Monster Jam Showdown is a video game developed by Milestone that was released on August 29th, 2024. A "Big Air" edition version of the game would be released on August 26th.
Development[]
On March 6th, 2024, Monster Jam released a trailer on their YouTube channel about a new game being developed called Monster Jam Showdown, with the release date set to be sometime in 2024. The game is planned to have 66 trucks, with 40 trucks being included in the base game and 26 trucks being available through DLC's. The game also promises over 140 liveries for the trucks. On April 11th, 2024, it was announced that the game would be released on August 29th, 2024.
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| Truck Name | Screenshot In-Game | Unlock Conditions | Skins | Photo: Real World Counterpart (or closest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Jam Stunt Truck |  |
Available from the start. |  | |
| Vendetta |  |
Available from the start. |  | |
| Grave Digger the Legend |  |
Available from the start. |  | |
| Jester |  |
Rev Up the Engines
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| Whiplash |  |
Surfing on Wheels
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 Whiplash Gears |
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| Crushstation |  |
First Encounter
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 Blue Crushstation |
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| Sparkle Smash |  |
This is the Way
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| Pirate's Curse |  |
Pirate's Curse Showdown
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| Blue Thunder |  |
Blue Thunder Showdown
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 Original Blue Thunder |
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| Avenger |  |
Avenger Showdown
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 WFXXII Avenger |
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| Maximum Destruction (Max-D) |  |
Still on the Road - Newbie
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 Max-D Red  Blackout  Team Fire  Gears/Milestone |
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| Shaker |  |
Freestyle Festival
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| Brutus |  |
May the Earth Tremble
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| Northern Nightmare |  |
Crash Madness - Newbie
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| Grave Digger |  |
Towards the Top - Newbie
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 Purple Grave Digger  Orange Grave Digger  Rainbow Grave Digger |
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| Soldier Fortune |  |
Soldier Fortune Showdown
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| Bakugan Dragonoid |  |
Bakugan Dragonoid Showdown
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 Ultra Neo |
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| Velociraptor |  |
Velociraptor Showdown
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 Orange and Purple Velociraptor |
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| Zombie |  |
Four-Wheeled Acrobat - Newbie
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 Yellow Zombie  Zombie Ice |
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| Great Clips Mohawk Warrior |  |
Loud and Clear
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 Purple Mohawk Warrior |
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| Monster Mutt Dalmatian |  |
Show Time!
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| Megalodon |  |
Towards the Top - Advanced
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 Brown Megalodon |
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| Axe |  |
Bring It On
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| Lucas Stabilizer |  |
Crash Madness - Advanced
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| Monster Mutt |  |
Forest Legend
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| Kraken |  |
Ice Legend
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 Green Kraken |
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| El Toro Loco |  |
Desert Legend
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 Black El Toro Loco  Yellow El Toro Loco  Rainbow El Toro Loco |
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| Jurassic Attack |  |
Jurassic Attack Showdown
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 Tan Jurassic Attack  Blue Jurassic Attack |
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| ThunderROARus |  |
Stunt Event Expert
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| Earth Shaker |  |
Earth Shaker Showdown
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 Rainbow EarthShaker |
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| Stone Crusher |  |
Towards the Top - Specialist
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| Dragon |  |
Dragon Showdown
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| Wild Side |  |
Still on the Road - Advanced
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| Higher Education |  |
Four-Wheel Acrobat - Advanced
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| Ice Cream Man |  |
Combo Craze
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| Bad Company |  |
Short Event Expert
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| Alien Invasion |  |
The Going Gets Tough
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| Razin Kane |  |
I Can Fly - Advanced
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| Son-uva Digger |  |
I Can Fly - Newbie
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| Excaliber |  |
Racing Event Expert
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DLC trucks[]
Law & Disorder[]
Release date: Pre-order - August 26th / Public - October 24th, 2024
| Model Name | Screenshot In-Game | Real World Counterpart (or Closest) |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Destruction (labeled as "Max-D Original") |  |
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| New Earth Authority (N.E.A Police) |  |
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The Odd Couple[]
