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Name: Is MonCon worth it? Fit check
Item: MonCon
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Fit check

Is MonCon worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Players who enjoy story-driven games focused on social encounters
Fans of surreal settings who want rhythm-based battles
Explorers who seek side quests, collectibles, and hidden secrets

Skip it if you…

Saves you a refund

Players seeking conventional combat instead of conversation-based rhythm battles
Those wanting a tightly focused campaign without optional convention activities
Players uninterested in surreal depictions of social anxiety

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Our take on MonCon

Its convention setting trades a conventional adventure structure for a dense event simulation, with panels, vendors, minigames, collectibles, and side activities competing for attention alongside Joey’s central objective.

What is MonCon?

Attend a 24-hour convention on remote Mondoton Island as Joey, a teenager dealing with social anxiety who wants an autograph from game designer Mr.

Miyashiro. Joey experiences ordinary people as monsters and faces them in a psychedelic, rhythm-based battle system. Karl, a self-described geek, and Marnie, an investigative podcaster, accompany him during the event. MonCon includes dozens of monstrous personalities, over 120 attendees, side quests, collectibles, hidden secrets, trading, cosplay activities, panels, celebrity appearances, vendors, and at least 10 retro arcade minigames. The convention also features a planned reveal of a virtual-reality game, with limited helmets available on a first-come, first-served basis.

How MonCon plays

01Rhythm-Based Battles: Joey confronts the people he meets through a psychedelic battle system shaped by his perception of social interactions.
02Convention Exploration: The event includes panels, vendors, celebrity appearances, cosplay activities, trading, side quests, collectibles, and hidden secrets.
03Arcade Minigames: At least 10 retro arcade minigames are scattered around the convention hall.
04Companion Characters: Karl and Marnie accompany Joey as he navigates the convention and its social encounters.

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MonCon: platforms & release

Is MonCon worth it?

It is worth it if: players who enjoy story-driven games focused on social encounters. Skip it if: players seeking conventional combat instead of conversation-based rhythm battles.