Dawn of the Monsters is a beat'em up video game developed by 13AM Games and published by WayForward. Three decades later, humanity establishes the Defense Alliance Worldwide Network , and recruits the help of four different guardian creatures in an attempt to retake the planet from these beasts. Dawn...
Dawn of the Monsters is a beat'em up video game developed by 13AM Games and published by WayForward. Three decades later, humanity establishes the Defense Alliance Worldwide Network , and recruits the help of four different guardian creatures in an attempt to retake the planet from these beasts. Dawn of the Monsters is a 2.5D side-scrolling beat'em up video game similar to Streets of Rage and Final Fight, though the game also has features commonly found in fighting games. As the player progresses in the game, they will unlock augments, which can be used to modify the monster's combat abilities. In addition to the single-player, the game also supports two-player local cooperative multiplayer. Dawn of the Monsters was developed by Canadian game studio 13AM Games. The team first had the idea of making a kaiju game in early 2016, though no publisher was willing to fund the title and the team shifted their attention to make Double Cross. Director Alex Rushdy described the art style as a mashup of Japanese manga and the works of Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy. To ensure that the team had a consistent vision of the game's tone, Rushdy organised movie nights in which the team would watch movies such as Godzilla and Gamera. Shinji Nishikawa, who was involved in the design of several Godzilla films, helped the team design a boss character, while Yuji Kaida, who served as an illustrator on multiple kaiju projects, designed the cover for the game's physical edition.E. Su and Zander Cannon were involved in the production of the game's promotional materials, with Su creating the game's key art. While he enjoyed the combat system for its depth and complexity, he believed that the game failed to present enough challenges to players.