AXYOS: Battlecards

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AXYOS: Battlecards is a single player and multiplayer tactical turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Axyos Games and was released on April 22, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

Meet Axyos: Battlecards, the brand new tactical card game! Experience yourself in a role of the commander. Play multiplayer with your friends. Invent and utilize different tactics in a battle!

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46%

Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

music2 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features appealing art, music, and a modern/cyberpunk theme.
Matches are quick, allowing for fast gameplay sessions.
Controls work fine and the multiplayer mode is considered a highlight by some players.

The game is poorly documented with no helpful tutorials or guides, leaving players confused about basic mechanics.
Gameplay is shallow, unbalanced, and often too easy, reducing replay value and engagement.
There is a severe lack of active players, making multiplayer difficult to enjoy and contributing to the impression that the game is abandoned.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are simplistic and lackluster, relying on basic 2D art assets that do not improve with resolution changes or other tweaks. The visual presentation is minimal and uninspired, comparable to older, more primitive arcade games, offering little beyond passable artwork.
- “Great art and graphics, good background sounds.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lacklustre 2D visuals.”
- “While the artwork itself, while mediocre, might be considered passable, the visual presentation here is negligible; it might as well be a slideshow or a YouTube video.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is criticized for its lack of clear explanations, leaving players confused about core mechanics, card usage, and UI elements. The combat system and upgrade mechanics are described as obscure, compounded by an insufficient tutorial that fails to clarify essential gameplay aspects.
- “There's no explanation of basic gameplay, why you have two decks, which cards you can draw or play when, why there's a dice button that doesn't seem to do anything, why you sometimes receive cards without drawing them, why the same card sometimes has different costs, what the symbols in the corner of the screen mean, what the numbers on the sides mean, why your attacks sometimes cause more or less damage, how to get the special attacks and what they do, etc. It's all a big black-box mystery.”
- “This game possesses an obscure combat mechanic, a baffling upgrade system, and a totally inadequate tutorial.”
- “You'd think with not understanding the rules, gameplay, or UI, that it would be difficult.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story received criticism for its lack of appeal and use of real countries, which many players found absurd and detracted from their overall interest in the game.
- “Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
- “The storyline should really avoid using actual countries—it merely comes across as absurd.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music is highly praised for complementing the modern, cyberpunk-themed art, making it one of the standout aspects of the game. It enhances the overall atmosphere and gameplay experience effectively.
- “The art and music is perhaps the best aspect of the game.”
- “Good: art, music, modern/cyberpunk theme, quick games.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization of the game is widely criticized for being deceptive and exploitative, with many suspected fake reviews promoting cash grabs and asset flips shortly after launch. Users perceive it as a scam tactic rather than genuine value.