Monster Survivors Reviews

This game was a good game but recently they updated it for the worse they changed the matches from time based to kill based for what I can only assume is to control your rate of progression and get you to buy the drop doubler from the shop for 9.99 prior to the update I bought the ad pass and I was happy with this game but when they updated it my version got messed up and I couldn’t unlock one of the characters I was trying to get so I deleted the game and downloaded it back just to have this new garbage and the cool art designs got replaced with bland boring ones thought I had a new game to play but there’s plenty similar games here that I’m just going to move on and you should too

Unplayable since there are ads between levels of each stage. Basically, you get an add every 50 kills. Then, there are “optional” ads for gold and gems but those are so low, they are practically useless.

The game, itself, gets boring very quickly when you have to sit 30 seconds every 1.5 minutes of gameplay. To remove the mandatory ads, it’s $3.99. That means you still have to watch ads for the free gold and gems.

HARD PASS. Terrible animations. The zombies run up walls like they run on the floor: with their legs.

This game is pay to win. The first boss has like 5 health bars that takes what seems like a century to deplete, The AOE of his attacks takes up half of the ring, so when you try to run out the way you’ll still get hit half if not most of the time and even when you do manage to get out the way you don’t have no time to recover because you’re gonna have to dodge again because he’s already got the next attack coming at you.

it doesn’t matter if you’re maxed out in speed (which I was) when the attack AOE is so large and you keep getting pressured. Like even Elden Ring bosses have a grace period this guy doesn’t have one! Don’t get me started on the fact one attack can cut your health in half or leave you on 25% or less even when you max out your health, so you getting almost 1 shotted even if you get grazed by an attack everytime.

When you die the cost of the revives is crazy it cost like 50 diamonds for a revive and doubles each time you die and the game makes it almost impossible to get a lot of diamonds because they WANT you to pay. I was able to max almost all my stats and had 4 maxed out weapons with the best items and lost to the first boss 3 times???? But the game makes sure to throw in a pay the win promotion every time

That’s not fair, it’s not an Elden ring boss

I downloaded this game months ago and really enjoyed it. Even spent few dollars on it. I did however see that it was a work in progress to actually unlock some characters in the game with playing and progressing through the levels with no actual progression of unlocking characters or achievements. After the last 2 updates the game progression was fixed and I would say improved greatly. But now it crashes after so many levels as if I wasn’t supposed to be able to get this far in the game. I’m currently at level 21 and it will not stop crashing on an iPhone 13 Pro Max or even trying it on a iPhone 15 pro it will not work. Hopefully the devs can make meaningful updates and fixes to the game because it has great potential honestly.

I was thoroughly enjoying this game for quite some time, but the August 9 update has completely ruined that enjoyment.

For one, the sizes of UI (User Interface for those unaware) elements have been drastically reduced, making it harder to actually read text and press some buttons.

Secondly, for some reason, you can no longer repeat previously-completed levels. So now I have no choice but to throw myself at a level that I’m too weak to complete over and over again because I can’t grind in a previously-completed level. This creates a soft progression wall that can only be overcome by unbelievable item/ability luck or what will likely be weeks of grinding the first few waves of he level you now find yourself stuck in.

Or, if you have loose purse strings, you can just pay to win. Which I’m sure is the actual intention of this update, as Voodoo has once again committed the cardinal sin of in-app purchase integration: a “battle pass” system.

Lastly, and I don’t know how whoever codes the game messed this up, but the game lags WAY more now. I shouldn’t be having significant frame drops on non-horde rounds, and until this update, I never have.

While I’m sure the Battle Pass system is here to stay, I do hope that UI scaling options will be added, the ability to replay previously-completed stages will be returned, and the lag will be fixed. This is genuinely a good game and I don’t want one update to ruin that.

I enjoy this game very much, it’s fun, it’s simple, it can be challenging at times. But my biggest frustration is with the in-game purchases. The developer should add a confirmation button for purchases. For example, I was scrolling thru the gear section when I accidentally pressed the legendary egg buy button simply by scrolling. If you have enough gems the game will take it from you. Hence the need for a confirmation button. They have one if you want to quit or resume the game, why wouldn’t they have one for in-game purchases with in-game currency. I lost all my gems twice which I purchased with real money. Please refund me 900 gems and please add a confirmation button. Thanks!

