Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 387 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 54 out of 387
  3. Negative: 130 out of 387
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  1. amstans
    May 12, 2015
    3
    This game gets a 93 by 16 critics and a 72 from 100+ users. I'm with the users, only I would give it a much lower score. I saw this game on the Video Game Awards show win Game of the Year and thought I should try it. At first it reminded me of Magic the Gathering, only simplified so it was easy to get into. I tried to build up my characters and decks. They introduced a new deck. There wereThis game gets a 93 by 16 critics and a 72 from 100+ users. I'm with the users, only I would give it a much lower score. I saw this game on the Video Game Awards show win Game of the Year and thought I should try it. At first it reminded me of Magic the Gathering, only simplified so it was easy to get into. I tried to build up my characters and decks. They introduced a new deck. There were way too many cards flying around. It felt like I was grinding to level up and get more cards. I admittedly spent money on the game, but never got a great card, just many bad ones. Even still I was able to beat my opponents. I can see how people can get really good at this, but to me it doesn't feel like a game it feels like work. How much money do you have to spend to get to the competition level I wonder? While it is a well built game and I did get sucked into it there was a lack of animation, gameplay mechanics, music, and well it felt a bit like a browser based mmorpg from the 90's but with touch screen.… Expand
  2. FurryEskimo
    Dec 28, 2015
    2
    Frankly it's unplayable do to poor optimization so I've been forced to swap to pc. It's a free game and yes you do need to pay or play to get decks but that's pretty standard for card games. Don't be cheap. I've avoided paying cash and after a year of playing on and off, I have a lot of good cards! I don't have nearly all, but that's ok, I still win a lot! And not because of my goodFrankly it's unplayable do to poor optimization so I've been forced to swap to pc. It's a free game and yes you do need to pay or play to get decks but that's pretty standard for card games. Don't be cheap. I've avoided paying cash and after a year of playing on and off, I have a lot of good cards! I don't have nearly all, but that's ok, I still win a lot! And not because of my good cards but because I made a good deck.
    Early players do certainly have a hard time though because they don't have cards that go together. That's the trick of the game, to use complimentary cards.
    People who pay a Ton or invest enormous amounts of time can be overwhelming, but the usually play ranked and don't ruin the game.
    My Major complaint is with optimization. I crashed FOUR TIMES in a single game! That's Never acceptable, especially since they don't extend your turn if you crash, forfeiting a turn.
    Fix this issue and it's fun, for everyone besides immediately new players, who need to get better cards.    … Expand
  3. MrBalbool
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  4. Rauta
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    this game is terribly rigged. It's complete and utter pay to win with biased rng. Absolutely no skill involved, a game that depends purely on being lucky
  5. Darius_84
    Apr 18, 2018
    0
    No, just no.
    This game sucks.
    ALL RNG based game, it doesn't care your deck, the amount of RNG on cards involved makes this game totally unfair and an Ode to MEDIOCRITY.
    Avoid this crap at all costs.
  6. MrRedMarsmallow
    Nov 14, 2017
    3
    Looks nice, feels nice, but it's not nice. Complete pay to win, and if you don't pay it's a grind-fest. Like many other card games, it's based on luck and requires no skill whatsoever. Stay away and play ESL or Magic: The Gathering Online.
  7. Reckless39
    Jan 6, 2017
    0
    Unstable connections + rigged win/lose system. The more you pay - the more lucky card draws you'll get. Also a lot of bots that play withour mistakes, farming gold/rank/arena.
  8. webgovernor
    Oct 12, 2019
    1
    The game was okay until you get to the part where they ban you for daring to express the opinion that basic freedoms should be enjoyed by all. Unfortunately, the game is secretly a digital front for an authoritarian regime.
  9. McCoyPauley
    Dec 12, 2017
    3
    If you're readings reviews of Hearthstone, you've probably come across some common complaints. All of these are founded, and cripple an extremely well-polished foundation.

    Many users complain of the gameplay's reliance on RNG. While it's true that your starting hand and the cards you draw can win or lose you a game -- and will, quite frequently -- it's hard to imagine how this can be    If you're readings reviews of Hearthstone, you've probably come across some common complaints. All of these are founded, and cripple an extremely well-polished foundation.

    Many users complain of the gameplay's reliance on RNG. While it's true that your starting hand and the cards you draw can win or lose you a game -- and will, quite frequently -- it's hard to imagine how this can be remedied, at this point. Skill, while important to some extent, does not seem the focus.

