The core gameplay loop of Monsters are Coming! revolves around your Hero and town, and keeping him alive will be extremely important.
Unlike other bullet hell games, Monsters are Coming! treats death differently. Your Hero isn’t invincible, and they can die if they take more damage than they can heal. However, the death of your Hero doesn’t automatically mean that your run is over.
This guide will explain why the death of your Hero matters, and why it’s best to avoid it in the first place.
How does Hero death work in Monsters are Coming!
Unlike traditional games, your Hero can die more than once. He can die from wounds received from enemies, and if you fail to heal him. A Hero’s death will spawn a new one, who will land with all the upgrades and a full pool of health.
In simpler words, you can afford your Hero dying, and more than once at that. However, you should be careful about your Hero’s death since there’s a penalty associated with every time they die.
Hero death penalty in Monsters are Coming!
While a death doesn’t automatically end your run, there’s a penalty associated with every time your Hero dies. In the screenshot below, you’ll see that the game asks me to place a memorial on any available grid.
The key to surviving longer in Monsters are Coming! is to place different districts in your town. Some of them offer resources, while others eliminate enemies. Your town has a limited number of grids, and you can’t expand it infinitely.
The more times your Hero dies, the more Memorials you need to place. Every Memorial fills up a grid, reducing the total number of districts that you can activate. Hence, every Hero death directly reduces the chances of your town’s survival (since the grid space gets diminished, and you can have fewer districts).
