Games like Summoners War: Chronicles

Steam reviews

What players say

Reviewers from the last year are split and mostly critical, citing pay-to-win pressure, a heavy grind, a Steam-only account problem and weak PC controls.

Many players enjoy the monster collecting, the team building and the cute, colourful art, and a few say the game is playable on a free account with regular codes and events. Some describe the combat and the upgrade systems as deep enough to keep them busy. Most complaints concern money and progression: many reviewers say the game is pay-to-win, that gacha pulls and cash-shop passes are expensive, and that progress without spending is slow, with heavy grinding through daily quotas and guild tasks. Many players also report login trouble with Hive, Google, Facebook or Apple accounts, and some say they lost progress after a long break. On PC, several reviewers call the controls awkward, particularly the camera, and some report crashes or sync problems on Steam Deck and Linux. Recent reviews are more negative than the older helpful ones, which are more often positive about the game itself.

Who it suits

Players who enjoy collecting and building teams of monsters and are happy to play slowly on a free account.

Who should skip it

Players who dislike pay-to-win systems, heavy grinding or mobile-style controls, or who need reliable logins.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours more often complain about the grind, guild content and recent update changes, while newer players are more likely to praise the early rewards and monster collecting.

Summarised by AI from 50 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.