Fun HoMM-style tactical battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“One of a very few games I have played that keeps combat simple, but requires true mastery of TACTICS.”
Steam review · 46.5 h played ↗
Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Camex Games2018Strategy · RPG · Adventure
The verdict
Free-to-play HoMM-style hex tactics monster collector with fun, quick battles, but heavily pay-to-win, and reviewers say servers are now shut down. Skip it.
Great for
Fans of casual HoMM-style turn-based tactics who like short daily sessions
Main risk
Servers reportedly shut down, and a paywall stalls free players
What players love
Playable free without paying
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“No money spent to date and am part of a fairly good clan ranked in the top 50.”
Steam review · 2550.9 h played ↗
Casual, short sessions for relaxing
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you can pick this thing up and put it back down without effort”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Many modes and varied monsters
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Each unit got own ability and usage. Battle heavily depend on terrain.”
Steam review · 214.6 h played ↗
Free gems and rewards in mailbox
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“you can even get free gems after a while of not playing the game just log in now and then and they will give you free gems in your mailbox.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win with high-level opponents
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“you will go up against players that have higher rank, and they have higher level monsters than you.”
Steam review · 12.8 h played ↗
Paywall and extreme grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“After 13.9 hours hit a wall. Going further requires putting money in.”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Mobile port with aggressive monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it's literally forcing you to spend real money each time you want to upgrade a character”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Shallow tactics, repetitive and boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It's just boring and over in a few clicks.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
False 'bad connection' errors and PvP disconnects
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“PvP is unplayable - connection to the server keeps dropping (up to 10 times per fight).”
Steam review · translated · 258.7 h played ↗
Game shut down or servers unavailable
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“the game is shut down as of September 12, 2023. Don't download - it won't work.”
Steam review · 614 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
Memory1024 MB RAM
GraphicsATI HD2600 512MB
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT240 1GB
Storage1024 MB available space
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
Memory1024 MB RAM
GraphicsATI HD2600 512MB
Storage500 MB available space
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