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Summoners War

Summoners War

Com2uS · released Jan 6, 2024

RPGStrategyFree To PlayPCiOS (iPhone/iPad)

A global hit RPG that captured the Summoners all around the world! Jump into the Sky Arena, a world under battle over the vital resource: Mana Crystals. Design your own deck and strategy using 1,000 Monsters to claim victory. Go on an epic adventure with your Monsters!

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
68
VGC Score
■Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “v9.3.0 Update Notice” (4d ago)

65%
At launch
71%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
70%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)––0
All-time Steam reviews71%681000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)70%6787
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 28, 2026) · 9 reviews sampled · 87 total reviews in window · weighted 5.2 up / 0.5 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 70
    Pocket Gamer UK
    trust 66Jun 4, 2025

    “Summoners War: Rush is an idle RPG featuring familiar faces from the popular Summoners War franchise, but in convenient portrait form. Everything can be automated in the main campaign, with a tower defence mode, you can also give it a go if you're looking for something more hands-on. I personally don't see how long it can hold my attention, but if the initial adrenaline rush is enough for you, then your mileage may vary.”

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Patch history

  1. v9.3.0 Update Notice
    Aug 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. v9.2.9 Update Notice
    Aug 12, 2026
  3. v9.2.8 Update Notice
    Jul 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. v9.2.7 Update Notice
    Jul 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. v9.2.6 Update Notice
    Jun 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. v9.2.4 Update Notice
    Jun 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. v9.2.3 Update Notice
    Jun 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. v9.2.2 Update Notice (Modified)
    May 13, 2026
  9. v9.2.0 Update Notice
    Apr 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. 12Y Festival! Upgraded Summon!
    Apr 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  11. v9.1.8 Update Notice
    Apr 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  12. [Info] 12th Anniversary Update Developer's Note
    Apr 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. v9.1.7 Update Notice
    Mar 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  14. v9.1.6 Update Notice (Modified)
    Mar 11, 2026
  15. New Dimension Update: Inferath
    Mar 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  16. v9.1.4 Update Notice
    Feb 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  17. v9.1.2 Update Notice
    Feb 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  18. v9.1.0 Update Notice
    Jan 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  19. v9.0.9 Update Notice
    Jan 14, 2026
  20. v9.0.7 Update Notice
    Dec 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  21. v9.0.5 Update Notice
    Dec 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  22. v9.0.3 Update Notice
    Nov 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  23. Tomorrow Update!
    Nov 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  24. v9.0.0 Update Notice
    Nov 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  25. [Tomorrow Update] Update Notice
    Nov 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  26. v8.8.8 Update Notice
    Oct 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  27. v8.8.7 Update Notice
    Oct 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  28. v8.8.5 Update Notice
    Sep 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  29. v8.8.4 Update Notice
    Sep 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  30. Developer's Preview #5: September Update
    Sep 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  31. v8.8.3 Update Notice
    Aug 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  32. v8.8.1 Update Notice
    Aug 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  33. v8.8.0 Update Notice
    Jul 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  34. v8.7.7 Update Notice
    Jul 20, 2025
  35. v8.7.6 Update Notice
    Jul 9, 2025
  36. v8.7.5 Update Notice
    Jun 25, 2025
  37. v8.7.4 Update Notice
    Jun 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  38. v8.7.3 Update Notice
    May 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  39. v8.7.2 Update Notice
    May 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  40. v8.7.1 Update Notice
    Apr 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window

…and 49 earlier patch announcements.