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|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 25, 2019}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure, Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Wonder Boy }}
 
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|gogcom id    = 1953564736
 
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'''General information'''
 
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{{GOG.com links|1953564736|monster_boy_and_the_cursed_kingdom}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/449610/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/449610/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability|
 
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===Skip intro videos===
 
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{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game game settings.png|In-game game settings.}}
 
{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game game settings.png|In-game game settings.}}
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Monsterboy\sys.dat}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Monsterboy\sys.dat}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Monsterboy\monsterboy*.dat}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Monsterboy\monsterboy*.dat}}
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{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
 
}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
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|uplay notes           =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               = true
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|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
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|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Hor+}} gameplay, {{term|windowboxed}} and {{term|pillarboxed}} cutscenes.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-07-26|comment=Tested with GOG release at 5760x1080.}}</ref>
 
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Hor+}} gameplay, {{term|windowboxed}} and {{term|pillarboxed}} cutscenes.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-07-26|comment=Tested with GOG release at 5760x1080.}}</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Hor+}} gameplay<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/ci0exf/nothing_beats_gaming_on_the_weekends/|title=Nothing beats gaming on the weekends|date=2019-07-26}}</ref>, {{term|windowboxed}} and {{term|pillarboxed}} cutscenes.<br>'''Ultrawide HUD Position''' controls whether the HUD is centered.<br>'''Ultrawide Border Design''' affects the background of the menu pillarboxes.
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Hor+}} gameplay,<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/ci0exf/nothing_beats_gaming_on_the_weekends/|title=Nothing beats gaming on the weekends|date=2019-07-26}}</ref> {{term|windowboxed}} and {{term|pillarboxed}} cutscenes.<br>'''Ultrawide HUD Position''' controls whether the HUD is centered.<br>'''Ultrawide Border Design''' affects the background of the menu pillarboxes.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling tech            =
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|vsync                      = true
 
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==Input==
 
{{ii}} Controller prompts can be set manually in-game.
 
{{ii}} Controller prompts can be set manually in-game.
 
{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game keyboard settings.png|In-game keyboard settings.}}
 
{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game keyboard settings.png|In-game keyboard settings.}}
 
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{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game controller settings.png|In-game controller settings.}}
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{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - in-game audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
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|mute on focus lost notes = Toggle with '''Pause When Unfocused''' game setting.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Toggle with '''Pause When Unfocused''' game setting.
 
|eax support              =  
 
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|audio    = n/a
 
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==VR support==
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|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2019/12/monster-boy-and-cursed-kingdom.html Helix Mod: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom].
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 19:07, 8 April 2024

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cover
Developers
Game Atelier
Publishers
FDG Entertainment
Release dates
Windows July 25, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 82
OpenCritic 86
IGDB 79
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, Platform
Art styles Anime
Themes Fantasy
Series Wonder Boy
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on HowLongToBeat
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on IGDB
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom guide on StrategyWiki
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on MobyGames
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Wikipedia
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair 2011
Wonder Boy in Monster World 2012
Wonder Boy Returns 2016
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap 2017
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom 2019
Wonder Boy Returns Remix 2019
Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World 2021

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a singleplayer scrolling and side view action, adventure and platform game in the Wonder Boy series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
 Purchase includes an Xbox X/S/One version.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
A demo is available from Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files[1][2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\video\.
  2. Delete or rename intro.mp4, intro2.mp4, and logos.mp4.

Game data

In-game game settings.
In-game game settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Monsterboy\sys.dat
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/449610/pfx/[Note 1]
Configuration file is not human-readable.[3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Monsterboy\monsterboy*.dat
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/449610/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Hor+ gameplay, windowboxed and pillarboxed cutscenes.[4]
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay,[5] windowboxed and pillarboxed cutscenes.
Ultrawide HUD Position controls whether the HUD is centered.
Ultrawide Border Design affects the background of the menu pillarboxes.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
[citation needed]

  • FOV at 16:9 resolutions

  • FOV at 21:9 resolutions (dynamic HUD position)

  • FOV at 48:9 resolutions (static HUD position)

Input

Controller prompts can be set manually in-game.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game controller settings.
In-game controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Switch Pro controller prompts.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Toggle with Pause When Unfocused game setting.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Monster Boy e o Reino Amaldiçoado.
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3
Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5000 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-07-25
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-07-26
  3. ↑ PCGamingWiki Discussion - How do you view or edit the settings file? - last accessed on 2019-09-02
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-07-26
    Tested with GOG release at 5760x1080.
  5. ↑ Nothing beats gaming on the weekends - last accessed on 2019-07-26