Reviews of Summoner Wars Online

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List of user reviews and ratings for Summoner Wars Online

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 112)

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Review summary

Overall, Summoner Wars Online is praised for a faithful digital adaptation, deep 1v1 tactics, and a strong online scene with diverse factions and optional deck subscriptions. However, users repeatedly note stability issues (crashes, progress loss), frustrating matchmaking and gating (subscription requirements, private-game flow), and UX/UI friction (difficulty leaving menus, login transfer to website, and device-specific polish).

Pros

Faithful digital adaptation of the tabletop Summoner Wars game with strong art and mechanics
Strong online play ecosystem including multiplayer, asynchronous games, and tournaments with an active community
Large variety of factions with distinct playstyles and good balance across factions
Free-to-play base experience with optional deck subscriptions that many players view as good value
Solid solo/story content and AI provides a useful learning and practice mode

Cons

Stability and performance issues: crashes to the main menu, story mode crashes, and occasional progress loss
Unfriendly matchmaking and gating: difficult to find casual matches, potential paywall for full access, and reliance on subscriptions for certain features
User experience friction: difficulty leaving menus, unintuitive private-game flow, and transfer/login requirements to external site for private games
Platform polish issues: device-specific problems like Dynamic Island coverage and missing sound on some devices (e.g., iPhone 15)
General optimization concerns and regressions that affect long-term usability

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.40

All time rating average: 4.70

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11% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-10	Ga*****	In the event you do something like open the shop or the deck editor there is no way to leave the menu and you have to close the whole game and open it again, very frustrating.
In the event you do something like open the shop or the deck editor there is no way to leave the menu and you have to close the whole game and open it again, very frustrating.
2026-02-24	Fi*****	This is definitely one of best 1v1 games although the setup looks simple the well designed factions make it a complex strategy game. And almost every game comes down to the wire, where your adrenaline gets pumping. It has a little bit of a learning curve, but it has an amazing community to help you get through the early stages. You have access to lots of live tournaments and opportunities to play with people online. Definitely recommend!
This is definitely one of best 1v1 games although the setup looks simple the well designed factions make it a complex strategy game. And almost every game comes down to the wire, where your adrenaline gets pumping. It has a little bit of a learning curve, but it has an amazing community to help you get through the early stages. You have access to lots of live tournaments and opportunities to play with people online. Definitely recommend!
2025-10-25	Ne*****	I love the physical summoner wars games. The digital adaptation is great, especially since you can play over multiple days. It’s so fun to play a quick turn, or even play every turn back-to-back since both you and your opponent are addicted 😂
I love the physical summoner wars games. The digital adaptation is great, especially since you can play over multiple days. It’s so fun to play a quick turn, or even play every turn back-to-back since both you and your opponent are addicted 😂
2025-10-02	Lo*****	This has become a new obsession. It’s like a chess game married to fantasy.
This has become a new obsession. It’s like a chess game married to fantasy.
2025-08-23	Th*****	This is a fun game that can be played online 2 player 1v1, or single player. All of the factions feel very different, yet they are all interesting and balanced! Highly recommend.
This is a fun game that can be played online 2 player 1v1, or single player. All of the factions feel very different, yet they are all interesting and balanced! Highly recommend.
2025-06-17	Ge*****	Further Edit: Worst matchup system ever. You will play the same people over and over who are experts. Not for the casual player who isn’t a discord junkie. Designed to hurt new players not help them or allow them to enjoy the game. Hot garbage compared to the first iteration. Oh, and you just can’t pay and play. No, you have to subscribe. Just awful. This app wouldn’t know a ‘fair matchup’ if it bit it in the face.
Further Edit: Worst matchup system ever. You will play the same people over and over who are experts. Not for the casual player who isn’t a discord junkie. Designed to hurt new players not help them or allow them to enjoy the game. Hot garbage compared to the first iteration. Oh, and you just can’t pay and play. No, you have to subscribe. Just awful. This app wouldn’t know a ‘fair matchup’ if it bit it in the face.
2024-11-18	Ca*****	This game is so impressive. I own over 200 board games and this one is my most tabled and one of my favorites. This app does such a great job of implementing the game. I am so impressed! Thank you plaid hat game! If you are reading this you have already wasted too much time and should have downloaded already!
This game is so impressive. I own over 200 board games and this one is my most tabled and one of my favorites. This app does such a great job of implementing the game. I am so impressed! Thank you plaid hat game! If you are reading this you have already wasted too much time and should have downloaded already!
2024-10-31	Ch*****	I’m new to the game, so naturally I’d like to learn the mechanics before playing PvP. The tutorial progresses a good deal of the way through the game, but crashes back to the main menu screen before completing. I’ve tried it twice. In story mode, the AI often gets stuck and does nothing, I can’t get through a single game. Sometimes leaving the game and then continuing it musters the AI back into action, but eventually it stalls with no further progression. Maintenance seems active and other reviewers are happy with the game, so I can only guess that single player / new player experience is not getting tested for regressions at this stage in its life.
I’m new to the game, so naturally I’d like to learn the mechanics before playing PvP. The tutorial progresses a good deal of the way through the game, but crashes back to the main menu screen before completing. I’ve tried it twice. In story mode, the AI often gets stuck and does nothing, I can’t get through a single game. Sometimes leaving the game and then continuing it musters the AI back into action, but eventually it stalls with no further progression. Maintenance seems active and other reviewers are happy with the game, so I can only guess that single player / new player experience is not getting tested for regressions at this stage in its life.
2024-09-19	bo*****	The game itself is terrific, and this digital implementation does a great job of transporting the frantic gameplay of the tabletop version to the phone. I only tried single-player, so I can't say what the multiplayer is like. However, I have two major gripes with the app: 1) Occasionally the game randomly crashes and takes me back to the main menu. It's not a huge deal, as usually I am able to continue from the exact same point, but it's annoying. 2) There is, as far as I can tell, no ability to resign from a match. That's fine for quick battles, where you can just quit to the main menu and delete the save. But in campaign mode doing that resets your progress for the whole campaign! So if you want to retry a mission you have to wait until your summoner is dead, which with the speed of the AI can take a while.
The game itself is terrific, and this digital implementation does a great job of transporting the frantic gameplay of the tabletop version to the phone. I only tried single-player, so I can't say what the multiplayer is like. However, I have two major gripes with the app: 1) Occasionally the game randomly crashes and takes me back to the main menu. It's not a huge deal, as usually I am able to continue from the exact same point, but it's annoying. 2) There is, as far as I can tell, no ability to resign from a match. That's fine for quick battles, where you can just quit to the main menu and delete the save. But in campaign mode doing that resets your progress for the whole campaign! So if you want to retry a mission you have to wait until your summoner is dead, which with the speed of the AI can take a while.
2024-09-15	Ka*****	Poorly optimized, games always crashes. Story modes always crash, and sometimes will delete all progress when it does. Love the board game - play the physical copy all the time. But the app is unusable, it's sad.
Poorly optimized, games always crashes. Story modes always crash, and sometimes will delete all progress when it does. Love the board game - play the physical copy all the time. But the app is unusable, it's sad.