Heroes of the Dark: Squad RPG
Get on Play Store"Heroes of the Dark: Squad RPG" is a thrilling Role Playing Game, where you recruit and command a squad of humans, werewolves, and vampires on a quest for ultimate dark power. With its intriguing storyline, spectacular game mechanics, and excellent graphics, the game offers a unique and immersive experience. However, be prepared for lots of grinding, numerous bugs, excessive advertisements, and frequent in-app purchases.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The game features a variety of new heroes and engaging guild mechanics, making it enjoyable for long-term players.
- Graphics are visually appealing, and there is always plenty to do within the game.
- The game has potential with its unique blend of vampire and werewolf themes, providing an interesting atmosphere.
- The game can be overwhelming and boring at times, especially with too many events stacked up simultaneously.
- There are significant bugs and errors, particularly with customer service being unresponsive to issues.
- The gameplay can feel slow and grindy, with auto-fighting mechanics that limit player control during battles.
- graphics89 mentions
- 72 % positive mentions
- 24 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive generally positive feedback, with many users praising the beautiful art style, character designs, and smooth animations. However, some players note a lack of variety and depth in the graphics, leading to a sense of repetitiveness. While the visuals are often described as impressive, there are also mentions of technical issues such as lag and graphical glitches that detract from the overall experience.
“Have so much potential, graphics and details are amazing!”
“I love the artwork and the character designs are gorgeous and suggest a larger story.”
“Great graphics, engaging characters, and easy to pick up and learn.”
“The art style is unappealing.”
“Moreover, the graphics are not good at all.”
“Graphic and all is so low quality, no surprise so few people play or maybe are playing.”
- gameplay57 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 51 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some praising its smooth mechanics and interesting character design, while others criticize it for being repetitive, slow-paced, and heavily reliant on pay-to-win elements. Many players find the core mechanics basic and lacking innovation, often describing the experience as a blend of idle gameplay and waiting, which detracts from overall enjoyment. Despite its appealing graphics and themes, the gameplay is often seen as a missed opportunity due to its linearity and monetization issues.
“The gameplay is smooth, the character design and concept theme are interesting.”
“Gameplay is solid, mixing in RPG mechanics of raid with aspects of army/town builders.”
“Great smooth gameplay.”
“Gameplay offers nothing new and oddly enough the things designed most to wrest your time simply fail entirely.”
“Game is boring now when one guild of pay players dictates gameplay to everyone else.”
“A gorgeous setting severely let down by weak and linear gameplay.”
- story54 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally regarded as interesting and engaging, featuring a variety of characters and appealing graphics. However, many players find the narrative fragmented due to excessive grinding and repetitive missions, which can detract from the overall experience. While some appreciate the fantasy elements and character designs, others express frustration with bugs and gameplay issues that hinder their enjoyment of the story.
“Pretty easy..storyline is great with decent characters and it will keep you engaged.”
“Fantastic story, characters, guild, and battle system!”
“Great storyline with creative fantasy.”
“The storyline is very weak.”
“I like the werewolf x vampire theme, that's the sole reason I play this game... but unfortunately the gameplay is boring, the story is boring, character development is also boring.”
“Yeah, it's really interesting and I love the game so much that I can't go a day without playing it, but to be honest, it's becoming boring doing the same thing every day. Keep farming, leveling up, and still going back to farm... let at least have something different. Please, you people should give new story in the campaign sector; we're done playing the whole 36 stories, so we need a new one to keep us busy with the game.”
- grinding34 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 3 % neutral mentions
- 97 % negative mentions
The reviews highlight that the game involves extensive grinding for character leveling and resource gathering, often leading to a tedious experience. While some players appreciate the depth and rewards from grinding, many find it repetitive and frustrating, particularly as progress slows significantly at higher levels. Overall, the grinding aspect is a defining feature, with mixed feelings about its impact on gameplay enjoyment.
“But once you try and scratch a bit deeper into the surface it is a very slow and grinding game, more so than others of this genre.”
“The grinding it takes to level up your heroes and castle is ridiculous.”
“Storyline is interesting but then becomes extremely fragmented as you spend countless hours grinding to get your characters and mansion high enough to continue it in bits and pieces.”
