BarbarianMerge

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BarbarianMerge is a role-playing game that focuses on merging items for character progression. However, it features heavy grinding, frequent ads, and numerous bugs that may hinder gameplay enjoyment. The game's description highlights its merge-based, idle RPG mechanics, inviting players to grow their characters through item fusion.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

47%

Audience ScoreBased on 480 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

monetization59 negative mentions

The game has potential and is inspired by Diablo 2, which many players appreciate.
The graphics and pixel art are charming, and the gameplay can be fun and addictive.
There are minimal ads compared to other games, making it a more enjoyable experience.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including progress resets and desync issues that make it frustrating to play.
Loading times are excessively long, often causing players to wait several minutes just to start the game.
The monetization strategy is heavily criticized, with many players feeling that the game is designed to push for in-app purchases and subscriptions.

monetization
63 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
2%
94%
The monetization aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many users criticizing the excessive number of ads that disrupt gameplay and hinder progression. While some players appreciate the option to watch ads for rewards, the overall sentiment suggests that the game feels more like an advertisement platform than an enjoyable experience, with high subscription fees for ad removal and a perception of being a cash grab. Despite some positive remarks about the game's potential and fun mechanics, the intrusive ad presence significantly detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- “This game has a lot of potential, the sprites are cute, progression is steady, and there's little to no ads.”
- “Great game with terrible monetization/ads issue.”
- “$80/year for no ads instead of a one-time payment.”
- “It's a fun game but coupled with tons of ads and other problems, it's more of an ad show than a game.”
- “One of the daily quests is literally to watch 20 ads a day and another daily to make a cash purchase which starts at $4.”
- “The ugly: to get rid of ads and become pay to win, all you have to do is pay $9...a week!”
gameplay
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
55%
18%
Gameplay in the game is generally enjoyable and features solid mechanics, but it is marred by significant issues such as frequent progress resets, a steep difficulty curve, and a heavy reliance on ads that disrupt the experience. Players appreciate the intuitive UI and entertaining main loop, yet many express frustration over unbalanced progression systems and the pay-to-win elements that detract from long-term engagement. Overall, while the core gameplay is fun, it requires substantial tweaking to address these persistent problems.
- “Other than that, the inventory is well sized, the UI is mostly intuitive, and the main gameplay loop, while basic, is very entertaining for this type of game.”
- “The graphics and gameplay are quite fun, but the game is extremely unbalanced and progression goes way too slow way too fast.”
- “Gameplay is simple and fun.”
- “Like the game, but it constantly resets my progress and I'm not sure if it's a game mechanic or a bug, but god is it annoying.”
- “Definitely pay-to-win gameplay.”
- “The roll back mechanic when you die is annoying and buggy.”
stability
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is plagued by numerous stability issues, including frequent glitches that lead to lost progress, item rollbacks, and frustrating gameplay interruptions. Many users report that these bugs significantly detract from the overall experience, making the game feel unplayable at times. Despite some positive aspects, the persistent instability remains a major concern for players.
- “Constant roll back glitches which make the game unplayable.”
- “The game is riddled with glitches.”
- “Buggy as hell, you will die with full health and when it restarts the stage it takes away all your recent merges and gold but yet doesn't reset the item gold cost.”
grinding
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive and often tedious, with many expressing frustration over steep gameplay curves and the necessity of grinding to progress. While some initially enjoyed the grind, it quickly became overwhelming, especially after updates introduced bugs that hindered playability. Additionally, the option for in-app purchases to skip grinding has led to concerns about balance and fairness in the game.
- “Gameplay curve is far too steep, requiring quite a bit of grinding and upgrading just to progress.”
- “Boring game with long term grinding, similar to other idle games.”
- “Was fun but there's no way I'm grinding through all that again.”
story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8%
67%
25%
The game's story is criticized for being virtually non-existent and overly linear, leading to a lack of meaningful progression beyond personal satisfaction. Players report numerous bugs and server issues that hinder quest completion and overall enjoyment, with many feeling that the gameplay is primarily driven by monetary investment rather than narrative engagement. Overall, while the game may serve as a fun distraction, its storytelling elements are severely lacking.
- “Ultimately though, it's incredibly linear, and there's no story, so really your 'success' is based on how long you play or how much money you pay. It can get boring pretty quickly.”
- “There's no story, no point in progression other than personal satisfaction, with spending players dominating even low ranks of PvP.”
- “I have a bugged quest for 2 days now that cannot be completed.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the aesthetic and art style, while others criticize performance issues such as lag and unbalanced mechanics. Despite some graphical shortcomings, the overall visual appeal is considered enjoyable, though it may not meet everyone's expectations.
- “Still love the aesthetic.”
- “I like the art style, and at first it appears to be mechanically sound.”
- “Simple enough and I love the aesthetics.”
- “Horrible spikes of lag with no way to turn off certain graphics.”
- “Is it a graphical issue with the HP bar?”
- “Graphics are not too good, but believe me it is worth playing and is pretty easy to understand the gameplay.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by the absurdity of its microtransaction costs, which users find genuinely amusing due to their unreasonable nature.
- “The cost of microtransactions is genuinely hilarious in how unreasonable it is.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users express frustration with the music aspect, noting that they experienced repetitive music loops while waiting for gameplay to progress, which contributed to a sense of stagnation and dissatisfaction.
- “I spent three music loops watching the hourglass spin with no result, twice.”
- “The music is repetitive and quickly becomes annoying.”
- “The soundtrack feels out of place and doesn't match the game's atmosphere.”