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Always Sometimes Monsters

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App ID 274310
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Vagabond Dog
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies MonoGame Engine, RPGMaker Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 29450106
Last Record Update 8 June 2025 – 20:14:28 UTC ()
Release Date 21 May 2014 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😏 72.13%
2k reviews
0
In-Game
🎲 RPG 🧰 RPGMaker 📚 Story Rich 👾 Pixel Graphics 🧞 Choices Matter

Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.

Additional Information

Developer Vagabond Dog
metacritic_name Always Sometimes Monsters
controller_support full
metacritic_score 73
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/always-sometimes-monsters?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Vagabond Dog
Store Release Date 21 May 2014 – 17:13:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 21 May 2014 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 9 June 2021 – 11:41:24 UTC () (1623238884)
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height_pct100
review_score 6
review_percentage 74
Detected Technologies (?) MonoGame Engine, RPGMaker Engine, XNA Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 July 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4846353
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-2RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 22 January 2014 – 11:52:09 UTC (), in changelist #377856
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🎲 RPG 🧰 RPGMaker 📚 Story Rich 👾 Pixel Graphics 🧞 Choices Matter 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 😌 Casual 👤 Singleplayer 🚶 Walking Simulator 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🗺️ Adventure 💘 Romance 👩 Female Protagonist 🏽 2D 🍑 Nudity 📚 Visual Novel 📚 Interactive Fiction 😱 Horror 🧫 Life Sim

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp11 December 2024 – 17:03:19 UTC
Trailers
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2031755 ↴
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2030826 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 86.29 MiB (90485760)
maxnumfiles 100
savefiles
0 ↴
rootgameinstall
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1 ↴
rootMacHome
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2 ↴
rootMacHome
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3 ↴
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4 ↴
rootgameinstall
path.
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5 ↴
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6 ↴
rootgameinstall
path.
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7 ↴
rootLinuxHome
path.config/Always Sometimes Monsters/.
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Always Sometimes Monsters/. *.rvdata2
MacOS ~/My Games/ASM/Saves *.rvdata2c
MacOS ~/My Games/ASM/Saves *.rvdata2h
Linux [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Always Sometimes Monsters/. *.rvdata2c
Linux [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Always Sometimes Monsters/. *.rvdata2h
Windows [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Always Sometimes Monsters/. *.rvdata2c
Windows [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Always Sometimes Monsters/. *.rvdata2h
Linux ~/.config/Always Sometimes Monsters/. *.rpgsave
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