Strong potential and active development
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“One of the better autobattlers I have played. It is early in development and missing a lot of features but worth following for sure”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
Gridlords
Worth buying? What 70 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 70 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Sphere Studios2026Auto Battler · Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
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The verdict
A promising, addictive Backpack Battles-style castle auto-battler that is very thin on content in early access. Skip it if you want depth, fair matchmaking or long-term replayability now.
Great for
Auto-battler fans who like Backpack Battles-style build tinkering and don't mind early access
Main risk
Runs out of content within a few hours, with lopsided matchmaking and dominant metas
What players love
Addictive, fun gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This game gave me an addiction I didn't know I had in me.”
Steam review · 23.8 h played ↗
Varied builds and strategic depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Super fun, many builds possible. I LOVE IT”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Great art, animations and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Terrific Art, super visually appealing and the audio is pleasant to the ears”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too little content, short runs
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Except it has about 10% of the content any of those games have.”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Balance issues and a dominant meta
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“you can almost 80% of the time perform the meta build”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Unfair, lopsided matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“in no instance should i be thrown against a lvl 5 maxed castle as a lvl 2.”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
No end screen, stats or progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“you hit next and it just kicks you to the main menu. no trophy (like the tutorial describes) or even stat tracking.”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and connection issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Freezes completely on loading; clearing the cache and verifying files doesn't help.”
Steam review · translated · 8.9 h played ↗
Cheating and suspected hackers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It already has people cheating level 3 towers on turn two”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10, Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6500/Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10, DX11, DX12 capable
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows 10, Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6500/Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10, DX11, DX12 capable
Storage500 MB available space
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