The Witcher: Monster Slayer

 iOS
  • Publisher: spokko
  • Release Date: Jul 21, 2021
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 9 out of 32

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  1. Gaghammer
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Was really looking forward playing this. But when i saw the extreme cash-grab micro-transaction shop i got disgusted. I mean 200$ish for an sword in the shop shouldnt even be an option. I dont mind microtransactions at a fair price since its the new meta in mobile games. But this is just awful pricing. Its a total miss from the devs.
  2. Loremaster
    Jul 25, 2021
    4
    Silver sword locked behind a paywall is the first thing you will notice here. Sure, you can try to grind for it, but it will take around a month, while you will be suffering the low damage you deal and die from common monsters. I was playing it during soft launch, which was 10 month ago and the balance only got worse. Earlier you could cancel enemy attack with well timed crit or sign,Silver sword locked behind a paywall is the first thing you will notice here. Sure, you can try to grind for it, but it will take around a month, while you will be suffering the low damage you deal and die from common monsters. I was playing it during soft launch, which was 10 month ago and the balance only got worse. Earlier you could cancel enemy attack with well timed crit or sign, which gave you some way to strategize in each encounter and beat hard enemy with your skill. Now it’s completely removed and you can only perfect-parry or face-tank. It’s really hard to do on the go and face tanking will kill you in 3 hits. Yes, they want to make you to use consumables, but even with those your chances are slim. Most of the times you feel that you are wasting resources than getting an advantage in battle. There’s even no incentive to beat harder monsters, since they grant the same number of XP. But they require way more resources to beat than you can possibly have in return. Now talking about the quests and narrative - my first quest bugged out completely: it spawned on the private property (which it shouldn’t) and after I pressed relocate it disappeared completely. Contacted support, but no response yet. Character progression also doesn’t feel right - my lvl 17 character isn’t much stronger than my lvl 5 character.… Expand
  3. VLexR
    Aug 30, 2021
    3
    The game milks the players. Pay to win…
    the game is not made for players, but for making money.
  4. thenthomwaslike
    Aug 19, 2021
    2
    Cash grab. Begs you to spend money on micro transactions almost immediately.
  5. thedaarkbatty
    Aug 8, 2021
    0
    I can't even play this game because it's so complicated and boring . Do NOT Play is inder any circumsytancesss!!
  6. Maestra
    Aug 5, 2021
    2
    I played Pokemon, Ingress, Harry Potter and this game. It's the worst game: no fun, no nice pictures, no interest, no aim. Just walk and pay.

Awards & Rankings

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#17 Best iOS Game of 2021
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#4 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2021

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 12, 2021
    75
    To obtain decent equipment, you either need to grind till you drop unconscious or take a shortcut and buy it with real money. I’m not a fan of such paywalls, but the quests are very well-written and therefore engaging, and after some time I started to enjoy my life as a witcher, especially that I found Monster Slayer’s combat extremely satisfying. [10/2021, p.78]
  2. Gamepressure
    Sep 11, 2021
    60
    At times Monster Slayer becomes a super immersive experience, and it’s always a joy to discover a new monster during a different time of day or when the weather changes. When that sense of wonder wears off after lots of grinding and walking around to find more monsters, you may begin to question whether you want to keep going. If you do, things get better as you stronger, but the path of a witcher is an arduous one and requires lots and lots of battles.
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  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Aug 11, 2021
    70
    The pleasant surprise of the summer comes from Poland. Spokko Games takes the Pokémon GO-like formula and makes it its own.
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