Goonya Monster

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**Goonya Monster** *(グーニャモンスター)* is a party game developed by **MUTAN** and the second Goonya game. It was released on December 4, 2022 for PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5.

It features illustrations and character designs by Terada Tera (@trcoot) and music from popular J-Pop bands such as FAKE TYPE. and SAKANAMON.

## Synopsis

**Goonya Monster** follows the story of four human characters *(Octo, Snail, Toad and Pirarucu)* who are recruited by a mysterious octopus-cat hybrid entity named Goonyan in order to engage in combat with a horde of monsters wreaking havoc across the world, with the assistance of their subordinates. After obtaining weapons from Goonyan, the four main characters are trained to become *"Busters"* and fight the monsters. They have to collect the souls of their enemies as part of their mission to defeat the monsters.

## Gameplay

In **Goonya Monster**, players can take the role of either a Buster or a Monster. The primary objective of the Buster is to eliminate all the enemies scattered across the map and collecting their souls to deposit them into the soul pot while avoiding the Monster. However, monsters can use their voice commands to order enemies to attack Busters. In the event of a Buster's death, they can be revived by another team member after a specific period of time has elapsed. In contrast, the Monster is tasked with defeating all of the Busters and preventing them from filling the soul pot.

Each stage in the game has ghost-like creatures known as Goo which guard souls and enemy spawns. Although they are harmless for the most part, eliminating them during gameplay rewards players with bonus coins after each match.

The game concludes when all of the Busters have perished, the soul pot has been filled to capacity, or the time limit has expired.

### Episode Match

This mode allows players to get matched against Busters and Monsters from all over the world and gain rewards such as items, coins, gems and XP. By playing episode matches you can also unlock story cutscenes which play out in a visual novel style.

### Private Match

As the name implies, these matches are private and can only be played by people with access to your lobby. Unlike episode matches, these will not give you anything other than coins and the monster is chosen randomly. The host can also customize certain aspects such as the time limit and soul goal.

### Party Play

The game plays out similar to a private match but in a party format. Party play mode can be played by up to 4P.

## Collabs

Goonya Monster often hosts collaborations with music artists, brands and the like in order to promote the game. These collaborations often add collectibles (mostly wearable items but ocassionally new monsters and busters) themed after whatever is being advertised. A list of all existing collabs can be found below.

List of Collabs in Goonya Monster

## Items

There are various types of items that can be used to customize a player's character or player card (Weapons, Body Items, Head Items, Titles, Name Plates, Messages and Crowns). They can be obtained by leveling up, by purchasing them from the shop, by purchasing DLCs or from the Soul Gacha. The article below lists all of the item types in the game.

Item Types

## Shop

Goonya Monster has an in-game shop in which wearable items can be purchased using the in-game currency known as Soul Coins. The shop gets updated every 24 hours with a set of three Featured items and five Daily items. In addition, players can also purchase Boost Items with money in order to gain more Soul Coins, or spend their in-game currency on the Soul Gacha.

## Main Characters

### Octo

Octo is described as a 10-year-old boy with a reserved and introspective personality, who loves cats. It is because of Goonyan's cat-like appearance that he decided to join the busters.

**In-game Description**: *"He's an avid cat lover. Goonyan was the one to convince him to fight as a Buster."*

### Snail

Snail is a 10-year old girl who can be described as calm and easygoing. However she can become quite reckless and energetic when fighting monsters. So much so, in fact, that her parents used to scold her for her short temper when she was younger.

**In-game Description**: *"A mysterious girl usually just here to chill and relax for a bit, but when it comes to battling Monsters, she kicks it into high gear!"*

### Toad

Toad is a 28-year old scientist who has developed monster-busting weapons in the past. He is the oldest of the four busters. His concern for their teammates' safety led him to become a buster, recognizing the inherent dangers the rest of the group could face.

**In-game Description**: *"He's a scientist that's always a bit aloof, but when it comes down to it, Octo and his friends can always count on him."*

### Pirarucu

Pirarucu is a 17-year old energetic and prideful girl who comes from a well-established family and takes an almost leaderlike role in the group. She has a fascination with fashion and very little self control.

**In-game Description**: *"She's cheerful with her eyes always set on achieving that win. Her pride doesn't allow her to fail."*

### Goonyan

Goonyan is an octopus-cat hybrid who ends every sentence with "Nyamo". While details surrounding his background are vague, it is implied that he used to be a normal cat before turning into a half-monster. Goonyan is who convinced and trained Octo, Toad, Pirarucu and Snail to become busters.

Full list of characters

## Gallery

Goonya Monster trailerTrailer for the gamePromotional artwork by Terada TeraPromotional artwork for Episode 3 by Terada Tera.
## Trivia

* A beta screenshot confirms that Goonya Monster was originally going to recycle the characters from Goonya Fighter before Terada Tera's involvement. Said characters still exist in the game's files but currently remain unused.
* During beta, the default icon for Busters was an illustration Terada Tera had previously created for another game called PiggPARTY. While it hasn't ever been confirmed, it is rumored that this character's design was the direct inspiration for Octo, whose official render shares the same pose and a very similar design.
* Goonya Monster is the first game in the series to be illustrated by Terada Tera
* If you idle in one of the menus for too long your character will play a sleeping animation.
* Curiously, the people responsible for providing the voices of the characters in the English translation of the game go completely uncredited, resulting in their identities being largely undisclosed. Those few who have been identified were only discovered through their own personal websites, where they mention their involvement in the project.
* Update 2.0.0 marks the first time the title screen was changed since the game's release in 2022. This update also overhauled the game's graphical interface and made major balance changes to the weapons, among several other changes.

## See Also

* Goonya Fighter
* Terada Tera

## External Sites

* https://gnmonster.mutan.co.jp/
* https://gnmonster.mutan.co.jp/en/
* https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662080/Goonya\_Monster/
* https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/goonya-monster-switch/
* https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2840-PPSA06908\_00-GNMONSTER0000000
* https://twitter.com/GoonyaEN
* https://twitter.com/GoonyaJP