Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom from Game Atelier and DG Entertainment recently gained a small but sweet update to improve gameplay on the Steam Deck.
While it's currently tagged as "Unsupported" by Valve, this should hopefully bump it up to fully Verified. It previously had an issue where all the button mapping icons where broken. This latest update adds full support for the Steam Deck controls, and additionally adds in native 16:10 aspect ratio support too. Thanks to that update, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom should now be a great experience on Steam Deck.
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Game Features:
- Six awesome forms with unique combat and platforming abilities to make your adventure exciting from start to finish.
- Unlock new paths and secrets with special equipment: look for magic weapons and items that gradually open up the world.
- Over 15 hours of epic adventure: explore the new Monster World in a vast interconnected environment.
- Hand Drawn animations: characters and enemies come to life with detailed animations and fun facial expressions.
- Soundtrack from iconic Japanese composers: Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi and Takeshi Yanagawa.
Available to buy on Steam. Or you can buy it on GOG if you want to try it with Wine.
Here's a short look at it running on a Steam Deck:
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The game is so great.. the music is so bad..
I think the music is intentionally bad, to resemble that of Dragon Ball, etc. You know - just to bring back memories of our childhood cartoons/anime :D It's freakin AWESOME to be honest :D
Last edited by Avikarr on 1 June 2022 at 11:27 am UTC
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Please tell me that the opening FMV with the awesome 80s-anime-dub style song is working under Linux, too! 
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Please tell me that the opening FMV with the awesome 80s-anime-dub style song is working under Linux, too!Yup, works fine.
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Yup, works fine.Good news - it would be an absolute crime if not!
Also, @begui and @Avikarr: If you switch the game's language to Japanese, the song changes too.
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slaapliedje Jun 1, 2022
I'm gonna have to get this one! Still need to beat the Wonderboy game... of which the name eludes me.
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MekaDragon Jun 1, 2022
The game is so great.. the music is so bad..
What?? Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi, Takeshi Yanagawa, and Haruka Shimotsuki are the composers, and the soundtrack sounds really good. How so? Did you play the game?
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slaapliedje Jun 1, 2022
16:10 aspect ratio update.. smart move! I'll have to start over.Only problem with my screen, very little love for 32:10. Then again it's rather a cheat for platform games.
still unable to play with a controllerHow the hell is that a thing?
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How the hell is that a thing?
I dunno, i tried several ones without any success. Playing that kind of game with kb is a no way for me.
Last edited by haiku on 1 June 2022 at 5:57 pm UTC
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slaapliedje Jun 1, 2022
How the hell is that a thing?
I dunno, i tried several ones without any success. Playing that kind of game with kb is a no way for me.
For sure, keyboard on a platformer is trash. Typically an xbox 360 controller is the 'default' for most games.
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still unable to play with a controller
There's been an update recently. My Logitech F310 was picked up straight away, so maybe your controller will be, too?
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Thanks but sadly i also own a F310 but it does not work. Which update are you talking about ? I use Manjaro/latest proton experimentalstill unable to play with a controller
There's been an update recently. My Logitech F310 was picked up straight away, so maybe your controller will be, too?
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Thanks but sadly i also own a F310 but it does not work. Which update are you talking about ? I use Manjaro/latest proton experimentalstill unable to play with a controller
There's been an update recently. My Logitech F310 was picked up straight away, so maybe your controller will be, too?
Is your F310 in X (XInput) or D (DirectInput) mode? Try flipping the input mode switch on the bottom.
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Is your F310 in X (XInput) or D (DirectInput) mode? Try flipping the input mode switch on the bottom.thanks, it was X and i try both without success
I might be unlucky
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D might work better in a few old games, but X is almost always the right mode to be in.Is your F310 in X (XInput) or D (DirectInput) mode? Try flipping the input mode switch on the bottom.thanks, it was X and i try both without success
Maybe check your Steam Input settings? I haven't used Logitech gamepads in a couple of years, but I think I sometimes had to disable Steam Input completely for a title if it was interfering with the game somehow.
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