Dawn of the Monsters
The cataclysmic battle between giant monsters has begun in this manga-inspired, side-scrolling, kaiju beat-'em-up! Titanic creatures known as Nephilim have invaded Earth, and the only hope of stopping them is…
Dawn of the Monsters is an adventure developed by 13AM Games, released 1 March 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Dawn of the Monsters is
Dawn of the Monsters is an adventure game developed by 13AM Games and released in 2022. It was published by Crunchyroll Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Google Stadia, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The cataclysmic battle between giant monsters has begun in this manga-inspired, side-scrolling, kaiju beat-'em-up! Titanic creatures known as Nephilim have invaded Earth, and the only hope of stopping them is DAWN (Defense Alliance Worldwide Network), which unleashes its own colossal combatants to defend against the enemy hordes! Take control of four hulking behemoths - Megadon, Aegis Prime, Tempest Galahad, and Ganira - each with distinct abilities and play styles, and smash your way through destructible real-world environments spanning more than 35 missions! Power up with DNA augments, crush foes with devastating Rage moves and brutal finishers, and team up with a friend for 2-player…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Dawn of the Monsters holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 9 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Dawn of the Monsters launched on 1 March 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic and Sifu. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic, Sifu.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dawn of the Monsters yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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