Monster Rancher (video game)

Monster Rancher
Developer(s)Tecmo
Publisher(s)Tecmo
SeriesMonster Rancher
Platform(s)PlayStation, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Release
July 24, 1997
  • PlayStation
    Android
    • JP: November 28, 2019
    iOS
    • JP: November 28, 2019
    • WW: December 9, 2021
    Switch
    • JP: December 19, 2019
    • WW: December 9, 2021
    Windows
    • WW: December 9, 2021
Genre(s)Life simulation game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Monster Rancher, known in Japan as Monster Farm (モンスターファーム, Monsutā Fāmu), is a console game released in 1997 for the PlayStation system. It is the first game in Tecmo's Monster Rancher series, featuring the raising, fighting, and breeding of monsters.

Monster Rancher was a critical and commercial success, garnering praise for its unique and addictive gameplay. A port of the game was released in Japan for Android and iOS on November 28, 2019, and for Nintendo Switch on December 19, 2019.[3][4] An updated version for iOS, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows via Steam was released worldwide on December 9, 2021 as part of the compilation titled Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX along with Monster Rancher 2.[5]

  1. ^ "Monster Rancher". IGN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. ^ "GameSpot: Video Games News: Tecmo Release Schedule". 2002-02-20. Archived from the original on 2002-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. ^ Romano, Sal (November 8, 2019). "Monster Rancher port launches November 28 for smartphones, December 19 for Switch in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Japanese Nintendo Eshop". Nintendo.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 26, 2021). "Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX Launches on Switch, PC, iOS on December 9 in the West". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 3, 2021.