    Even more troubling for me, a relatively new player, is in difficulty you will find in building a competitive deck. The game will generate daily quests for you, with the ability to earn in-game currency to buy packs of new cards. Unfortunately, these grant relatively small amounts of gold, and may require you to use decks and cards you have no interest in.

    The game allows you to craft any card, so long as you have the requisite dust, a resource gained by disenchanting other cards. While this is a fantastic idea in theory, the amount of dust you receive for disenchanting even the most valuable of cards is so disgustingly minimal that new players will have to trash their entire collection to build the deck they want. The only way around this is to buy packs with real, cold hard cash. Spend enough real-world money, and you can build any deck you want.

    Because ranks are reset every month, a new player will inevitably encounter experienced foes with perfect, meticulously groomed decks, implements they have paid hundreds of dollars to acquire. This leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

    When it doesn't feel like it's stabbing you in the back and openly mocking you, the game can be fun and addicting. Alas, the core gameplay is flawed, and neutralizes most measures of skill. Additionally, by any reasonable interpretation of the term, this is indeed a pay-to-win title. Or at least a pay-to-be-competitive title, because the RNG will still prevent your victory a times, no matter what your skill or deck.    … Expand
  10. maxzakh
    Aug 1, 2017
    1
    It's well polished but it is still a garbage fire of RNG. Most games try to minimize feel bad mechanics, Blizzard just runs with it. Come prepared to spend tons of cash because the grind will drive you crazy.
  11. monosodium
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    This is without a doubt the most pay to win game I've ever played. I come back to this game after a year, and now that the whole meta is changed and I'm missing a lot of cards, I have to buy all the cards to be able to win a single game.
  12. Huijar
    Nov 26, 2017
    0
    Looks nice, feels nice, but it's not nice. Complete pay to win, and if you don't pay it's a grind-fest. Like many other card games, it's based on luck and requires no skill whatsoever. Stay away and play P2W System! #FixHS
  13. tjohobbit
    Nov 2, 2018
    4
    Flip a coin is cheaper but is what this game really is. Pretty package though so the "journalists" gets tricked =)

    Shame on you "journalists" that give it a solid 100 always when blizzard do something that everyoine sees is not that good.
  14. Gallego
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Es el peor juego de cartas de lejos. SI puedes evitar jugarlo, hazlo. Se parece más a una tragaperras (necesitas pagar para divertirte y es todo pura aleatoriedad) que a otros juegos de cartas como Magic The Gathering. Una basura en la que cada nueva expansión fomentan el powercreep para que tus cartas antiguas sean peores que las nuevas y te veas forzado a seguir pagando.
  15. ihatethatyourha
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    the game is rigged. f the creators of this game. just trying to get you to put cash in.
  16. davor53nja
    Jan 14, 2019
    0
    This game fix outcomes of random cards, matchmaking and card draw order to favor users/players who spend a lot of money. They want their golden gooses happy and feel special about themselves by fixing game outcome into their favor. Its also great businesses model to make free to play users frustrated to open their wallets for latest overpowered in order to have better chances of winning.This game fix outcomes of random cards, matchmaking and card draw order to favor users/players who spend a lot of money. They want their golden gooses happy and feel special about themselves by fixing game outcome into their favor. Its also great businesses model to make free to play users frustrated to open their wallets for latest overpowered in order to have better chances of winning. That's the another issue. Fresh released cards packs are overpowered and soon new one pack is released old one gets rework and nerf.

    That means that free user who played for months to get few cards will get something much less power cards in return and with that concluded you can recognize the pattern of pay to win system.

