Monster Rancher

This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Monster Rancher (video game). For the anime, see Monster Rancher (TV series). For the American animated series, see Monster Farm.
Monster Rancher
The Monster Rancher logo of Monster Rancher 4, the eighth game in the series. Most titles use a similar logo.
Genre(s)Life simulation role-playing game
Developer(s)Tecmo
GRC (secondary)
Publisher(s)Tecmo
UFO Interactive (secondary)
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS
First releaseMonster Rancher
November 30, 1997
Latest releaseUltra Kaiju Monster Rancher
October 20, 2022

Monster Rancher, known in Japan as Monster Farm (モンスターファーム, Monsutā Fāmu), is a Japanese media franchise and series of life simulation role-playing video games created by Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo). The series consists of fifteen games across numerous different video game platforms, and an anime adaptation that aired from 1999 to 2000.

Monster Rancher is a popular series in Japan, and it maintains a cult following elsewhere. As of 2007, the series has sold 4 million copies.[1]

  1. ^ "TECMO Corporate Profile (as of June 2007)" (PDF). Tecmo. August 23, 2007. p. 12. Retrieved 2008-01-07.