Frostborn: Action RPG

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Frostborn: Action RPG is a single-player action game set in the Nordic medieval world. Fight alongside war vikings and survive as you raid through beautiful landscapes with a gripping storyline and impressive visuals, accompanied by a good soundtrack. However, be prepared for frequent bugs, grinding, and occasionally annoying ads, and be ready for a rollercoaster of emotions.

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Play Modes

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

64%

Audience ScoreBased on 9,999 reviews

graphics349 positive mentions

grinding339 negative mentions

The game has great graphics and an engaging storyline.
The co-op gameplay allows for fun interactions with friends and family.
The absence of an energy system makes it easy to explore and gather resources.

The game suffers from frequent server disconnections and lag issues.
Players often lose all their items upon death, leading to frustration.
The durability of weapons and armor is too low, requiring constant crafting and repairs.

graphics
479 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received widespread praise for their stunning visuals and immersive design, with many players noting that they enhance the overall gameplay experience. While most reviews highlight the graphics as a strong point, some users report issues with lag and performance, particularly on lower-end devices. Overall, the game's graphics are considered a significant asset, contributing to its appeal in the survival genre.
- “The graphics are amazing, the story is somewhat interesting, and the class change system is rather helpful, allowing you to customize your character whenever you want.”
- “The graphics are beautiful and I like the idea of the game.”
- “The graphics are fantastic, the gameplay is seamless and well-paced.”
- “The graphics are great but buggy 1/3 of the time.”
- “Game's fine but it keeps changing my graphics settings to very low every time I open it, and it's annoying. My cellphone is a S10e capable of running it on higher settings smoothly, so please stop changing my graphics so I won't need to go to settings and change it again every time.”
- “I give this 3 stars because a) the graphics are choppy, the aspect is zoomed out too far and your player runs too slow.”
gameplay
374 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
54%
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The gameplay of the game is generally praised for its smooth mechanics, engaging multiplayer features, and appealing graphics, making it enjoyable for many players. However, several users express concerns about balance issues, particularly regarding item durability, repair times, and the impact of pay-to-win elements, which can detract from the overall experience. While the game offers a fun and immersive survival experience, it also faces criticism for repetitive mechanics and server-related problems that hinder gameplay.
- “Dynamic gameplay, fast-paced and unmercifully competitive.”
- “The gameplay is fun, crafting and farming aspects can be enjoyable, and the online part adds to the experience.”
- “The graphics are very good, gameplay is simple and works very well, enemies are familiar if you've played RPGs in the last 10 years, and the crafting system is excellent.”
- “My dear friends, after 3 years of gameplay, I honestly suggest you never ever install this game.”
- “The creators of this game are either clueless to the garbage they have spawned or purposefully encouraging toxic gameplay for profit.”
- “Gameplay sucks; the devs only think about how to suck money from players.”
grinding
346 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it excessively tedious and time-consuming, particularly for free-to-play users. While some enjoy the grind as part of the survival experience, others express frustration over unbalanced matchmaking, frequent losses to pay-to-win players, and the rapid degradation of equipment, which makes progress feel unrewarding. Overall, players are calling for adjustments to make grinding more manageable and less punishing, especially for those who do not spend money on the game.
- “It's not really grindy like I've seen before in games.”
- “The game could be amazing - with great graphics, entertaining PvE and PvP fights, and not too grindy gameplay.”
- “Good work, gameplay controls are perfect and progression isn't too grinding.”
- “Grinding and farming takes a lot of time, and the enthusiasm and motivation for wanting to play is getting low.”
- “Overall ridiculously grindy and extremely unforgiving game with the main focus on your wallet.”
- “You spend hours and hours grinding dull and repetitive combat for gear, only to have a much higher level player pop out with a bow, dome you, and loot your entire inventory because you lose everything on death.”
story
222 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story has received mixed feedback, with some players appreciating its interesting narrative and quest structure, while others criticize it for being minimal or lacking depth. Many users express frustration over the forced PvP elements that disrupt quest progression, and several suggest that the game would benefit from a more robust storyline and clearer guidance on quest objectives. Overall, while the graphics and gameplay are praised, the story aspect is seen as an area needing improvement to enhance player engagement.