The game is great but the latest update makes the game worse and makes it seem as though progress is all paywalled.
1. They removed the ability to go back to older levels to level up and get resources. You’re now stuck in the current level and must continue to play that level until you beat it.
2. They removed the gem store, which is a way for you to buy items to upgrade your character and gears. Instead they replaced it with a weak season pass and all the better items are paywalled to premium season passes.

These efforts seem to show the devs are trying to make advancing much more difficult and forcing a large amount of ads and adding pay to win features.

I watch more ads than actually playing the game. Even if i choose not to watch an ad for an extra reward; a 30 second ad still pops up. I also don't like the way the player just double jumps and rolls on his own. This game has potential, it just needs more controls and less ads. There shouldn't be an ad every single time i level up. Its not hard to level up which means im watching ads like every 3 mins playing this game. I guess the only way to enjoy it is to pay $6 to remove non optional ads which is bonkers. If im paying $6, it should remove every ad. & not the mention the way the game just randomly freezes and stops responding when i hit a certain level. stop worrying about trying to get paid thru ads so much and actually put more effort into the game.

I enjoy fighting hordes and choosing my weapons and upgrades. That part of the game is a lot of fun even with the ads. The boss fights seem poorly implemented or are not meant for players who don’t want to spend real money to level faster. I have tried to beat this zombie king 15 times with different loadouts and power ups and cannot beat it. The difficulty has nothing to do with the fact that my consistently outputting damage barely brings him to his second bar of health. I only keep trying because I actually enjoy the rest of the game but I think they could do without the bosses as the hordes are challenging enough.

This has become my go to mobile game. I haven’t played mobile games in a long time but this is so satisfying. Running through hordes of monsters, this game reminds me of Risk of Rain 2. I will say that I have noticed several bugs since the update. Sometimes when I click the ad to gain double rewards, or to only obtain the good reward for the devil mission, the game just blacks out and does not let me continue. This ruins my run and I have to start over.

I also wonder why you took away the option to play previous maps/worlds? If i’m not high enough level to beat the current level i’m on, I used to grind previous levels to gain the power required to beat the one i’m on. It seems like this discourages you from doing that, and encourages you to buy in game items/materials to help you win :(

I like the game! It makes sense and is very easy to understand. So I like that… however the game CHEATS! It has glitches that happen at the most inconvenient moments in the game. I also feel the game MAKES SURE you have to watch ads and spend money to progress but the glitches in the game make THAT even pointless. The game will glitch and make the character freeze briefly for absolutely no reason.. I also don’t like how you can’t pick your own power ups. (another way they cheat) they never give you the option to specifically pick and power up witch weapon you want IT chooses for you

As others have mentioned losing your progress every update and daily is not fun at all, on top of this I feel as though I played a different game yesterday (3/6/24)) then I have today (3/7/24). Yesterday I had 5 level up choices and different ones then we normally do and it was way more fun today I load back in on a completely normal game to when I first downloaded with all my progress reset despite spending money on the game. The game is fun but these are odd and glaring problems that I would encourage to stray cautiously on spending any money.

Great game. Love it. Super fun, nice progression system, easy to play. But please for the love of god fix the zombie king boss. He’s fairly challenging for the first 70% of his health bar. After that, absolutely absurd. I’ve gotten to him more time than I can count. Once he hits 70%, he starts going insane and the multiple-pillar stomp happens WAY too fast, like in half a second. No time to react. He just spams that move in rapid succession and boom. I’m dead within 3 seconds. Really ruins the game in my opinion. Other than that, good game.

I honestly really like the game it’s fun and a good way to pass the time and I’ve been playing it since was really early on. My one complaint is as of recent is seeing the new pets and loot boxes being added I fear this game may just become another cash grab with all the micro transactions and ad’s, I’d rather spend those 20 minutes on using good strategy and unique builds than spending and hour on loot boxes just to steam roll the current zone since bosses seem to just be bullet sponges now.

In my opinion, the recent changes to the health bar in the game have left players longing for the classic version. The new design lacks the simplicity and clarity that made the original health bar iconic. Returning to the old health bar would not only satisfy nostalgic players but also improve the overall gaming experience by providing a clear and intuitive representation of a player's health status. It's time to listen to the community and bring back what made the game's health bar memorable.

I have played the game up until stage 4 so far, and everything was going fine. It wasn’t too difficult but difficult enough to make it enjoyable, but then the game introduced bats, and for some reason half of the weapons you have not only don’t work on them but sometimes your character won’t even shoot at them so they end up killing you. Definitely needs some reworking.

