Auto Brawl Chess:Battle Royale Reviews

by Furangox

Been playing for months. Started off great than hit a wall almost immediately. Upgraded to monthly subscription for diamonds and used over $30 to get past just the 2nd world. Everything is way to random and even if you have a team power of 35k you can’t beat 2 computer players at 20k.

Later accidentally purchased a $20 upgrade pass that was baited advertisement which only lasted 3 days since the season was ending. Thought it was a perm upgrade. Emailed developers and they stated all details are upfront and they could not do anything for a paying customer.

Tried to appeal by stating that it was click bait due to the season ending in 3 days and questioned why it was even offered this late. Denied immediately stating I need to read all the fine print. Customer service just happy to take my money and run. Terrible way to deal with customers. Will never buy or play this developers games ever again. Buyers beware. They just want your money!!!

by Mast3rofth3univers3

I took the time to wait this game out, and after the last update I thought the lagginess and game freezes would have been fixed, but sadly they’ve gotten worse. I honestly can’t play the game any more and I did break down and spend some cash on one of the in game packs because I really did like the game, but it’s not worth the frustration. I don’t see the point in any developer releasing a game when it’s in this bad of shape. I am a software development manager so this is just a terrible waste of time to see a game that has such potential perform so poorly. Fix your game and I may come back, for now, I’ve deleted AutoBrawlChess .

My original review is below:

Honestly, probably one of the better auto chess games out there, but one major issue I can’t get past is the connectivity to the game. This game disconnects entirely too often. It is almost unplayable. It’s too frustrating to be stuck in a battle, have the game freeze searching for connection to the game server, then miss 3-4 turns of picks, but the worst is when you’re clearly holding onto the number one position and then you lose connection to the server and then get penalized for “leaving the game,” when it’s a server issue, not a player issue.

I will gladly change my rating if this improves because this is a great game, but this is also one of the main reasons why I won’t buy any in game packs. Please fix the connectivity issues.

by Widukind27

This game has nothing to do with strategy. The available characters are given randomly and arbitrarily. So it’s more about luck than anything else. The determination of draws and victories also seem to be arbitrary. What factors are considered to decide who wins a draw? Is it based on the total number of skill points one has? Is it based on the number of characters still on the board? Seems inconsistent, so I’m never sure. Here’s an idea, if both players still have a character on the board, it’s always a draw...makes more sense, doesn’t it?

Perhaps the promise of winning through purchasing bonus packages may seem enticing, but I think we all know that a game that requires you to get upgrades to win and not rely on actual skill is a game that won’t last long. It’s skills that get better over time, the bonus packages can only go so far, unless they decide to offer a package that lets you automatically win. But then what’s the point? Buying your way to the top is not the same as developing your character line-up and your skills.

Saying this is a great game considering that it’s free is irrelevant. There are plenty of games that actually test skill and ability. Don’t be deceived by a game that lets you win sometimes just because the algorithm is in your favor. Let me download an actual chess game now...that at least tests my skills.

by Earl_ohara

Sick of these games that show the game to be one type of thing then you download and it's something completely different. The ad and preview pictures both lead you to believe it's something akin to Plants vs Zombies.
The arena setup for hero selection is terrible, you do not get to choose which heroes to take into battle, only get a selection of 4 to choose from and they may not even be a hero in your collection which means they will be super weak. But you can try to get to different ones by using a token, of course on that page it may be the same thing again. Should not have to use extra coins to use heroes you own just because they are epic or rare. Game needs a complete overhaul, outcome of battle is based too much on luck of having the best heroes become available for selection. More over not everyone gets the same selection of heroes each round. To make it fair everyone should have to start off the same, unless they fix it where only your collected heroes are available for use.

by Doughbutt

Fun game, good concept, but terrible at allocating resources. It uses so RAM for a non-online game. Wait, did I say non-online? Well, you see, aside from rankings, there’s no true way of showing that you’re actually playing against all human players... at different times of the day and different days of the week, I’ve noticed I’ve played same opponents at different ranking levels. And then another thing I noticed, how come everyone’s matches end exactly when your match ends? No one else’s ends early and no other matches end after yours... it’s almost like you’re the only match that’s being played.