- stability25 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of frequent bugs, glitches, and crashes that significantly hinder gameplay. Players experience issues such as freezing screens, connection problems, and buggy menus, leading to frustration and a sense that the game is not worth the investment. Despite some positive gameplay elements, the overwhelming instability detracts from the overall experience, making it a common point of disappointment among users.
“I played a lot of games like this and this one is just glitches and bugged.”
“Game freezes every 5 seconds.”
“Every update is buggy.. even the bug removal update is buggy.. :( disappointed”
- monetization23 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 57 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been widely criticized as a cash grab, with many players feeling pressured to make in-app purchases to progress, leading to a pay-to-win experience. While some users appreciate the absence of ads, they report intrusive pop-ups and a lack of value in the offered purchases, compounded by numerous bugs and a frustrating grind. Overall, the game's monetization practices have left many feeling disappointed and misled compared to the promotional materials.
“Resource management, lots of events, friendly players, non-invasive unnecessary microtransactions.”
“Easy and no ads.”
“No ads but has pop-ups, so be careful when playing.”
“Awful pay-to-win monetization, which is standard in mobile games, makes Heroes of the Dark an average Android game.”
“Pay-to-win cash grab, no content, horrible gacha system (unobtainable legendaries - event exclusive FOMO triggering), 1 update a month, multiple servers, P2W 24hr 'event' cycles very FOMO inducing, lacks basic quality of life functions such as coordinate and location searching, share buttons don't work, power on gear is wrongly calculated/prioritized.”
“If I could give negative stars, I would. It very quickly became a cash grab/whale bait, and almost nothing ever gets updated or fixed.”
- character development6 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
Character development in the game has received mixed reviews; while players appreciate the gorgeous character designs and intriguing themes, many find the actual development and story to be lacking and unengaging. The overall sentiment suggests that while the visual aspects are commendable, they do not translate into a compelling narrative or character growth.
“I love the artwork and the character designs are gorgeous and suggest a larger story.”
“Gorgeous character design 👌 great game all round, well done.”
“The gameplay is smooth, the character design and concept theme are interesting.”
“I like the werewolf vs. vampire theme; that's the sole reason I play this game. Unfortunately, the gameplay is boring, the story is boring, and the character development is also boring. That's it, thank you.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is a mixed bag; while it runs smoothly on some devices and features good graphics, many users report significant issues such as inability to type or communicate in-game, particularly on certain phones. Overall, the optimization is considered clunky and in need of improvement to enhance the overall gaming experience.
“It has good graphics, it runs smoothly, but the game has a small number of players. I hope the company will provide more events to the game so that more players can join.”
“It's a good game on most sides, but the thing that is annoying me is that the game is not optimized on all phones. I don't mean stuttering and all that; I can't type anything in-game, I can't change my player name, and I can't talk to guild members. I hope this will be fixed soon; otherwise, it's a very fun game.”
“Super clunky and unoptimized.”
“Art 2 + gameplay 2 + optimization 4 + community 1 + development 2 = 11/25”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for effectively complementing the overall mood, with some users noting its resemblance to the soundtrack of Left 4 Dead. However, there are complaints about the inability to turn off the music during data downloads, which some find excessively loud. Overall, the music contributes positively to the gaming experience.
“I like it a lot, especially the music; it suits the mood of the game very well!”
“The music reminds me of Left 4 Dead, I don't know why.”
“Good graphics, story, and the game music are enjoyable too!”
“Can't turn off the music while downloading data, it's really loud.”
“Music reminds me of Left 4 Dead, I don't know why.”
- humor3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users find the humor in the game lacking, with one reviewer noting that despite good graphics, the aggressive pay-to-win model detracts from the overall experience. Another user suggests that the game could be significantly improved with the addition of humor.
“Well, it's a bit slow on my old phone, but if it had more humor, it would be epic!”
“Funny! 🤣”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised, with players noting it as a key factor in their enjoyment, even if they typically do not favor this genre. While some mention the need for grinding and repetitive events, the overall ambiance contributes positively to the gaming experience.
“Not generally a fan of this type of game, but I was enticed by the atmosphere, and it's actually pretty good.”
“I like the game atmosphere and the overall gameplay. Though there's a need to grind and the events become a bit repetitive, I have been enjoying it overall.”