Release date: Pre-order - August 26th / Public - October 24th, 2024
| Model Name | Screenshot In-Game | Photo: Real World Counterparts (or closest) |
|---|---|---|
| Backwards Bob |  |
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| Big Kahuna |  |
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Soldiers & Pirates[]
Release date: September 26th, 2024
| Model Name | Screenshot In-Game | Skins | Photo: Real World Counterparts (or closest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier Fortune Black Ops |  |
 Rainbow Soldier Fortune Black Ops |
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| The Black Pearl |  |
 Original The Black Pearl  The Black Pearl Gear |
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| Captain's Curse |  |
 Red Captain's Curse  Silver Captain's Curse |
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Grave Digger Legacy[]
Release date: November 7th, 2024
| Model Name | Screenshot In-Game | Photo: Real World Counterparts (or closest) |
|---|---|---|
| Grave Digger (Retro) |  |
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| Grave Digger 25th |  |
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| Grave Digger 30th |  |
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Aloha Expansion[]
Release date: December 19th, 2024
| Model Name | Screenshot In-Game | Photo: Real World Counterparts (or closest) |
|---|---|---|
| Wreckreation |  |
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| Lumberjack |  |
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| Fire Rescue |  |
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| Full Charge |  |
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| Grandma Grave Digger |  |
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Off the Leash[]
Release date: January 30th, 2025
| Model Name | Screenshot In-Game | Photo: Real World Counterparts (or closest) |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Mutt Rottweiler |  |
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| Monster Mutt Dalmatian Classic |  |
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| Monster Mutt Classic |  |
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Always on Duty[]
Release date: February 27th, 2025
| Model Name | Screenshot In-Game | Photo: Real World Counterparts (or closest) |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger Rescue |  |
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| Fuel Academy |  |
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| Double Decker |  |
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Free DLC packs[]
| Model Name | Screenshot In-game | Skins | Photo: Real World Counterparts (or closest) | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JCB DIGatron |  |
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October 10th, 2024 | |
| Mega-Bite |  |
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November 28th, 2024 | |
| Yeti |  |
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January 9th, 2025 | |
| Bad News Travels Fast |  |
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February 13th, 2025 | |
| Spike Unleashed |  |
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March 13th, 2025 |
Trivia[]
- This video game marked the debuts of ThunderROARus, Razin Kane, Big Kahuna, Lucas Stabilizer, Jester, Kraken, Shaker, Axe, Wild Side, Excaliber, Bad Company, Black Pearl, DIGatron, Mega-Bite, Wreckcreation, Lumberjack, Grandma Digger, Red Primer Grave Digger, Velociraptor and Vendetta, along with toy versions of certain trucks & also new designs for trucks that have never been used. The brown Megalodon & the holographic versions of Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, Soldier Fortune Black Ops & Earth Shaker are some of the examples.
- This game also marked Brutus and Bad News Travels Fast's first Monster Jam video game appearances since 2010's Monster Jam Path of Destruction. It is also the first since that same game to feature replays.
- It would also be the first to feature Spike since 2008's Monster Jam Urban Assault.
- This was also the first to feature Grave Digger 25th Anniversary since 2007's Monster Jam video game.
- Velociraptor is the only truck known to have an alternate design. One design is the orange & purple variant as well as the blue & green design.
- Screenshots and gameplay show a venue similar to Bristol Motor Speedway. It is unknown if Monster Jam will be going there in the future. It was instead Denver, Colorado. For unknown reasons, Denver has the exact design of Bristol Motor Speedway as shown in Drivers Vs. Fans Episode 2 as it is only a freestyle track.
- Tyler Menninga, Kayla Blood, Ryan Anderson, Chris Koehler and Camden Murphy played the game against some fans. One would drive Sparkle Smash, another would use Great Clips Mohawk Warrior, the third would be in Zombie the fourth would be in El Toro Loco and the fifth would be in control of Megalodon, while Tyler, Kayla, Ryan, Chris and Camden used their respective trucks, Grave Digger, Soldier Fortune (at the time, she would later switch to Sparkle Smash full time), Son-Uva Digger, Monster Mutt (though Chris also drove Brutus; he would debut his own truck and Team Screams's newest identity Mayhem a few months after the game was released) and Bakugan Dragonoid (though he would debut Classroom Crusher within a few months following the game's release). Colt Stephens would also play the game against his crew chief Shelby Fisher. Colt would use his normal truck, ThunderROARus, while Shelby would use Lucas Stabilizer. Kayla's round would also be the only one to not feature a freestyle contest.
- The full game was accidentally released on the Epic Games store 1 month and 18 days earlier then the original release date. This release had only the Monster Jam Stunt Truck unlocked and Vendetta and Grave Digger the Legend would be unlockable trucks in this version.
- The game was talked about on Inside Monster Jam just days before its release.
- The game features the Monster Jam Stunt Truck, Vendetta and Grave Digger the Legend as default trucks. Sparkle Smash would also be dropped to 7th and the rest of the competitors would move up one, with Excaliber finishing 40th instead of 39th.