So if it’s true, when how is AutoBrawlChess and program so poorly done? If it’s not truly online, and then it’s just simulation of an online game, why does it lag and crash so often? Well.. you see, even a monkey can learn to copy and paste. You’re not getting money from this guy, good luck and try a little harder next time

by Tatasfortacos

I enjoyed the game, but have gotten to the point where I’m considering deleting it. While in a battle, the game can be so unresponsive that it costs you the match. Shop won’t update, squad size won’t increase after spending money, using the “best” might feature can take so long to place heroes that you don’t have time to rearrange them at match start. Or suddenly a match will be over, declaring victory/defeat but I didn’t see any of the match just a loading screen. I’ve even had to force quit AutoBrawlChess in the middle of a match and then reopen to get a better experience, but by then I’ve lost several rounds. It’s very frustrating. Or random messages “you must increase your squad size before placing heroes” or whatever it is will pop up, when I’ve paid to increase the size, and you CAN’T dismiss the alert and it covers up the faction list in the top left of the screen making it harder to decide which heroes to buy. not sure why it’s been going downhill so bad for me lately but it’s rough.

by Ckdjdjf

This game claims its about strategy when its not. Theres really no skill to it. Its all about luck. Certain characters are better then others so if your unlucky your opponent keeps getting good characters. This has happened to me quick a bit but ive also been on the other side where i demolish everyone. Theres also a button you can tap that will fix your lineup for you and give you the best chances possible. This option really takes the skill/strategy out of the game. In all honesty all you have to do to win get whatever characters cost more and hit the best line up button. If they dont switch anyone then everyone on your side line can go and hopefully you get more good people. This game is too simple/easy and doesnt require any attention to win. Overall the idea behind the game is nice. It reminds me of the magic chess on mobil legends, which i would say requires a little more skill/strategy but still heavily reliant on luck. If your just looking to pass time and dont want to really get too into what your playing than this is perfect. Also, if you've come to check out this game from the advertisements, then prepare to be disappointed. Its nothing like the ad. This game is F2P but can very easily be pay to win. I would recommend finding another game. Also, if your opponent has Mary then you lost. She has a massive AOE heal and she basically spams it. The most broken/OP character in the game. She really is unfair and needs a nerf.

by AdAstra1826

Levels Pawn 1-10 are super fun, the gameplay is engaging and really balanced. As soon as you hit Knight 1, the difficulty level doubles and unless you pay to upgrade your heroes you’re going to be stuck in limbo between Pawn 10 and Knight 1.

Also, the online fights aren’t really online. I discovered this when a system level alert came up on my phone at the beginning of an online round and then a second later after “reconnecting”, the round was over and the results displayed. ADDITIONALLY, the countdown for selecting new heroes continued immediately and the next round began directly after the countdown, which would be impossible if there was a human player on the other side, as they would still be seeing the round played out while I began the next round. I tested this 10-15 times with the same results.

So basically, it was fantastic for two days so it gets two stars. Clash of clans is much better in terms of balancing pay to win vs grinding it out. Both are equally possible and plenty of people do both. Personally, I don’t spend money on games unless it’s to buy it once so I guess that’s the end of this game for me.

by Ttylerr12

I’d like to start off by saying this game is fun and reminds me of Legion TD from Warcraft 3. That being said, there is very little strategy/skill required to win this game. I spent some time gathering up hero cards so that they’re so over leveled for my rank, that no one can touch me. Second, I’m someone that refuses to pay money for fake things in an app I won’t use in a month, and this game clearly survives off of micro transactions. It’s brutal how many times a “deal” pops up trying to get $5, $10, and even $20 for their battle pass. It’s absurd and very clear the creators had no interest in making a game that will last, as opposed to making a quick buck. There will always be those leaderboard guys from China who probably spend $100’s a week to keep up but I have no interest in a game like that. Wish more games would emphasize skills and not just P2W. I can’t wait for the automatic response from the creators saying they’re so sorry! And tell me to contact customer support like that will fix the issues. If you need something to preoccupy yourself on vacation downtime, this is the game, but it’s not useful for much else unless you like wasting your money on nonsense.

by The Blacklab

First I would like to say that I enjoy the game for the most part. What I am finding frustrating with it is that there are instances where you are forced into a fail situation not because you are bad at the game but because you have not unlocked characters and the game uses a randomized shop system to buy characters to fight for you the problem is your selections are not strictly limited to characters you own and/or characters that you have good stats with and I have been having the direct issue of having that shop being populated with nothing but locked characters that I then need to spend a coin to refresh which is then again randomized sometimes with all locked characters or characters I can no longer afford. I do have screenshots if anyone is interested.

This game would be made infinitely better by offering some kind of deck system so that the in battle shop only chooses from the characters you have unlocked/ choose for it to have.

by KewlChrisG

This game used to be a favorite of mine. It’s like TFT and Hearthstone, but better for beginners and people that haven’t played such games. However, with all the bugs that regularly cause problems from not getting credit for a win/completing an objective to turning in earned credits for a reward and not getting what was “promised”, whether the wrong amount or different things entirely, it becomes very disappointing and discouraging to continue.

The game has become a majorly Pay-to-Win scenario game. If you buy currency or upgrades you are almost guaranteed a win because of being overpowered compared to players on the same tier that did not pay. These issues also discourage new players from enjoying the game because while they are working hard to collect more characters to use and play with other people have unlocked everything by paying money giving them a egregiously gross advantage.