I love playing this game! I really do, but y’all need to make the reaction time a little bit faster for the gun. I am not talking about the stats of it, I am talking bout the actual in game I feel like it is slower than what y’all say it is. Like the uzi. What is it .89 secs I feel like it take 1.3-1.5 secs for it to shoot, n than when ever a target gets close my person aims, but doesn’t shoot. N when we have 4 weapons not all the guns shoot. in small waves I get that, but when it is bigger waves, yeah no I don’t like it. I really do like this game! Overall starts east gets harder! N I love that bout the game! The damage/stats of weapons. Are great! I love it! Oh also, I literally forgot. But I recently started lagging during the higher waves of the game. I don’t if that was the new update or whatever. But please help 😭😂💯

I’ve been really enjoying Monster Survivors. The gameplay is fun, addictive, and keeps me coming back for more. The mechanics are solid, and the challenge of each wave makes the experience engaging. However, the continuous pop-up ads after every single wave and at the end of each game are starting to get a bit overwhelming. With around 10 waves per game, it feels like I’m spending almost as much time watching ads as I am playing. I still love the game and the work the creators have put into it, but reducing the ads a tad bit would make the experience much more enjoyable and bearable to play non-stop. Keep up the great work, but please consider dialing back on the ads just a bit!

I used to see many ads on this game to the point where I wanted to install the game for myself to see if it was good. When I started playing, the gameplay was fun until I got to the red throwing zombies. Unless I maxed out my hp there was absolutely no way to avoid them because of how much they spammed. But that’s not the main reason I made this review. The bosses are. No matter how upgraded my weapons were the bosses were nearly impossible to kill. They had like several health bars. Not only that but the bosses attacks have nearly the range of the entire arena making it extremely hard to dodge. If you end up dodging their massive attacks then it’s usually by a couple pixels. I also forgot to mention that to regain health it cost 50 gems which are pretty hard to get?

This game is pretty good but there are still so many add and it’s really inconsistent. Like I could go 10 mins without an add or I could go 1 min and an add pops up. Also WHY DO YOU GUYS PUT A TIMER ON THE BOSSES it make is really hard even if you have a sliver of heath left. I was playing a boss round and it had the smallest health bar left and I died because the time ran out. It’s so annoying how I was this close and it all just ends because I want fast enough. This has happened more than once. Please consider removing or extending the timer on bosses please but other than that it’s a great game and keep up the good work?

Honestly the last update has caused a number of bugs including power ups not working right, ads never ending(no X so forced to close app), and zip lines being incredibly glitchy.

Only other issue I have is difficulty scaling is instead of steadily getting harder you will go from one level being that’s it? To the next having you stuck for days on first few waves.

Concept is good and execution outside of the above I’m very happy with. If the above gets corrected then I will happily move to 5 stars.

The game has been really fun so far, might two biggest complaints are:

1: ADs between each wave get to be very obnoxious, I’d suggest putting an ad every 5 - 10 rounds instead

2: The ability to go back and replay a level. I feel like I beat the first 4 worlds and the 5th just feels impossible till I get more coins and skills and upgrades. I just hope they can add a feature to go back and play previous worlds. (If you can currently already do that I’d like to know how please, as well as, make it more easier for the user to navigate and find it)

I have really enjoyed this game so far and loved the direction they're going with the last few updates, but I am annoyed that there is no cloud save and how buggy the game has been recently. Everytime I would click on the “power up” section,the whole app would freeze and even closing out MonsterSurvivors and opening it up again didn’t seem to fix it, so I deleted and reinstalled it.I will admit it worked flawlessly, but I lost all my progress. If there is a way to restore, I haven’t found it. I do enjoy this game enough to start over, but it is annoying having to do so.

This game is very fun as you start to get stronger and the items get more entertaining as you level them up and not to mention the parkour it has to offer which it would be better if you were to add more animations. There is a couple game breaking exploits in maps that make you glitch under and can kill enemies without getting damaged but it’s a rare accordance that it happens which I have proof to submit to have fix if I get reached back on this review. And to also bring the issue that this game is fun but the amount of ads can be bothersome with playing it does help with rewards but ads every round can be annoying which if you can do something about it would be the best thing to happen to this game. Never the less this game is so fun and time consuming it won’t disappoint. Just updating the game for a overall better moment, animations and UI would make it more smoother and more enjoyable than it is.