- “The graphics are amazing, the story is somewhat interesting, and the class change system is rather helpful, allowing you to customize your character whenever you want.”
- “Storyline is great, graphics are outstanding.”
- “It's a good quest and story-driven game.”
- “There is no real goal to reach in the game other than a few quests, but you get no backstory from those.”
- “The game is not starter friendly since, when you go to a PvP area to do some mission, some people with better gear (pay to have better gear) will kill you again and again.”
- “Game is nothing more than another cheap pay-to-win... gear breaks so quickly, and surviving is difficult because the game throws you into quests that you can't survive.”
stability
219 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is a significant concern among players, with numerous reports of frequent glitches, lag, and freezing issues that often lead to character deaths and loss of items. Many users express frustration over the game's performance, particularly during combat and when entering new areas, which can result in losing progress and gear. While some players acknowledge the game's potential and hope for future fixes, the current state of bugs and instability has led to a generally negative reception regarding stability.
- “But if all the bugs are fixed, i.e., movement is smooth with no glitches, I might play it.”
- “Great game, not buggy, has real multiplayer and real raids unlike other games like this.”
- “No glitches!”
- “The game gets a 3 star from me because it is incredibly buggy.”
- “Very disappointing from a game that glitches out after a few moments of playing and you die when in battle.”
- “This game freezes a lot and your house gets raided pretty easily even if you don't want to raid.”
monetization
92 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has received significant criticism, with many players labeling it a "cash grab" due to the prevalence of pay-to-win mechanics and the risk of losing purchased items upon death. While some players appreciate the absence of forced ads and the ability to earn items without spending money, the overall sentiment suggests that the in-app purchases disrupt game balance and enjoyment, leading to frustration among users. Many players recommend limiting in-game purchases to enhance the gaming experience and prevent exploitation.
- “I love how this game doesn't shove microtransactions in your face; instead, you can play as long as you want because there's no energy system. You get to play co-op with other people, which makes the game more fun. You can summon your own events, share resources, and even go as far as collecting resources with your teammates.”
- “This game is absolutely amazing, great co-op, great solo play. There are in-game purchases, but it's 100% not pay-to-win, which I love. Everything in this game is fun; I've been playing it for a few days and can't stop playing.”
- “A very addictive game; the grind isn't too hard, and you don't really need in-app purchases to progress. I would recommend playing it 10/10.”
- “This game is a huge cash grab.”
- “Loss of cash bought items upon death and OP ganking in PvP make this game a frustrating cash grab.”
- “I love this game but I don't like the in-app purchases; the players who use money get very powerful very easily, and normally it takes a long time of grinding to get to that place, and the in-app purchases destroy the fun.”
optimization
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many players highlighting significant issues such as frequent disconnections, lag, and slow UI responsiveness. While some users report smooth performance on low settings, others express frustration over the need for better optimization, especially for low-end devices. Despite ongoing improvements from the developers, many players feel that the game still requires substantial work to enhance stability and performance.
- “Beautiful graphics with smooth performance on very low settings.”
- “Great game, server performance can just be frustrating at times, especially when you log back in and it turns out while you lost connection you died and lost all your stuff.”
- “It's a good game but it's optimized rather badly, a lot of things feel far too clunky, mainly the UI, and there's far too many loading screens and unlocking animations that get in the way of actual gameplay.”
- “I swear this game is so unoptimized, literally lags and drops to 0 fps after playing for a few minutes.”
- “The game is great but it needs some gear variation and a better performance optimization.”
music
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received high praise for its quality and ability to enhance the overall atmosphere, with many players noting the refreshing Viking theme and relaxing soundtracks. However, some users have reported issues with audio cutting off and a desire for more variety in the music tracks. Overall, while the music contributes positively to the gaming experience, there are areas for improvement.
- “The viking theme is refreshing, the soundtracks are particularly good.”
- “Especially music and atmospheres are amazing for an isometric game.”