    Community is horrible. Any constructive critics and/or suggestion will be backlash-ed by golden gooses who enjoy winning in rigged, pay to win system and though feel as they accomplished something! Basically if you come and point out something that will remotely disturb that image you gonna get some hate!    … Expand
  17. BlizzardIsSh1t
    Jan 21, 2019
    0
    It's like playing rock paper scissors but you have you actually pay with real money to use a whole hand just to be able to play one. Stuck with paper and you don't have enough cards to play rock when everyone is using scissors? Guess what Blizzard doesn't care! If something is overpowered they're gonna let it roam free for 10 months before actually doing anything about it. Finally gotIt's like playing rock paper scissors but you have you actually pay with real money to use a whole hand just to be able to play one. Stuck with paper and you don't have enough cards to play rock when everyone is using scissors? Guess what Blizzard doesn't care! If something is overpowered they're gonna let it roam free for 10 months before actually doing anything about it. Finally got lucky because you have rock and everyone is playing scissors? Well guess what buddy, they can get a card outside of their deck and swing the entire game around leaving you to die slowly in a painful death. The developers only listen to the community WHEN THEY'RE ABOUT TO SELL SOMETHING. No report system for toxic players. The head developer, Mike Donais, actually thinks that a ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS game is HEALTHY. That's how much of a dumbass the developers are. Buying an expansion would cost you around $300($200 if you're lucky). And their free content is just droplets to a sea of the expansion. They will just promise to bring you new features but bail out at the last second. This game has no redeeming quality, even fo- ESPECIALLY for free to play players. This game is cancer all around.… Expand
  18. vpb
    Jan 3, 2020
    0
    This game is not playable after latest update. Crash by crash, disconnect by disconnect… But… buy addons and enjoy the „random“. Pay to win
  19. discoinferno27
    Oct 9, 2019
    0
    Did not enjoy this game. Its poorly designed, slow, and repetitive. Unlike a game like MTG which requires skill and strategy, this is a pay to win game. Blizzard has become a very poor company recently and I am afraid they are going to fail soon.
  20. dasbootbootDas
    Oct 11, 2019
    0
    A pay to win game, which not only features predatory microtansactions, but is also heavily anti-freedom of speech. Free Hong Kong.
  21. twirlingfern2
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    Every year Hearthstone gets worse and worse. I've been playing since beta. Now they implemented a battle pass system where you get significantly less gold, require more time to grind, and they have more cards to collect mid expansion. And they LIED saying that every player will earn more gold- when in reality players earn significantly less. They used to have free single player content andEvery year Hearthstone gets worse and worse. I've been playing since beta. Now they implemented a battle pass system where you get significantly less gold, require more time to grind, and they have more cards to collect mid expansion. And they LIED saying that every player will earn more gold- when in reality players earn significantly less. They used to have free single player content and they promised that single player content will remain free, and now they are charging for single player content. I would NOT recommend anyone to get into this game. They created a new game mode where you need a massive amount of epic cards to unlock the better hero powers. Blizzard used to be a great company - and now all of their products are corrupted by the greed of Activision and the company is no better than EA or any other greedy big gaming company. There is no soul left in the company - only profit pushing.… Expand
  22. NighteBondo
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    Cancerous game that exist on making people addicted. Its kinda like a slotmachine you just pull that lever and either win or lose by random rng (that is of course only if you have the mandatory meta decks) and then sometimes you win and get blinking light that says you are a winner. The game is pay to win in the way that you either have to pay 400+ dollars ( or less if you only want oneCancerous game that exist on making people addicted. Its kinda like a slotmachine you just pull that lever and either win or lose by random rng (that is of course only if you have the mandatory meta decks) and then sometimes you win and get blinking light that says you are a winner. The game is pay to win in the way that you either have to pay 400+ dollars ( or less if you only want one "hero" and are lucky enough to get the exact cards you need for its metadeck) or you pay with hundreds of hours of your time, just to get the cards you need to have a rng that gives you a 40%+ winrate. If you like playing games where the outcomes depend on 90% luck and 10% on maximising your chances to draw lucky, then go ahead and play this… Expand
  23. ptoop84
    Aug 8, 2016
    0
    Complete and total pay to win game. the game is build just to milk money from people. there is like 10% skill involved and all else is pay or RNG to win.
  24. riley794
    Jun 21, 2015
    2
    Unless you are willing to grind for months (getting your butt kicked thousands of times) or open up your wallet/purse this games is not for you. Matchmaking system is simply broken, I am not a kid, I know simple math and can read but repeatedly was matched against players with cards that crushed me. Either matchmaking system is designed to allow players who have spent real money to winUnless you are willing to grind for months (getting your butt kicked thousands of times) or open up your wallet/purse this games is not for you. Matchmaking system is simply broken, I am not a kid, I know simple math and can read but repeatedly was matched against players with cards that crushed me. Either matchmaking system is designed to allow players who have spent real money to win (repeatedly). Or the matchmaking system is broken allowing veteran players (with amazing cards) to play/crush new players. Either way game is a pointless waste of money and/or time. 1 point for being free and one point for the WOW sound effects, that's it.… Expand
  25. Popos
    May 23, 2014
    0
    Complete and total pay to win game. the game is build just to milk money from people. there is like 10% skill involved and all else is pay or RNG to win.
  26. Ezekeel
    May 7, 2014
    0
    Random-number game build around a predatory pay-2-win business model that tries to lull players in with flashy graphics and sounds. Do not waste your time. Also keep your kids away from it if you do not want them to become gambling addicts.
  27. LD9000
    May 4, 2014
    5
    A virtual casino with Pay 2 Win elements.

