▁players . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁based ▁around ▁batt ling ▁with ▁four ▁types ▁of ▁cards , ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁mon sters . ▁Mon ster ▁Mon pie ce ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁an ▁English ▁local ization ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Ide a ▁Factory ▁International ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁A ▁port ▁for ▁Microsoft ▁Windows , ▁originally ▁announced ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ste am ▁release , ▁will ▁include ▁all ▁original ▁un c ens ored ▁art work , ▁however ▁will ▁not ▁support ▁multi player ▁game play . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁officially ▁released ▁on ▁Ste am ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁Comp ile ▁Heart ' s ▁Gen ka i ▁Tok ki ▁series ▁of ▁video ▁games , ▁followed ▁by ▁Mo e ▁Chron icle , ▁Mo ero ▁Cry stal , ▁and ▁Gen ka i ▁Tok ki : ▁Seven ▁Pir ates . ▁A ▁direct ▁sequ el , ▁titled ▁Mon ster ▁Mon pie ce ▁N aked ▁for ▁iOS ▁and ▁Android ▁devices , ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁Mon ster ▁Mon pie ce ▁is ▁a ▁card ▁battle ▁game ▁where ▁users ▁collect ▁virtual ▁cards ▁and ▁use ▁them ▁to ▁battle ▁fo es . ▁Batt les ▁are ▁turn - based ▁and ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁a ▁ 7 x 3 ▁grid ▁in ▁which ▁cards ▁can ▁be ▁placed . ▁During ▁a ▁player ' s ▁turn