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Sometimes Always Monsters

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App ID 441440
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Vagabond Dog
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies RPGMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 30961513
Last Record Update 5 September 2025 – 12:06:05 UTC ()
Release Date 2 April 2020 – 19:25:59 UTC ()
❓ 68.96%
159 reviews
0
In-Game
🎲 RPG 🧞 Choices Matter 📚 Story Rich 2️⃣ Sequel 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+

Join a cross-country bus tour as a newlywed author, and combat vicious rumors that you're a plagiarist. Truth isn't important, when you control the narrative.

Additional Information

Developer Vagabond Dog
metacritic_name Sometimes Always Monsters
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Vagabond Dog
Store Release Date 2 April 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/VagabondDog
https://www.youtube.com/vagabonddog/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 2 April 2020 – 19:25:59 UTC ()
Original Release Date 2 April 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1585810800)
Store Asset Modification Time 9 June 2021 – 11:43:08 UTC () (1623238988)
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review_score 6
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Detected Technologies (?) RPGMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • 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: 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: 16 May 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7133523
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 2 February 2016 – 17:12:11 UTC (), in changelist #1724696
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🌱 Indie 🧞 Choices Matter 📚 Story Rich 2️⃣ Sequel 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 👤 Singleplayer 🧫 Life Sim 📚 Interactive Fiction 🗺️ Top-Down 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 🧰 RPGMaker 👾 Pixel Graphics

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp21 October 2024 – 16:28:52 UTC

Trailer 264628 ↴

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timestamp 4 February 2020 – 12:19:05 UTC

Trailer 51796 ↴

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228985 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2013 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
441441 Sometimes Always Monsters Content 932.13 MiB 779.91 MiB
1292640 DLC 1292640Sometimes Always Monsters - DLC 1 (test) (1292640) Depot 746.38 KiB 624.80 KiB
1341860 DLC 1341860Sometimes Always Monsters - Author Outfits (1341860) Depot 13.75 MiB 8.52 MiB

Total size on disk is 946.61 MiB and total download size is 789.03 MiB.

Total size on disk is 932.13 MiB and total download size is 779.91 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 7133523 3 August 2021 – 22:44:22 UTC
beta Latest Beta 7133518 3 August 2021 – 22:44:01 UTC

Other

Name Value
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