Games Where You Play as a Monster: Free Browser Picks
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In these games the monster is you: you wreck vehicles and buildings, eat whatever gets in the way, or grow from the weakest creature in the arena into the biggest. Some are pure destruction, some tell a dark story, and some hand you a cute monster to guide through levels. Below are the games from the catalog where you control the monster, sorted by the kind of monster you get to be.
The kinds at a glance
| Kind | What you do as the monster | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Rampage | Smash vehicles, buildings and soldiers | Himalayan Monster |
| Grow and evolve | Climb from small and weak to big and strong | Bigmonsterz.io |
| Dark hero | Fight through an RPG as a half-demon | Prince Of Demons : Dark Flame |
| Cute monster | Jump, bounce and eat candy | Candy Monster Raffi |
Rampage: wreck everything in reach
This is the classic monster-movie fantasy, with you on the monster's side.
- Himalayan Monster gives you a monster to move with the arrow keys. You jump onto vehicles to destroy them, leap at a flying man and bite him with the space bar, and go to the very bottom, then press Up, to jump higher. Red arrows warn of obstacles, and green arrows point to life pickups.
- Monster Worm puts you in control of a giant worm with the arrow keys. You feed your hungry monster by eating soldiers and destroying their airplanes, and you can upgrade and level up the worm.
- Dinosaur City Hunting Destroy hands you a massive dinosaur in a modern city. You smash buildings, crush cars and hunt down targets to complete missions while surviving the city's forces. WASD controls the dinosaur.
- Dinosaur Rampage lets you stomp and smash, then ranks you against other dinosaurs in the same arena by how much you destroyed. You can collect more dinosaur types and skins, and you play with a click or a tap.
More prehistoric beasts are in the dinosaur games guide and the dinosaur collection.
Grow from small to huge
Here you start as a monster nobody fears and work your way up.
Bigmonsterz.io drops you into a world full of weak and strong monsters, and you begin as the weakest of the bunch. The goal is to work your way up and become the biggest monster in that world. You move with the mouse, and more games of this arena style are in the io games category.
Monster Egg starts you as a small egg on a running track. You collect DNA orbs as you run, and your monster evolves into stronger and stranger forms, with battles along the way.
People often search for games where you play as a monster and evolve. Those two do both, and evolution games online has more games built around evolving.
Play the dark side
Prince Of Demons : Dark Flame is an RPG where you wield hellfire and rise as the Prince of Demons to break free from a cursed half-demon fate. It has hack-and-slash combat with dark magic and boss battles against monstrous demons and corrupted kings. The arrow keys move you, Z attacks, X uses a fire attack, Space jumps and the mouse turns the camera.
Games that are frightening rather than monstrous are in scary games online, and seasonal ghouls are in the Halloween collection.
Cute monsters
Not every monster is out to wreck a city. These ones just need you to get them somewhere.
- Yeti Sensation follows an embarrassed yeti looking for a way to his new home. You avoid sly snowmen and traps, buy boosts in the supermarket and run as far as you can, with swipes or keys.
- Candy Monster Raffi is about a little monster who only wants candy. You click on a candy at the right moment to eat it, and a jump in the wrong direction sends Raffi into spikes. Coins buy other costumes.
- Monster Bounce Game gives you a bouncing monster to guide through obstacles and tricky platforms. The goal is to keep bouncing, avoid dangers and go as far as you can.
- Monster Dash asks you to get cute monsters across dangerous paths full of traps to the finish line. It has 50 levels, and you tap or click.
How to find the right one
- For pure destruction, pick Himalayan Monster, Monster Worm, Dinosaur City Hunting Destroy or Dinosaur Rampage.
- For a size ladder, pick Bigmonsterz.io or Monster Egg.
- For a story and combat, pick Prince Of Demons : Dark Flame.
- For one-tap play, pick Candy Monster Raffi or Monster Dash.
- Check the description first. Many games with monster in the title have you fighting monsters instead, so look for words like "control the monster" or "play as" before you start.
Frequently asked questions
Are there games where you play as a monster and evolve?
Yes. In Monster Egg your monster evolves as you collect DNA, and in Bigmonsterz.io you grow from the weakest monster to the biggest.
Is there a game where you play as a giant monster destroying a city?
Dinosaur City Hunting Destroy sends a massive dinosaur through a modern city to smash buildings and crush cars, and Dinosaur Rampage ranks you by how much you destroy.
Can I play as a monster on my phone?
Yes. The site works in the browser of a phone, a tablet and a computer. Candy Monster Raffi, Dinosaur Rampage and Monster Dash are played with taps, and Yeti Sensation takes swipes.
Do I need to download anything?
No. You play free, right in the browser, with no install and no registration.
Himalayan Monster is a simple place to start: arrow keys, vehicles to land on and the space bar to bite.