    There are tons of P2W games out there, and in part I've accepted them as necessary evil. Then I saw Hearthstone. Beneath the pretty and polished exterior hides a machine designed for one purpose only - to squeeze money out of its players for years. Hearthstone ruthlessly exploits the "unfair" feeling within the player, as after half a dozen    A virtual casino with Pay 2 Win elements.

    There are tons of P2W games out there, and in part I've accepted them as necessary evil. Then I saw Hearthstone. Beneath the pretty and polished exterior hides a machine designed for one purpose only - to squeeze money out of its players for years.

    Hearthstone ruthlessly exploits the "unfair" feeling within the player, as after half a dozen tutorial games they are thrown to play against other players who either have beefy decks or are exploiting the "flavor of the month" rush deck. This causes newbies to seriously consider buying decks or arena runs.

    The most devious invention of Hearthstone, is the "Arena". Unlike premium account, each arena entry costs real money (or requires hours of grinding). An arena run is why I call this game gambling - you spend real money to get random cards and fight random opponents. Win and you want to win again. Lose and you want to win. It's an endless cycle that will cause people to spend real money just about every day they play the game.

    Unlike a traditional P2W game, like World of Tanks, where you buy premium account and in-game currency to spend on concrete purchases, everything within Hearthstone is completely random. You NEVER know what you get for your money. A pack contains random cards, arena runs are random. Draws within a match are random.

    Buying packs provides a number of random cards split among 9 classes. The "guaranteed rare" card can be for any class. This means that even if you buy dozens of packs, it's really hard to get the cards you really want. You are left with the choice of disenchanting dozens of rare cards to "craft" the cards you want, or keep drawing.

    The in-game "quests", offering a chance to win 1/5 to 1/3rd arena entry most frequently require winning a number of games with a random class. This means that you cannot just focus on one deck or class. Instead, you are tempted to play all classes, thus increasing the investment you need to play this game.

    Seeing the features like paid arena entry makes me seriously concerned about the future of P2W games. There are already dozens of WoW clones out there. What happens when Pay 2 Win companies get wind of the kinds of profits Blizzard will make with these new money making schemes?

    After playing Hearthstone, I started to believe that games like these should be regulated like gambling.    … Expand
  28. mark123456
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is a rip off & rigged game the AI bot will know you hand when you play arena or rank games the game is designed to rip you off (DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS RIP OFF GAME) the people that run the game are greedy & very nasty people trying to make child gamble when the card are all way stack in the house forever (DO NOT LET THEM RIP YOU OFF

    DO NOT PAY    Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is a rip off & rigged game the AI bot will know you hand when you play arena or rank games the game is designed to rip you off (DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS RIP OFF GAME) the people that run the game are greedy & very nasty people trying to make child gamble when the card are all way stack in the house forever (DO NOT LET THEM RIP YOU OFF

    DO NOT PAY TO PLAY THIS RIP OFF GAME

    THIS GAME SHOULD BE RE NAME RIPSTONE    … Expand
  29. Jes1310
    May 18, 2015
    9
    Easy to learn, addictive, fun, pay to win, luck, skill all these Words fit Hearthstone. Personally I really enjoy it, but can easily understand those who doesnt. If you like LCG og CCG I recommend it.
  30. Tiorsse
    May 25, 2014
    0
    PAY TO WIN! there is no skill involved. just pay for advantage and luck. the game is a joke
    let me repeat my self:
    PAY TO WIN!
    PAY TO WIN!
    PAY TO WIN!
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#3 Best iOS Game of 2014
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#2 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2014
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#6 Most Shared iOS Game of 2014

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Game Revolution
    May 1, 2014
    80
    In the meantime, Hearthstone is definitely worth the entrance free of zero moneys. Now, your time investment may grow to be worth much more than that amount, as is the case with many games under the Blizzard banner. That part, once again, they definitely have gotten right.
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  2. Slide to Play
    Apr 30, 2014
    100
    Blizzard has once again demonstrated their mastery of video games as a combination of competitive play and captivating artwork.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Apr 29, 2014
    90
    Hearthstone is one of the most intriguing TCD of the past years, and this iPad version clearly stands as an amazing porting.
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