Free and not pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Game is balanced, no p2w wall, just play a bit, unlock some cards, shards, get hero you want and build deck using cards and shards.”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
Minion Masters
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 80%Mostly Positive · 80%BetaDwarf2019Turn-Based Tactics · Card Battler · Tactical RPG
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A fast, deep and fair free-to-play card/tower-defense hybrid, but it has stagnated, is full of bots, and crashes. Skip it if you want fresh content or a big player base.
Great for
Players who want quick 1v1 or 2v2 deckbuilding matches for free, solo or with a friend
Main risk
No new content, few real players (lots of bots), plus crashes and a stale meta
What changed in the last 30 days
21 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mention ongoing crashing, the developers' use of AI in their new game, and cheaters. Evidence is thin, so we're only moderately sure.
21 recent reviews
What players love
Fast, short matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Fast paced, short matches. Perfect for casually playing after work.”
Steam review · 1026.9 h played ↗
Deep deckbuilding and strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“fun and deep 1v1 or 2v2 rock paper scissors card game with surprisingly deep strategy in the deck building.”
Steam review · 50.7 h played ↗
A better Clash Royale on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Better clash royale and better game play like you need to hold bridges for XP to unlock passive abilities”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Great 2v2 and co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“A very fun game with hundreds of hours to play, even better with friends. Highly recommended.”
Steam review · 31 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes, disconnects and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Game crashes on a regular basis after a match”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Stale, unbalanced meta
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“people only playing same meta decks, u see same cards every fight, no more individuell thoughts on decks..”
Steam review · 105.6 h played ↗
Pay-to-win and grindy progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“its just pay to win.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Abandoned, no new content, tiny playerbase
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There has been no new content in a long time now where as we had new cards being added every few months before.”
Steam review · 653.5 h played ↗
Toxic players, griefers, weak moderation
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game with no moderation and griefers everywhere.”
Steam review · 3479.4 h played ↗
Matches filled with bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“99% of matches are just bots and even when you get an actual player you either roll them or they roll you with no inbetween.”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM
Storage6 GB available space
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