Game is cool enough. Been playing for about a month. Just one issue. There’s an ad that plays and after it’s done the game freezes and you have to restart the game. Sometimes it lets you resume but then you lose purchases and you have to start the next level without going to the shop. Sometimes you just have to start the game over completely and you lose all your gem purchases. May be an issue for those who are purchasing them. Definitely annoying but should be an easy fix. The always the same ad, the one where the girl gives her boyfriend a bag of money at the end.

I love this game but a few notes for the devs I love this game it’s fun it makes you think and the weapons are awesome but I have a few issues. #1 is I’m not too sure where all my stats are and how much they go up when I’m upgrading or buying items I have no idea how to see them #2 Can the starting range be extended out a little but I feel like it’s kinda crazy I have to upgrade my range and my character has to wait to attack them until they’re literally in my face #3 the bats need a rework because my character will attack anything except the bats and the only thing I can do is run away and hope that they get hit I love playing this game but the bats make it a lot less fun if they don’t get fixed

Stunning game with lots of effort put into it, addicting with so much potential I really hope the creators continue developing this game with unique and creative additions along with improving what’s already great about the game. Haven’t played a mobile game this fun in a long time and I hope everyone can get a chance to enjoy as much as I am enjoying playing this game. This is a genuine review.

(One thing is, I have been having trouble contacting the creators/developers. Voodoo had no for of contact on their website and they’ve never replied on their socials which is a little disappointing)

The game is great and has a unique twist to it with the parkour features. Please make a roll button or “parkour” button that allows the player to do a flip in the direction the player is facing ( side flips, back flips front flips, Horizontal, vertical) that type of idea. Also allow maybe allow the player to merge weapons already in arsenal (com pistol + com pistol equal = rare pistol) type of idea. Last but not least please smooth out the gameplay as I experienced in higher waves a sort of glitch in frames, sometimes even in lower levels. Other than that this is a great game and I can see a lot of potential. I do hope you guys feed this the proper content it needs. Maybe even make a multiplayer co-op feature 👀. That’s all for now.

It’s a great game, even before and after the update, 1 con is before the update any coins you’ve spent on the upgrades are now lost. But anyhow it’s a good game, one problem I’ve ran into just now is in the settings, underneath “restore purchases” is a reset save button, it only takes ONE tap and all your progress is lost, I accidentally hit it and now my progress is lost. Therefore I am officially done with the game.

The game itself is a bit of a buggy mess, but a fun one. I get stuck all the time, in place without the joystick working. But, it doesn’t take away from the game.

The Ads take away from the game. If you don’t pay for ad removal or you can’t; don’t bother playing. My friend and I started timing the ads to game play and it was pretty much equal. If you’re playing 5 minutes in the game, you’ll have about 5 minutes in ads.

Great game. Pay for the ads, ignore the crazy amount of bugs and have fun shooting and jumping around!

Every Voodoo game has been absolute garbage or is covered in mtx incentives. Thought this game was pretty fun, have a similar one with differences but it’s much much much farther along in content, so I feel bad that I bought the no-ads for this. I also feel bad cause, although it’s getting slow as I progress, I’m stuck on the 4th world and I’m leveling up my stats slower now. A few rounds for 1 stat, that kinda thing. But now I’m noticing I’m making it fewer and fewer waves into the world even though I’m not losing my boosts or stats. Using the same weapon sequences that have gotten me to floor 20 to face the boss multiple times but now all of a sudden I can’t make it to 15 then 10 now I died on 6. Could be I’m a conspiracy theorist or voodoo has mtx incentives that aren’t so immediately obvious. This company really need to pull its head out of its donkey.

Most of Voodoo’s games are mediocre at absolute best. This game on the other hand is actually really really good. Admittedly i paid to remove the popup ads, but unlike most games these days, it’s a one time payment and isn’t unreasonably expensive.

It’s very good and a massive time sink on my end. Unlike most games of this type though, it also isn’t impossible to level up and resources are pretty easy to get, though Coins rather than Gems are a bit more valuable.

Very good game, fun time waster.

