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Spite & Malice

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69%Game Brain Score
graphics, gameplay
monetization, stability
69% User Score Based on 900 reviews

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Spite & Malice is a single player and multiplayer action game. It was developed by North Sky Games and was released on November 19, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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69%
Audience ScoreBased on 900 reviews
graphics59 positive mentions
monetization214 negative mentions
  • Engaging and addictive gameplay that is challenging and easy to learn.
  • Attractive graphics and smooth animations with various themes and game variations.
  • Options for both single player and online multiplayer modes with active communities.
  • Excessive and intrusive ads, often long and sometimes forcing players to visit the app store with no opt-out.
  • AI opponent is heavily biased and cheats by getting unrealistic card runs and more wild cards, making hard difficulty frustrating and often unwinnable.
  • High costs and slow progression for unlocking additional game modes, with pay-to-win elements like buying jokers and wild cards.
  • monetization
    221 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviews of the game's monetization reveal widespread frustration with the high frequency and intrusive nature of ads, including forced ads that redirect to app stores, long unskippable videos, and ads that sometimes cause crashes or disrupt gameplay. Many players express a desire for a clear, one-time purchase option to remove ads entirely rather than partial reductions tied to in-game purchases, noting that current methods feel aggressive and detract significantly from the experience. While some find ads minimal or reasonable, the majority view the monetization approach as burdensome and detrimental to enjoyment.

    • “The game is phenomenally fun with nonpredatory monetization.”
    • “No ads!”
    • “Fun game, app does what it's supposed to with nice interface, little to no ads.”
    • “Ads are set up in a way that forces you into Google Play instead of letting you close them, and this often shuts the game down entirely.”
    • “The forced ads are too prolific, and there is no way to remove them, no store option, etc. Please advise if there is any option to remove the ads and I will change to 5 stars.”
    • “Then I get stuck in a loop of watching ads, getting sent to the Play Store and reloading the app just to watch another ad.”
  • graphics
    85 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are widely praised for their unique, charming, and appealing art style that enhances the game's atmosphere and gameplay, especially for a card game. Some users noted recent updates have lessened the originality or quality, and a few requested more polished visuals or the option to disable certain graphic features to save battery. Overall, the game's clean, cute, and smooth graphics remain a strong positive aspect, though occasional bugs and intrusive or violent ads can detract from the experience.

    • “Beautiful graphics, smooth gameplay, all kinds of unlockable game mods and skins; this is truly a perfect card game.”
    • “The artwork is beautiful, the gameplay is easy and fun, and the game concept is fun.”
    • “The graphics are lovely without being overbearing and it's truly a free game.”
    • “Edit: There have been updates to the graphics that have made it look cheapened and less like the interesting and unique vibe it had.”
    • “Graphic is not pleasant and playing with friends online doesn't work.”
    • “On top of that, the end graphic when you lose is not motivating, interesting, or pleasant.”
  • gameplay
    36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally fun, smooth, and well-balanced with engaging mechanics and enjoyable difficulty settings, though some users report frustrating bugs such as automatic or incorrect card plays and occasional interface issues. While the aesthetic and optional ads enhance the experience, certain design choices like the chip/coin purchasing system and artificial difficulty spikes detract from overall enjoyment for some players.

    • “The artwork is beautiful, the gameplay is easy and fun, and the game concept is fun.”
    • “Beautiful graphics, smooth gameplay, all kinds of unlockable game mods and skins; this is truly a perfect card game.”
    • “The gameplay is smooth and incredibly fun!”
    • “On top of that, there are core gameplay bugs—reshuffles fail, and cards occasionally play automatically without input.”
    • “It's obnoxiously buggy for a central mandatory gameplay element.”
    • “Gameplay ok except the app often plays wild cards and discards to the wrong pile!”
  • stability
    32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from frequent glitches and freezes, especially during harder levels and critical gameplay moments, often requiring restarts or forfeits that can affect player progress and stats. While some users report smooth and stable experiences, the majority find the stability problematic, with bugs causing automatic card plays, freezes, and issues exiting ads, significantly impacting gameplay enjoyment.

    • “Mimics the game well (Spite and Malice is my game of choice but there are many) and no glitches.”
    • “Relaxing, multi-levels, nice graphics, no glitches.”
    • “It freezes and glitches frequently.”
    • “The latest update created a glitch where if the deck runs out during gameplay, the game freezes and won't continue.”
    • “It freezes at least twice a day when playing misery, which is what I worked hard to unlock.”
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users commonly note the absence of background music in the game, which detracts from the overall experience despite the stellar artwork and gameplay. Additionally, ads interfere by shutting off external audio and feature loud, unmanageable music. Many suggest that adding customizable background music and more engaging token rewards could significantly improve the game.

    • “I do wish there was more to do with the acquired tokens (maybe new outfits for the two imp gals, maybe some music? idk) highly recommend for a few minutes of high stakes solitaire.”
    • “The esthetic of the game and artwork is amazing, I only wish the card art was more unique and it had music.”
    • “But if they put a background music for it, it'll be very better.”
    • “There is no music to help the game, though the artwork is stellar.”
    • “Poorly designed, not even any background music, and for some reason I have to press harder on my phone screen than normal for it to register anything I want to do, and half the time it throws my card in the wrong spot anyway.”
    • “The ads have loud music that you don't have an option to turn down or off.”
  • grinding
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is hindered by frequent ads and a tedious process of earning gold and customization chips, making progression feel slow and repetitive. Additionally, the CPU's disproportionately high wild card usage can make gameplay frustrating rather than enjoyable.

    • “The percentage of wild cards the CPU produces is on average about 300-500% higher than the player after counting in 200+ games, making it less of a game and more of an exercise in grinding your teeth.”
    • “Makes it hard to not get bored grinding out gold before you potentially get hooked on the other rule variations.”
    • “The obtaining of the chips for customizing is a bit tedious but that is my only complaint.”
  • humor
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is noted as subtle and genuinely funny, enhancing the overall experience. However, some players find certain elements, like unexpected wildcards, amusingly absurd. While the humor is appreciated, frustrations with game mechanics occasionally detract from the comedic impact.

    • “You'll begin to notice that the game really lives up to its name in a subtle but hilarious way (and is why I am giving it all 5 stars).”
    • “Wildcards being available in your deck is hilariously stupid when they shouldn't even be in the game.”
    • “So far no complaints, nice looking interface, funny characters, I like the style, typical ads, no bugs so far, difficulty levels are distinct but not ridiculous.”
  • story
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect is seen as underdeveloped, with users suggesting that a more engaging story mode could be created. Additionally, players find the coin rewards for leveling up and daily quests to be insufficient, which may affect overall progression and enjoyment.

  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is enhanced by the theme and artwork, which effectively complement the gameplay and create an engaging experience.

    • “The theme and artwork create an enjoyable atmosphere that works well with the gameplay.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers enjoyable challenges that enhance its replayability, keeping players engaged without overwhelming them with ads.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly while maintaining great visual quality.

    • “Runs smoothly and looks great.”
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Spite & Malice is a action game.

Spite & Malice is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

On average players spend around 1 hours playing Spite & Malice.

Spite & Malice was released on November 19, 2019.

Spite & Malice was developed by North Sky Games.

Spite & Malice has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Spite & Malice for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Spite & Malice is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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