It’s hard to stand out and produce a game nowadays, especially if you’re a developer entering into the free-to-play market, as there are so many other vying for attention.
So when a new free game lands on Steam, it needs to be something special to retain the initial players, and keep them coming back, ready to part with their money for microtransactions, or create a new cultural icon.
You’d perhaps look at Summoners War: RUSH, and think it would be a slam dunk; it’s got the anime visuals made so popular in the past decade, and it leans into the idle tower defence genre that is still pulling in fans.
Sadly, that’s not the case here, as players have been reporting issues and poor design choices through the Steam review system, bringing the game’s rating to a ‘Mixed’ verdict.
“Nothing uni