Monster Strike

This article is about the mobile game. For the animated series, see Monster Strike (anime).

Monster Strike
Developer(s)Mixi
Publisher(s)Mixi
Designer(s)Yoshiki Okamoto[1]
Platform(s)Android, iOS
ReleaseiOS
  • JP: August 8, 2013
  • NA: October 20, 2014
Android
  • JP: December 14, 2013
  • NA: October 21, 2014
Genre(s)role-playing, physics
Mode(s)Single-player

Monster Strike (モンスターストライク, Monsutā Sutoraiku) is a mobile Japanese role-playing physics game with elements of puzzle, strategy and cooperative multiplayer. It is developed by Mixi for iOS and Android platforms. The game was created by former Capcom game designer Yoshiki Okamoto.[1][2] In Japan, its name is often shortened to MonSt (モンスト, Monsuto). The game can be summed up as a cross between Nintendo's Pokémon and Capcom's Metal Walker; the former in that it centers around monster collecting and the latter in that battles take place using catapult mechanics.[vague]

By October 2018, the game grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, surpassing Puzzle & Dragons to become the highest-grossing mobile app of all time.[3] The game has grossed a total revenue at least $8.13 billion as of 2019.

A more traditional role-playing game of Monster Strike was released for the Nintendo 3DS in December 2015. The game was adapted into an anime series in 2015. An anime film adaptation titled Monster Strike The Movie was released on December 10, 2016. A second anime film, titled Monster Strike the Movie: Sora no Kanata, was released on October 5, 2018, in Japan. A third anime film titled Monster Strike The Movie: Lucifer Zetsubō no Yoake was slated to be released in June 2020 but it has since been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

  1. ^ a b Leone, Matt (November 13, 2014). "Monster Strike: The redemption of Capcom legend Yoshiki Okamoto". Polygon. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Monster Strike Comes to North American Mobile Devices". CNBC. October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference sensortower was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Monster Strike the Movie: Lucifer Zetsubō no Yoake Delayed Due to COVID-19". June 6, 2023.