Reviews of Sol Frontiers - Idle Strategy

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List of user reviews and ratings for Sol Frontiers - Idle Strategy

Total ratings

4.20 (Rating count: 120)

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Review summary

Most reviews highlight the game’s visuals, initial fun, and mission variety, plus non-intrusive monetization. However, players repeatedly cite slow progression due to timers and long repairs, paywalls blocking advancement, limited depth (no formations or strong customization), and cloud-save/sync issues across devices. Several note early-game difficulty spikes that hinder progress. Overall, Sol Frontiers looks promising and engaging at first, but pacing, gating, and save problems undermine long-term play.

Pros

Visually appealing graphics and art style.
Early, engaging gameplay and fun in the first minutes.
Mission variety and multiple ways to approach objectives.
Positive sentiment toward the developers and the game's design.
Ads are non-invasive and not overly disruptive.

Cons

Progression is extremely slow and gated by timers, with long wait times for repairs.
Paywalls and resource gating make advancement rely on spending money.
Lack of depth: no battle formations, limited customization, and unmodifiable base.
Saving progress across devices is broken or unclear; cloud save/login issues.
Early-game difficulty is too high, with enemies having too much health relative to your ships, making progress frustrating.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.00

All time rating average: 4.20

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14% (3)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-01-21	Br*****	It’s fun for a few second occasionally. Progression is almost non-existent. Not much to do except wait for fleet to repair (now 25 minutes at this point, increases as you go along), then fight a battle (maybe 3-5 minutes), and wait again. Not many enemies return to previous fighting grounds, so no grinding easy targets or easy entertainment. Economy is funky; tough to get what you need for resources, and the other resources that are plentiful have their role but are not really useful. Will see when this gets too boring.
It’s fun for a few second occasionally. Progression is almost non-existent. Not much to do except wait for fleet to repair (now 25 minutes at this point, increases as you go along), then fight a battle (maybe 3-5 minutes), and wait again. Not many enemies return to previous fighting grounds, so no grinding easy targets or easy entertainment. Economy is funky; tough to get what you need for resources, and the other resources that are plentiful have their role but are not really useful. Will see when this gets too boring.
2025-07-17	ka*****	Not. Worthy successor
Not. Worthy successor
2025-06-01	Er*****	No longer works on iPhone 12.
No longer works on iPhone 12.
2025-05-04	gr*****	The game looks good and the first fifteen minutes are fun. After that you hit a wall where you can’t doing anything except wait to collect resources. A random enemy will spawn once a day but outside of that there isn’t anything to do.
The game looks good and the first fifteen minutes are fun. After that you hit a wall where you can’t doing anything except wait to collect resources. A random enemy will spawn once a day but outside of that there isn’t anything to do.
2025-03-20	me*****	Suggest adding a skip ad feature
Suggest adding a skip ad feature
2024-12-31	Sk*****	I just started the game graphics look great and get to battle but it’s very basic. No battle formations or unique weapons etc; also cool looking base but you don’t build it or modify it at all.
I just started the game graphics look great and get to battle but it’s very basic. No battle formations or unique weapons etc; also cool looking base but you don’t build it or modify it at all.
2024-11-22	ee*****	Very much the same so was easy to get into. Always slow to start and build up if you don’t want to buy packs. I just end up wasting time letting ads run to increase rewards, etc. Really wish for 2 things: overview map so I check that periodically, and let me buy some version with less or no ads (like I did for Vampires game).
Very much the same so was easy to get into. Always slow to start and build up if you don’t want to buy packs. I just end up wasting time letting ads run to increase rewards, etc. Really wish for 2 things: overview map so I check that periodically, and let me buy some version with less or no ads (like I did for Vampires game).
2024-11-11	Me*****	Game is overall well designed, and fun to play. resources for upgrade and repair are scarce and progression is brick walled without cash coming into play.
Game is overall well designed, and fun to play. resources for upgrade and repair are scarce and progression is brick walled without cash coming into play.
2024-09-04	Ir*****	Early in the game. Still learning it, so it’s fun, and challenging. We’ll see how it holds up.
Early in the game. Still learning it, so it’s fun, and challenging. We’ll see how it holds up.
2024-07-24	We*****	I like it except i cant save my progress because there is no login
I like it except i cant save my progress because there is no login