Games like RAID: Shadow Legends

Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed: players like the champion art, turn-based team building and free-to-play viability, but most complaints centre on aggressive monetisation, pop-ups and rigged pulls.

Many players praise the visual quality of the champion models and the wide roster of heroes, and say the game can be played without spending if you log in daily and follow the tutorials. Turn-based team building, gear and mastery systems and the mix of PvE dungeons and PvP arena draw players who like long-term collection. Many reviewers, however, describe a grind that pushes them to pay: constant pop-up offers, time-gated energy, low-odds summon pulls and a paywall that gets steeper with each update. Some players also report that combat is mostly auto-battle, and several had trouble linking a mobile account to Steam. Reviews from the last year lean more negative than Steam's overall totals suggest, largely because of these spending pressures and the account-linking issue.

Who it suits

Players who enjoy collecting many characters and long team-building, and who can accept a slow, spending-tempted grind.

Who should skip it

Players who dislike pop-ups, gacha gambling or pay-to-win systems, or who want a game with a clear ending.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with under 20 hours mostly mention pop-ups and early-game difficulty, while those with hundreds of hours focus on the late-game paywall and the frustration of rigged pulls.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.