SpellForce: Heroes & Magic

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SpellForce: Heroes & Magic is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy and warfare themes. It was developed by HandyGames and was released on April 26, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

CRAFT YOUR FANTASY EMPIRE IN THIS TURN BASED STRATEGY GAME

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57%

Audience ScoreBased on 140 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

stability10 negative mentions

Enjoyable turn-based strategy gameplay reminiscent of Heroes of Might and Magic and Age of Wonders with good graphics.
No in-app purchases or pay-to-win mechanics, providing a full experience after purchase.
Potential for future improvements with updates and patches, with some players appreciating the challenge and depth.

Frequent crashes, freezes, bugs, and stability issues severely impacting gameplay and progress saving.
Lack of meaningful story, repetitive and boring content, with similar campaigns and predictable AI.
Poor user interface and controls with no tutorial, tiny text, problematic touch controls, and lack of features such as game speed adjustments or cloud save support.

stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
91%
The game's stability is a major concern, with frequent crashes, freezes during battles, and touch control issues reported by many users. While the concept shows promise, the numerous bugs and glitches hinder smooth gameplay and require significant fixes.
- “I try to play the game and it just freezes then crashes.”
- “Games freezes during battles randomly - touches don’t accurately register on screen, especially multi-touch zoom.”
- “Game is good, but freezes on second challenge.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The gameplay shows potential with interesting mechanics and a fair monetization model, but it lacks a tutorial and can feel repetitive and limited in content. Players find some strategic challenges, such as defending multiple locations, and suggest improvements like teleportation between castles. Overall, it feels underdeveloped and somewhat like a tech demo, needing more depth and bug-reporting options.
- “Lots of potential, gameplay is interesting.”
- “No pay to win aspect, truly 100% unlocked once you buy the game, the gameplay is good I give 4 stars.”
- “It currently lacks a tutorial on how the game works, so players have to guess the game mechanics to play.”
- “Beautiful graphics and good design, but very repetitive gameplay.”
- “A shadow of the original SpellForce with limited, meh gameplay and unoptimized graphics.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The game is widely criticized for its lack of a meaningful story, with repetitive quests and maps that feel rushed and unfinished. Players find the narrative absent, making progression and exploration unengaging, resulting in a gameplay experience that quickly becomes monotonous. Overall, the story aspect is seen as a significant weakness, diminishing the game's depth and replay value.
- “No story or anything and combat is the exact same strategy over and over again.”
- “All this with the lack of a storyline makes it feel unfinished and rushed.”
- “My only letdown with it so far is there is a complete lack of a story and if you kill the enemy hero that's it—you've won. I didn't even get the chance to explore the other side of the map.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
15%
14%
The graphics are generally praised for being beautiful and well-designed, delivering good performance on mobile devices. However, some users feel the visuals are less impressive compared to the original and note repetitive gameplay that diminishes the overall experience.
- “Beautiful graphics and good design, but very repetitive gameplay.”
- “Great performance on my Poco F1, good graphics, so far it's like HOMM.”
- “Very nice graphics.”
- “A shadow of the original SpellForce with limited, meh gameplay and unoptimized graphics.”
monetization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
Users appreciate the absence of in-game purchases, ads, and microtransactions, highlighting it as a positive aspect. However, some express frustration with high fees and unintended purchases, indicating concerns about value and accidental spending.
- “The fact that there are no in-game purchases or unwanted ads is a big plus.”
- “No microtransactions!”
- “I'm all for supporting games with clear monetization mechanics.”
- “This game was so, so not worth the extortionate fee imposed on the hapless consumer; somehow I will get my money back, especially since kids got into my phone and started downloading and purchasing games and a few in-game purchases.”
- “I'm all for supporting games with clear monetization mechanics; at the same time, this is a sloppy job.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
50%
The game delivers decent performance on some devices with good graphics, but overall optimization is lacking and could be improved. While it runs well without microtransaction barriers, some users find the graphics unoptimized and performance subpar compared to expectations.
- “Great performance on my Poco F1, good graphics, so far it's like HOMM.”
- “Performance-wise could be better, but very good game, no locks behind microtransactions!”
- “A shadow of the original SpellForce with limited gameplay and unoptimized graphics.”
- “Needs lots of optimization.”
- “A shadow of the original Spellforce with limited gameplay and unoptimized graphics.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users find the game’s music unremarkable and prefer to listen to their own tracks while playing. However, some experience issues with their music apps crashing when running alongside the game.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game becomes tedious and repetitive after playing a few times, impacting overall enjoyment.

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SpellForce: Heroes & Magic is a tactical role playing game with fantasy and warfare themes.

SpellForce: Heroes & Magic is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

SpellForce: Heroes & Magic was released on April 26, 2019.

SpellForce: Heroes & Magic was developed by HandyGames.

SpellForce: Heroes & Magic has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

SpellForce: Heroes & Magic is a single player game.

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