Monsterology

Overview

Monsterology is a 3D, fully animated, turn-based strategy game using custom card-scanning technology. In this game of “battle chess with monsters,” you build an army of mythological monsters and beasts to defeat the evil forces of Vidius Muldervane. 

In “Monsterology,” based on the New York Times’ Ology book series published by Candlewick Press, kids unleash mythological creatures including a cyclops, a sea serpent and a unicorn, on the quest to become Master Monsterologists. Monsterology is a strategy trading card game that uses physical playing cards to unlock content and features. The Monsterology educational app merges physical toys with mobile games through the use of Nukos–collectible trading cards that come to life when tapped to the screen of iOS devices.

Details

• Released on: iPad, iPhone

• Developed by Sabertooth Interactive

• Development time: < 4 months

• 100 unique trading cards

• 3D turn-based strategy game

• Twenty levels of story gameplay

• Spawn monsters, throw down traps, and battle against AI opponents

• Varying level objectives and unique interactions allow for replayability

Responsibilities

• Assisted in GDD creation

• Conducted and tested paper prototypes during the pre-production phase

• Led the QA testing for all phases of development and production

• Collaborated with designers on level design and iterative feedback loops

• Created the quests and objectives for levels

• Assisted the game designer with creating the stat blocks for each monster

Monsterology App Splash Screen

Monsterology App Main Menu

Monsterology Game Trailer

Monsterology iOS Overview

Sources

• https://www.licenseglobal.com/toys-games/nukotoys-merges-toys-and-apps

• https://www.geekalerts.com/monsterology-ipad-nuko-card-game/

• https://www.pocketgamer.com/monsterology/nukotoy-combines-apps-with-physical-toys-launching-its-nuko-animal-planet-and-mo/

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7PuovQC2_k

• https://www.facebook.com/MonsterologyNukotoys/