Fit check
Is Montabi worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Creature-collection fans who want turn-based tactical battles
- Deckbuilder players who enjoy evolving teams and ability combinations
- Strategy players who prefer short, randomized runs over fixed campaigns
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a continuous adventure rather than a roguelike run structure
- Players who prefer direct action combat instead of grid-based, card-driven turns
- Players looking for a large-scale strategy game with armies or persistent military units
Our take on Montabi
The collection framing may suggest that gathering creatures is the main activity, but the listed play loop centers on building decks, managing team combinations, and making tactical decisions on a small grid. Trainer defeat also ends a run, adding a failure condition that is less prominent than the creature roster.
What is Montabi?
Montabi is a creature-collecting roguelike deckbuilder built around turn-based combat.
Players choose from 22 starters, collect more than 60 creatures, and assemble teams whose abilities can be combined for different strategies. Each evolutionary line has its own deck, while equipment and charms add further choices during a run. Montabi can gain levels, learn new moves, evolve, and receive additional card abilities. Battles take place on a 3x3 grid against opponents and a local X Gang boss. Trainer selection affects playstyle, including positioning, close combat, and meals that improve the team. The trainer must survive, since their defeat ends the game. Runs also include more than 30 randomized city events and cafés where hit points can be recovered.
How Montabi plays
- 01Creature Collection
- The roster contains more than 60 Montabi, beginning with a choice among 22 starters.
- 02Evolving Card Decks
- Montabi gain levels, learn moves, and develop new card abilities as they evolve.
- 03Team Synergies
- Different creature abilities, equipment, and charms can be combined when building a team.
- 04Grid-Based Battles
- Combat uses a 3x3 battlefield where positioning and ability selection shape each turn.
- 05Trainer Choices
- Trainers offer different approaches, including repositioning allies, close-range fighting, and meals that strengthen Montabi.
- 06Randomized City Events
- Runs include more than 30 events spread across the city.
Montabi compared to similar games
Montabi combines creature collection, team evolution, card abilities, and 3x3 grid combat, while Shogun Showdown focuses on positioning, attack tiles, skill selection, and deck construction before a boss fight. Both use turn-based roguelike structure, but Montabi adds creature growth, trainers, equipment, charms, and randomized city events.
Montabi: platforms & release
Is Montabi worth it?
It is worth it if: creature-collection fans who want turn-based tactical battles. Skip it if: players seeking a continuous adventure rather than a roguelike run structure.
Where can I download Montabi?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Montabi's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Montabi on?
Windows and macOS.
