters you encounter and the world around them, but few things are ever as binary as right and wrong. Your unique story will be shaped by your personal ethical compass, with none other like it.

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Storyline
Your pockets are empty. Your life is in shambles. You've ruined your career. You're being evicted. The love of your life is marrying someone else. With precious little time left you make a last-ditch effort to salvage your world. How far will you be willing to go to make things right again? What are you willing to sacrifice for one more chance at happiness? Who are you willing to hurt in the process? Who could judge you? In the end, aren't we always sometimes monsters?Read more

Your pockets are empty. Your life is in shambles. You've ruined your career. You're being evicted. The love of your life is marrying someone else. With precious little time left you make a last-ditch effort to salvage your world. How far will you be willing to go to make things right again? What are you willing to sacrifice for one more chance at happiness? Who are you willing to hurt in the process? Who could judge you? In the end, aren't we always sometimes monsters?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 21, 2014
Mac
Jan 10, 2015
Linux
Jan 10, 2015
All 7 release dates
Android
May 27, 2015
iOS
May 28, 2015
PlayStation 4
Oct 10, 2017
Nintendo Switch
Apr 08, 2021
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
17h
Completionist
17h
Age ratings
PEGI 18ESRB M
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
minigames, adult, dating, 16-bit, fishing
… All 37, gambling, female protagonist, steam, multiple protagonists, bird, multiple endings, steam trading cards, dialogue trees, choice and consequence, dog, billiards, steam achievements, digital distribution, xbox controller support for pc, single-player only, shopping, breaking the fourth wall, pop culture reference, non-player character, moral decisions, betrayal, pax prime 2013, pax east 2014, video game characters that play video games, depression, developer cameo, bribery, addiction, theft, punctuation mark above head, lgbtq+, male protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
81
Main + Extras (IGDB)
17h
Completionist (IGDB)
17h
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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 1,388 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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