Musubi War

A cozy felt-monster strategy game set in Hawai‘i. Hire a crew of monstahs, take over the island's villages and food trucks, and battle for every last spam musubi.

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The story

Long ago, hidden monstahs lived deep in the jungle. One day they paddled to Hawai‘i and discovered the most ono snack in the whole world: musubi. Soon hundreds of them were raiding the islands, grabbing every musubi they could get their paws on… until Jake, the giant grumpy boulder monster, woke up.
Choosing an island to play A battle on the map Monstahs fighting Previewing an island

How to play

Musubi War is a turn-based strategy game: you move, then the other side moves. Win by defeating the other side's leader.

Pick your crew and leader

Choose a faction, like the Mauka Mob from the mountains or the Makai Crew from the sea, and choose which monster leads. Each crew has its own special trait.

Hire monstahs at your keep

Your leader stands on the keep. Tap Hire to spend musubi on new monsters; they appear on the castle tiles around it. If your leader walks away from the keep, you can't hire until they come back.

Move and capture villages

Tap a monster, then tap a glowing tile to move. Step onto a village, food truck or harbor to capture it: every village you own earns extra musubi each turn.

Fight

Move next to an enemy (or within 2 tiles for monsters with ranged weapons) and tap it to attack. The preview shows your chance to hit and the damage. Enemies you can reach this turn wear a little "!".

Win

Defeat the other side's leader and the island is yours. Earn gold musubi to spend in the Shop on new planes, surfboards and pets.

Tips from the locals

Ground matters

Forests, hills and villages make monsters harder to hit. Standing on a village also gives +20% chance to hit.

Flank them

Attack with a teammate on the far side of the enemy for +25% damage.

Treasure chests

Find a chest on the map and answer a quick Hawaiian word quiz for bonus musubi.

Watch out for Jake

The mossy boulder can wake up mid-battle. Feed him musubi and he fights for you for 3 turns, or beat him for a big prize.

Mind the volcano

When the Grumble meter fills, lava flows or big waves sweep the island. Keep your monsters off low ground.

Level up

Every fight earns experience. Level up and pick a reward: more health, harder hits or an extra move.

What's inside

Over 25 islands (see them all in the island guide), from the easy Waikalani Drive to the four-team brawls, more than 70 hand-felted monstahs across 11 crews (two of them secret), a guided Training Day, a Daily Island challenge, a Sandbox to try any monster, achievements and a shop. Free to play on phones, tablets and computers. No account needed: your progress saves on your device.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. The website is supported by ads. Some are optional videos you can choose to watch for bonus musubi.

Does it save?

Yes, automatically in your browser. Use Save game in the gear menu to keep several battles going at once.

Who made it?

Musubi War is an independent game made in Hawai‘i, with love for local food, local words and local monsters.

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