Meg's Monster

Pure NintendoSophie Hiner

9/10

Taking care of children can be hard, especially when you’re a giant monster whose job is to prevent a little girl from crying as you both venture through the underworld. As Meg's Monster, that's precisely your job.Read More

XboxEraGenghis "Solidus Kraken" Husameddin

7.5/10

Now because there’s nothing to work towards, any interest in Meg’s Monster that you have will purely come from the game’s story. I thought it was well-paced, with conversations not taking too long and also doing a good job of expressing a character’s personality—like Gustav and his band of human-interested weirdos, Roy and Meg, the humans and what have you. It helps that I have the emotional capacity of a watermelon, so if anything sad happens I unfortunately become a faucet (and this game has quite a few of those moments in its four-to-five-hour runtime). But there is one turn of events in th...

Nintendo World ReportNeal Ronaghan

7.5/10

It’s a good thing the story of Meg’s Monster is engaging because even if the gameplay cleverly ties into the narrative, it doesn’t amount to much. As long as your expectations are managed and you’re expecting something closer to a visual novel than a JRPG, Meg’s Monster should be an enjoyable read as long you’re ready for some bittersweet emotion.

SiliconeraJenni Lada

7/10

Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies. Switch version reviewed.

RPGamerAlex Fuller

In a genre of flashing spells and slashing swords, murder and magic and mayhem, sometimes we must take a breather to remember that which can hurt our hearts most of all: the tears of a small child. Keep her happy, keep her safe, lest it be the last thing any of us ever do.