- “What an amazing game, huge potential and the music is wonderful.”
- “Fix the sound of the app please it cuts off from time to time when I'm at the base. I hate it; the music cuts off and the sound for mounts is the only thing that you can hear while walking... no music. Other than that, the game is good, and please don't rush the new season, guys. F2P have to repair, so give us a month or so.”
- “The game is going well so far, but the audio and music is a bit static. I don't know if it's me, but check it out.”
- “Devs very responsive 11/10 gameplay 10/10 everything can be obtained if you take time and patience. Music 6/10; some of the loops are small.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is often described as a mix of frustration and amusement, with players finding irony in their experiences, such as losing connection during fights or the absurdity of being one-shot by much higher-level opponents. Many users express a love-hate relationship with the game, where they laugh at the glitches and bugs while simultaneously feeling exasperated by them. Overall, the humor seems to stem from the chaotic and sometimes nonsensical nature of gameplay, leading to both comedic moments and moments of rage.
- “It's really funny too, when we go out in real life we always make sure we're wearing our level 1+ gear and we always treat our time like we're in the game.”
- “There's a bug in the game when I crouch and move my character goes around for no reason, it's kinda funny 😂 but at the same time the monster and wolf will attack me 😅 I hope you fix it soon.”
- “Hello kefir, first the game is amazing and so funny but the glitches and bugs are large, please fix it ❤❤❤”
- “The humor in this game falls flat; I found myself cringing more than laughing.”
- “The jokes feel forced and often miss the mark, making the experience less enjoyable.”
- “I expected a lot more laughs, but the humor is stale and unoriginal.”
emotional
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express significant emotional distress due to issues with account management and gameplay mechanics, particularly the loss of progress and items, which they find frustrating and disheartening. Many users report feeling heartbroken after losing hard-earned resources and having to restart the game, leading to a diminished enjoyment of the overall experience. Despite these challenges, some players still appreciate the game's potential and the camaraderie it fosters with friends.
- “It's starting me all the way over from scratch and I don't want to play anymore; it's really heartbreaking.”
- “It's heartbreaking because I paid for it and lost it due to something I had no control over.”
- “After the update, the game is not working, and I'm touching the game icon more than 100 times, but it's still not working.”
atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its impressive graphics and immersive music, creating an engaging experience, particularly for an isometric title. However, some players express concerns that the pay-to-win mechanics detract from the overall enjoyment, especially in PvP areas, potentially undermining the atmosphere for those who do not spend money. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a strong point, though it may be overshadowed by gameplay balance issues.
- “Overall well-made game with good graphics and atmosphere.”
- “Especially the music and atmosphere are amazing for an isometric game.”
- “Easy to handle and excellent atmosphere.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express mixed feelings about replayability, noting that while the game offers a fun and enjoyable experience, its longevity could be improved with updates and longer gameplay sessions. Some users feel that certain aspects need refinement to enhance overall playability, but recent updates have raised their hopes for better replay value.
- “Pretty fun experience, enjoyable, replayable, great pastime.”
- “There are still some parts of the game that need to be updated for the game to be more playable, but as I said after today's update, I have higher hopes for this game.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players appreciate the character development in the game, noting its engaging skill trees and class-building elements. While some are still early in their experience, they express excitement for further progression and customization options. The graphics and fighting mechanics also receive positive mentions, enhancing the overall enjoyment of character development.
- “If this is your kind of game, I think they have done a great job. I'm still early on in character development, but I like it. Good graphics as well.”
- “So far, fun to play! Looking forward to seeing more with character development and class building.”
- “Focus on character development and skill trees, and make PvP optional. Those games have great graphics and fighting mechanics.”
- “The character development feels shallow and lacks meaningful progression, making it hard to stay invested in my character's growth.”
- “I was disappointed by the limited options in the skill trees; they don't allow for much customization or unique builds.”
- “The character development system seems rushed and underwhelming, leaving players with a sense of stagnation rather than growth.”