For devs - I liked having the numerical value of the health and armor up in the top left you should put them back

They listen to reviews, constantly update the game, and don’t shove ads in your face TOO often anymore. They’re definitely still there but wya more bearable now. Way more complex upgrade system than I was expecting.

im writing this review since im astonished by the quality of this game. this lowkey sounds like glazing but voodoo actually made a decent game this time. the obvious pros is that this game isnt ad reliant unlike almost every voodoo game and is more geared torwards skill, etc. this game is sort of p2w but the average player can probably do just as good as someone who paid money. the only problem is that if wifi is turned on, ads appear after each wave but this is useless when i bring up my next point. pro #2, this game can be used without wifi which is super convenient when other voodoo game’s straight up disable u being able to play when u have no wifi. pro #3, voodoo just does this type of genre games like vampire survivor/ survivor io right. voodoo puts this type of game into 3d, and the high ground and climbing features add to the strategy to this game since u cant be stupidly overwhelmed by hordes of zombies when u jump off ledges to avoid said zombies. the only con is that their currently arent a lot of features that make this game super unique compared to other games like itself beside the fact it is more f2p

Each wave last a minute, EVERY WAVE IT FORCES AN AD. Sometimes the ad glitches and you have to close MonsterSurvivors . I DONT MIND WATCHING ADS EXCEPT FOR WHEN IM FORCE FED THEM WITH ANYTHING I DO! I get trying to make some money but the cost for the ad blocker is way too expensive for the kind of game this is. Now i can understand watching ads for the unlocks and stuff like reviving… but in the current state, its way too ad heavy to be worth playing long term. I could see myself playing it long term… in fact i just spent 3 hours playing it and im finally fed up with all the ads. I cant tell you how many white out survival ads i had to sit through and the crappy slot games that just want you to spend money and lose it all with a fake mr beast on there. Terrible.

I know i put this at 5 stars, i just want people to see this if the choose to look before they download.

This game has a lot of potential and actually doesn’t clickbait people with their adds. Sure, some parts don’t exist (but I don’t know that), but the accuracy is good enough. There is lag when I pull up the game, but this mobile game alone is amazing

I’ve played since it’s started. I enjoy the fast pace gameplay and how customizable your different characters are. If you want a quick play or a depth game this is good for you. There are some bugs with the new update where I’m stuck on level 22 and I keep freezing the game when I reach level 49 or 50 on the character while playing. That’s just an example. But I love the game and I hope they fix the issue soon.

the game is really amazing and i recommend it to pass time have fun you name it. There is only a small issue and that is the movement; the movement is expected but sometimes it can lock you to go in one direction for a little bit and you have no control for some time and when you jump off a cliff you can get stuck in going in one direction and sometimes it’s just hard to move around. But still a really great game.

Hi,
Just wanted to say that this game is pretty fun and has a lot of replayability. One of the better games out there in my opinion just because of all the things you could do, wish there was an endless mode lol
Anyways, I am having issues with lag and the game freezing on me in canyon II, 2nd to the last level. It freezes just as my character levels up and then it doesn’t resume and I have to force quit MonsterSurvivors and start new. Any help would be much appreciated.

I saw another review talking about too many ads but I thought it was actually a pretty decent amount, not too pushy and I definitely wasn’t forced after every wave or even after every level 🤷🏼 regardless, the gameplay is where it’s at. I swear it’s like having a little mini action movie in my pocket! UI is super simple and the animation of running and jumping is smooth and REALLY cool. Not to mention awesome items and gun combinations/builds that are seemingly endless with possibility! I’ve deleted the rest of my hoard shooters as this will be the last one I’ll ever want 😍

i dont know what happened but after the latest patch everything has went downhill for me. All the upgrades i had now mean nothing, the monsters are basically invincible, 20 gems for a reroll? it started at 5! now i cant reroll anything and have to deal with not buying items through the waves. The gear system also lowered my stats seemingly since now they play a big part in how i do in the level. the new characters are a fun nice addition but now im so underpowered i cant even use their kit in a level. the character Echos weapon also has a problem with actually doing damage to the enemies. idk if its just me but the game seems ruined now.

This is probably the most fun I’ve had on a mobile zombie game, the concept itself its basic, but the execution is perfect. No glitches so far, zero to no ads, and just overall a very rewarding game. The feeling of upgrading your weapons and getting new items after a wave is something I can’t explain. But their is some things I personally feel can be reworked. For example, the joystick. The joystick feels really wonky and I often find myself going in directions I don’t wanna go because of it. Another thing is the flip after jumping off a structure. It’s more punishing then anything. But besides those, everything else is phenomenal and I can’t wait for the upcoming updates this game will have.

The only thing that I wish was different are the crates that we find during gameplay. It gets hectic and we travel across the map not knowing what we are going to find in the crates risking our health for maybe 3 coins when we need a bomb or health. Another thing, once the match ends it’s unfortunate that we can’t get ALL of our loot except the ones close in our range. Overall I love the game.