Monsters Are Coming! Rock and Road Review
- Developer: Ludogram
- Publisher: Raw Fury
- Platform: Played on Xbox Series S + PC via Game Pass. Also available on Steam and GOG
Monsters Are Coming! Rock and Road is a wild blend of roguelite and tower-defense mechanics. You guide a rolling city through waves of monsters, gathering resources, building defenses, and racing toward sanctuary at the Arch.
Gameplay Mix
- Roguelite: Randomized unlocks and city types, with meta progression carrying over between runs.
- Bullet Heaven: Auto-attacking hero gathers resources and gems while dodging swarms.
- Tower Defense: Buildings placed around your city gain adjacency bonuses and strategic synergies.
Strategic Depth
Placement matters: short-range turrets on edges, mortars in the center, and buff buildings nearby. Different city types change playstyles, from mirrored layouts to harvesting-based XP systems.
Progression & Difficulty
Runs last under 30 minutes, ramping up to gigantic bosses. Hard mode demands grinding and experimentation, which is the best thing about this game! You will fail multiple times, so please do not get discouraged or overwhelmed. Do not forget to upgrade your Town Hall and Characters stats after every run. Resist the urge to expand your town all the way out too early without some reinforcement, monsters will quickly eat through it.
Strengths
- Fresh twist on run-based genres
- Hectic fun balancing resource gathering and defense
- Variety in city types and building strategies
- Absolutely killer art design.
Weaknesses
- Bosses felt somewhat repetitive
- Its not a major thing for me, but this game requires a ton of grinding, especially for the later difficulties. Some people may get discouraged and turned off by it.
Final Verdict
Rock and Road is best enjoyed as a casual, bite-sized roguelite mashup. It’s inventive, strategic, and fun in short sessions, though its replayability is limited by repetitive bosses and reliance on progression systems.
Innoshades' Rating: 9/10 - Monsters Are Coming is an incredible experience. With plenty of weapons, levels, skills, and difficulty settings to fit your preference, MoC is a game you cannot miss out on. It's available for under $10, which is an absolute bargain for what Ludogram gave us, pure chaos and experimentation.