Shadow Survival

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Shadow Survival is a single player role playing game. It received neutral reviews from players.

Vampire survival game: Survive from monsters!

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56%Audience ScoreBased on 323 reviews

music1 positive mentions

monetization32 negative mentions

Fun and addictive gameplay with challenging and rewarding rogue-lite survival mechanics.
Great art style, character variety, and unique character abilities enhancing play experience.
Generally f2p-friendly with plenty of unlockables and events, offering good progression and replayability.

Excessive and intrusive ads, including forced ads after every mission and long unskippable ads.
High pricing and aggressive monetization, including expensive microtransactions and costly monthly subscriptions to remove ads.
Numerous bugs and technical issues such as crashes, freezing, loading problems, loss of purchased items, confusing UI, and problems with equipment and quest progression.

monetization
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
91%
Monetization in the game is widely criticized for excessive and often forced long ads that disrupt gameplay, with many finding the frequent ad prompts and expensive in-app purchases frustrating and greedy. While some appreciate optional ads for rewards and minimal forced ads, the introduction of a steep monthly subscription to remove ads is unpopular. Overall, the aggressive ad implementation and costly microtransactions significantly detract from the user experience.
- “I'd spend $20 to have no ads, but I'm not doing a monthly subscription.”
- “Very fun game and has no ads forced upon you unless you want to watch them for free items.”
- “Deceptive bait and switch: after a day or so, they move the hitbox for ads over the continue button, so you are sent to an ad every game instead of just for bonus points.”
- “Greedy developers, everything is so expensive and you need to subscribe every month. There are many similar games out there, nothing special on this one besides the really long ads and almost everything needs watching ads!”
- “Crash after or during the ads. Too many irrelevant ads, ads are becoming more aggressive with low rewards.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
30%
The story and quest system suffers from numerous issues, including frequent typos, unclear mission descriptions, and inconsistent level naming, leading to player confusion and stalled progression. Additionally, the recent addition of forced ads after missions has negatively impacted the overall experience, while lack of adequate quest information and limited support further frustrate players.
- “The main quest had too many typing errors (e.g., it says to open 1 special chest, but it actually asks to open a selection chest).”
- “Game is fun but at a certain point progression stalls or stops due to lack of information on quests and difficulty rising too rapidly for your gear and upgrades. For example, I got stuck on a quest 'using a batch combination'—no matter how many ways I tried to complete it, it just doesn't work or more information is needed. Tried to get help from support but there is no English support available.”
- “The names of the missions are different from the levels, making them confusing and poorly written.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
The game's graphics feature a distinctive and well-liked art style with varied character designs, though some visuals are noted as copied from another mobile game. While the aesthetics are generally praised for being battery-friendly and thoughtfully designed, a few users find the visuals boring or limited in variety. Overall, the artwork is appreciated, but some concerns about originality and visual engagement remain.
- “I like the art style and character variety.”
- “The good differences are that some of the game modes and graphics are better and more well thought out, and I love the heroes this game has that aren't in the others.”
- “Really liking the artwork and style.”
- “Some visuals are stolen from Dark Survival, another mobile game with a similar genre.”
- “This one isn't trying to push graphics and burn your battery either.”
- “Boring visuals and sounds, you can't choose which skill to spend money on; it's RNG.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent freezing, glitches during loading screens, and occasional lag, which hampers smooth gameplay. Some users also report bugs causing account issues and slow response times when performing actions. While generally enjoyable, stability remains a significant concern affecting the overall experience.
- “Super buggy and their help is in another language (understand it's a foreign game but don't offer English as an option if you won't help).”
- “The game is full of an immeasurable amount of glitches and endless loading.”
- “Very good game but there are issues: it glitches on the loading screen and when you die and get a chance to revive, it freezes the screen then you die. So freezing and glitching; other than that, awesome game.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
Gameplay is mixed, with some players appreciating its polish and core mechanics, while others criticize repetitive and unclear skill mechanics, as well as frustrating elements like forced ads and a lack of gradual skill progression. The gameplay loop can feel unbalanced and punishing, leading to divided opinions on its overall quality.
- “It's not for everyone, while it is nicely polished in a lot of areas, there are a lot of areas where there is darkness interference with gameplay mechanics.”
- “Great game, love the gameplay.”
- “Not much of a gameplay loop.”
- “After 3 months of playing, I was in love with this game until the new update forced ads every gameplay session.”
- “There is a lot of repetitive gameplay from the start, and it’s not really gradual or skill-based; it basically follows a 'die until you win' mechanic.”
- “Confusing skill mechanics and extremely weak characters make the gameplay feel frustrating and unbalanced.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is noted for its similarity to that of "Dark Survival," including the main menu theme and game icon imagery. However, the background music itself is appreciated and considered pleasant.
- “Nice background music”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect to be excessive, particularly when unlocking heroes, making progression feel slow and tedious, though some also appreciate its suitability for grinding gameplay.
- “Both games are too grindy, especially when unlocking heroes.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from poor optimization, with frequent, unavoidable ads disrupting the experience. This negatively impacts overall performance and user enjoyment.
- “Too many ads that you can't avoid, not optimized.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the game's high replayability, highlighting its exciting, colorful, and stylish design that keeps the experience fresh and engaging.
- “Exciting, large replayability, colorful, stylish, and beautifully designed.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the character development for its engaging and entertaining design, highlighting both the appealing character aesthetics and the strategic depth.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel that the atmosphere has significant room for improvement, indicating it falls short of expectations from the outset.