Monster-catching games are a type ofRPGwhere you explore magical worlds, collecting and capturing your own monsters to fight alongside you. While handheld systems like the Switch and previous Nintendo consoles like the 3DS and DS are home to most of the famous monster-catching games, the PC landscape has quite a few heavy hitters for your consideration.
If you’re looking for a new creature collector with new monsters to tame, train, and battle, you’ve come to the right place. Below, we’ll take a look at several of the absolute best monster-catching games that are available on PC.
Updated July 05, 2025: We’ve updated this list with even more monster-catching games to play on PC.
Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling Metroidvania creature collector with some of the best build diversity of any monster-catching game on this list. Every monster in Monster Sanctuary has its own skill tree, and unlocking new abilities in this tree createssynergies between your different monstersin tons of unique ways.
The exploration in Monster Sanctuary is also top-notch, as you’d expect from a Metroidvania, offering a rewarding experience with new monsters and secrets around every corner. If you’re looking for a strategic creature collector that lets you theory craft the perfect monster team, Monster Sanctuary is one of the best.
Coromon is a reimagining of classic monster-catching games like Pokemon. What sets Coromon apart from other creature collectors is its dedication to perfecting this genre. From its stylish pixel art and amazing monster designs to modern improvements like built-in randomizer and Nuzlocke modes, Coromon is a must-play for fans of this genre.
There are also tons of customization options in this game. You can completely customize your character’s look with outfits and hairstyles, and your Coromon can get similar treatment with different skins that change their color palettes. Once your team is looking the best it can be, you can challenge your friends in online battles.
Cassette Beasts is an Isekai monster-catching game that is centered around its Fusion mechanic. After capturing your creatures in cassette tapes, you then transform into your monster to battle, and all battles take place in a 2v2 format, as you work together with various characters that have also been transported to this strange new world.
What makes Cassette Beasts special is that you may fuse with your partner in combat to create an entirely new beast, with its own unique design. There are over14,000 Fusion combinationsto discover, so enter the New Wirral and get exploring!
Monster Hunter Stories 2 is a sequel to the original Monster Hunter Stories, itself a spin-off from the main Monster Hunter games. While you will definitely still be hunting monsters with oversized weapons, in Monster Hunter Stories, you’ll be doing so alongsideyour very own Monsties, or tameable versions of the normal monsters.
At first appearance, the combat system of Monster Hunter Stories 2 may seem overly simple, following a rock-paper-scissors format. However, the fun comes in learning each monster’s patterns and personalities, and then countering them. Special moves, team attacks, and different weapon mechanics all combine to make the combat very satisfying, even for MH veterans.
Nexomon is a beautiful monster-catching game with colorful locations to explore and fully animated monster sprites, and with over 300 monsters to catch, this is no small feat. Nexomon also features a charming story that doesn’t take itself too seriously, with plenty of humor and fourth wall breaks throughout.
What sets Nexomon apart is its wealth of quality-of-life features thanks to the Custom Mode option when starting a new game. Using these settings, you can do things like turning off or randomizing encounters, boosting EXP gain, disabling the level cap, and much more to customize your experience.
Siralim Ultimate is a monster-catching game for players who want to dive deep into building planning. There are over a thousand monsters to tame, creating synergies with each other in new and unexpected ways. You can spend hours planning out your party before diving into the endlessly generated dungeons to get resources and loot.
If you like your games with meat on them, Siralim Ultimate is one of the meatiest. If you like grinding, build planning, interconnected systems, and strategic turn-based combat, Siralim Ultimate will leave you satisfied for many hours to come.
The complete edition of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth includes both games in the series: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory, allowing you to catch and battle over 300 Digimon across two massive JRPGs. The stories are also linked together, so you’ll definitely want to play Cyber Sleuth first to completely understand how the games connect.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth follows a hacker exploring the Digiverse, investigating mysterious Digimon-related incidents in the digital world. If you’re looking to get immersed in the Digiverse, training up a team of your favorite monsters, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth won’t disappoint.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is the latest entry in this monster-catching spin-off series of Dragon Quest, but only the third game in the series to be released outside of Japan. The Dark Prince has everything you’d expect from a Dragon Quest game, including classic character designs from Akira Toriyama and a magical world to explore.
There are over 500 monsters to recruit and battle, and the game’s robust synthesis system allows you to combine the monsters you recruit into entirely new creatures. As you might expect from a Dragon Quest game, The Dark Prince has a great turn-based battle system, charming characters, and lots to do.
Speaking of classic JRPG series that have monster-catching spin-offs, next up is World of Final Fantasy. If you’ve ever wanted to battle alongside a Chocobo, Cactuar, or Moogle, or any of the series' powerful summons like Shiva or Odin, you will love World of Final Fantasy.
The game has an incredibly charming art style, and its battle system is quite unique as far as turn-based games go. Each monster has a different size, and you will have to stack your monsters up to channel their abilities during battle. There are tons of references, easter eggs, and returning characters, making this the perfect monster-catching game for long-time Final Fantasy fans.
Moonstone Island is a mashup of several genres, including creature-collecting, farming, deckbuilding, and lif-sim. If any of these appeal to you, you’re able to’t go wrong with Moonstone Island. There are 100 procedurally generated islands to explore, dozens of recipes to craft, and of course, creatures to collect.
Moonstone Island manages to blend its multitude of genres together in a way that makes the whole experience feel cohesive. For example, to tame new Spirits, you’ll need different crops, which you’ll need to gather the seeds for by exploring more islands, which in turn will require you to get stronger Spirits. This gameplay loop is incredibly satisfying, and will keep you coming back for more.