If they players that pay and the ones that do not were grouped separately, perhaps this would not be such a severe issue.

After all that I have said and reported, I do believe that this game could be a great game and a good introduction for people new to the auto-chess like games, IF some changes were made to better support new players unwilling or unable to pay.

by Maj Weezy

I really like the game. It has a good element of strategy to it, plus I enjoy being able to upgrade my characters. However, it seems to be controlled by luck.

In a lot of the games I have played, I end up spending all my points searching for my characters and never being aloud to upgrade even though my opponents are rapidly upgrading theirs. It doesn’t seem to matter if the characters are common, rare, or what, they don’t seem to repopulate to upgrade with any real rate. It is also very difficult to find or get new types of characters. Lastly, sometimes during a battle, I have been booted from the game or the game freezes, which then credits me with a loss because I couldn’t control or interact with my team. This is very annoying.

All that said, the game is addicting to play, it has good graphics, and makes me strategize to put the best team together. I like it a lot, just wish some of the bugs would get fixed.

by ApophisEire

The game is well put together, the gameplay is excellent, the artwork is fun and high quality and for players who do not want to spend money it is still extremely enjoyable and easy to compete against others.

Here comes my two negatives that made me take a star away for each one.

The first is the constant crashing of AutoBrawlChess even after the latest update (March 2nd 2021) the game still randomly but like clockwork will crash multiple times during a ranked game causing you to lose out on rewards or sometimes lose out on the ranked game because when you get back on it says you left (I never left the game crashed) and you do not get access to the ranking prizes. (I have tried on iPad, iPad air2 and iphone8plus and all have the same issue)

The second is the overwhelming internal “ads” for packs and other purchasable items. While I understand the developers need to make money somehow and deservedly so, I wish the frequency of those “ads” could be decreased a little. They are not videos or external ads, it is internal pop-ups and/or red flags as if you have something to claim but turns out it was an add to purchase something instead.

The second part I can get over and is just a preference thing for a f2p player like myself. The crashes are super frustrating and I hoped this update fixed that, unfortunately it did not and it is still the only downside to this game.

Highly recommend giving it a try, lots of fun!

by Floss Ph

So first and foremost I would like to say that this game is lots of fun! The concept, heroes, class and faction synergies, art work and rewards are very great in this game.
But why the 3 stars you ask? I would definitely give ABC 5 stars if only the game wouldn’t freeze up and crash. This really hurts your ranking when you’re doing really well and looking to get 1st or second place and then when that timer hits zero for the next battle.........you’re left waiting. Eventually you either close out the game and when you open it back up you get penalized(which is understandable if you close it when the game works) and your ranking points drop. I’ve kept the game frozen and just waited to see if it would fix itself, but instead it pops up with a little note saying there was an error and the game needs to restart. Thinking that the game knows there’s an error you would think you wouldn’t get penalized.....wrong!
So I will gladly change my review after this has been fixed hopefully soon in the near future!

by Qualthas

I really want to love this game but there are a couple of flaws that hold it back from being a great game. My main gripe is the constant crashing. Playing in ranked matches and the game will close in the middle of a match. Then I have to hurry up and log back on to see the outcome. SO FIX YOUR STABILITY!! The second is the pay to win mechanics. I’m constantly getting ads for the deal of the day. The chess pass is to expensive. Take clash of clans for example, they have a monthly pass that grants you all kinds of bonuses for reaching milestones and has a free version and a pay version. The main difference is the pay version (gold pass) is only $5 bucks. Your pass mechanic offers substantial less rewards and cost $20 . Besides these few flaws you have a great game but greed won’t see you any long term success. The characters are cool and the opening animation is top notch and humorous. The game is also addicting. I’ll probably play it until I get surpassed by people with more money than brains then I’ll delete it and forget about it.

by Serbow

This has to be one of the most addictive games I’ve ever played. It’s great for f2p players like me, as it’s easy to get heroes with just summoning and other stuff. The gameplay is just amazing and yes, it’s luck based but you also need some skill to find the best heroes possible. But, as all games, there’s a problem. Well, there’s 2 major problems. Firstly, the game crashes a lot, and when I say a lot, I mean a lot. Sometimes I crash twice every match. I was in a game that I was about to win and guess what? The game crashed, I lost the match and didn’t get any rewards. The other issue or problem is the matchmaking. I’ve been put up against players who have plenty legendary heroes at like level 10 meanwhile I have 1 at level 9. It’s just so unfair sometimes as if the best players gets into like a 3 winstreak, he will dominate the rest of the match with ease. If the devs ever fix one or both issues, I will rewrite this comment and give it 5*, as it’s one of the best games I’ve ever tried. Thanks for reading!

by Benkei79

Off the bat. Love the game. I do t experience the crashing issues other players have talked about. Hero’s do drop at a chance but I can get around that. I don’t agree with the if someone wins three ina row they will dominate cause that’s been me and I still lost. I got lucky and on many occasion I have worked my way from the bottom to win. Not easy. But it can be done. My issue is with events. Having to use a certain hero in matches. That hero will barely drop and not enough to get one to three tasks done. But when the event is over drops
Like crazy. I personally love the insane mode. I think you have to pay for it. But it’s so much fun it’s worth it. Insane mode should have a ranking or should effect your pvp ranking. Cause well, it’s pvp. Change that and change the event dropping of heroes needed. Maybe also. Make a change to when certain factions are needed for the events. Give those factions a buff. The factions needed don’t always help people win. To use the faction needed you almost have to lose if you want to complete all tasks. Great game though

by 7h2aj

Off the rip know that they advertise the game with its least valuable part. Getting into the actual game you can tell that it’s far more polished than the ads give it credit for with token glimpses of the game as the ad looks which I believe is for not being falsely marketed… it’s a great time and my only other gripe is that while only ending my runs about half the time the game seems to send me back to my phones Home Screen and I may have to relaunch the game to finish a match. And it’s always toward the end making it a make or break for the victory. Aside from that check out how cool the characters are in here starting in like a bar brawl with all their own synergies and abilities. They can be kinda querky at first but once you get the hang of it it’s a good time for those who like puzzles and strategy games. Sometimes how your troops are laid out on the board decides the battle so watch how they set up.

by Artfoundry

(Update) There is one major problem with the game - the power values are meaningless as a way of judging whether you'll beat an opponent or not. You can have twice the power level and still lose. The new maze levels are the worst offender of this - in fact they seem broken. The farther you get, the more you need to FAR surpass the opponent power level (more than twice as much) in order to win. Why have such an important number if it barely means anything?
(End of update)

A lot of similarities to their previous game Mighty Party, including all the characters art and audio. Gameplay has some things the same, but the core mechanics are different. The main thing I don't really like is the cheesy marketing of the mini-game (which you rarely see, though it is actually kinda fun) to attract players. Why? Why include a mini-game like that that looks nothing like the main game and use it to advertise the game which already has decent graphics and gameplay? It just feels cheap. Plus there are a lot of screens pushing you to buy premium content. I can understand that since the devs need to make money, but both of them together just make the devs' business strategy feel sleazy.

by Koudleanus

This game is addictive to start it off. I originally got this game for the black hole game ad. The one that says something about having a lizard brain and while that game is all fun. The real draw to this game is the Chess+Yu-Gi-Oh styled gameplay. You constantly have something to keep you invested and I really like that. Give me a reason to comeback and fight other people, play the narrative story or rescue a dog from bees. Woah this realm really has a problem with the bee vs dog conflict, seems like a hate crime. The one piece of constructive criticism I have is this, give us more time for the black hole game. I might just have a lizard brain though like the ad was suggesting. That criticism doesn’t take away from the fun I have in the game and would highly suggest playing it!

by WMBTBY

Yes, there is a “pay to win” feature. But what games doesn’t? Leveling up is fairly easy. So you lose a few battles. If the game was too easy it would be boring. If you want easy go play one of coloring or word search games. If you grind it out you will level up. ( IFY level up the 1 or 2 stars characters too. A mistake I made early on). If you do ALL of the game things you will get all the resources you need. It just takes time. But the artwork is incredible. And the animation is very very is well done. Give it a try.

Update: If you give this game a chance try it for a few days. If you like it, spend the $5.00 to get the auto feature on the journey portion of the game. Totally worth. You will level up very quickly.

The only negative thing I can say is I wish I had a bit more time to choose my characters. Many times I need a few more seconds to decide and the next round starts. Just a few more seconds would be awesome

by SWitcher123456678990

The character choice randomization is needed. However, once you have chosen your fighters and their corresponding factions the rest of the characters that later become available are rarely a color besides grey and/or a matching faction. Makes us feel like the game is pure RNG. Another occurrence in the game is when you spend inmatch coins to change the current selection, the next group of options can be far worse then the fighters you’ve already chosen, and if you continue to spend it make you as a gamer feel like its a waste of time and pure RNG. I honestly think they need a the slightest tweak so that the game feels more skillful. I personally am pretty high in rank and love this game and have lost many matches simply because I was stuck with the characters I had on board. Never being able to upgrade them past three stars. I hope you see this and agree to the small change.

by Toter_

I downloaded this game expecting it to be like all the other horrible phone games. I thought it wouldn’t be anything like the ads, while being filled with ads. However, it not only has gameplay from the ads, but it even more features like dungeons. Not only this, but I have not seen any ads yet, so that is great. It does seem a little pay to win, as there are a lot micro transactions, but I would rather have it show micro transactions than a bunch of ads. Overall, it’s a 10/10 game that’s a fun time waster.