Category: Reviews

Flower Knight Girl

Flower Knight Girl was a free-to-play, browser RPG that put you in charge as the Grandmaster, leading squads of Flower Knight Girls to protect the Spring Garden from relentless insect invaders. The hook was simple but effective, build teams from a large roster of collectible characters, push through mission maps, and watch stylish anime artwork and chibi battle sprites bring each unit to life.

Publisher: SuperHippo
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser RPG
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Shut Down Date: January 12, 2021
Pros: +Striking anime artwork and character designs. +Large roster with lots of team-building options. +Plenty of missions, quests, and progression goals.
Cons: -Monetization can feel pay-to-win. -Battles lean heavily on automation. -No PvP modes.

Shooting Girl

Shooting Girl is a free-to-play, turn-based strategy RPG played in the browser, centered on recruiting and training firearm-wielding students to take back a devastated Tokyo. You step into the role of an instructor, building squads, improving gear, and arranging formations before sending your team into automated battles against a mysterious invading force.

Publisher: SuperHippo
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser Simulation/RPG
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Shut Down Date: June, 2017
Pros: +Striking anime artwork and character designs. +Flexible squad formations and positioning. +Large roster with multiple variants.
Cons: -Monetization can tilt power in favor of spenders. -PvP lacks meaningful incentives. -Most combat plays itself once you deploy.

FreeStyle Football

FreeStyle Football R (previously released simply as FreeStyle Football) is a team-focused, arcade-styled football game that mixes recognizable soccer fundamentals with flashy character abilities and a colorful fantasy vibe. Matches are built around quick sessions and small teams, letting you queue solo or group up and challenge other players across three match formats.

Publisher: JoyCity
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Sports MMO
Release Date: February 22, 2017 (Original)
Relaunch Date: September 13, 2022
Pros: +Simple to start, lots of room to improve. +Familiar football fundamentals. +Multiple match types for variety.
Cons: –Pay-to-win pressure at the high end. -Takes time to get comfortable. –Communication issues due to mixed languages.

Undefeated Legend

Undefeated Legend is a PvP-driven 3D MMORPG that centers on nation conflict and constant competition in the field. Players pick from four classes, then spend their time mixing large-scale sieges (up to 1000 vs. 1000), dungeon runs, open PvP grind areas, and wagon-based trade routes where other players can become the biggest obstacle.

Publisher: Frozen Lake Network
Playerbase: High
Type: 3D MMORPG
Release Date: July 22, 2016 (China)
Pros: +Attractive visuals for its era. +Plenty of activities beyond leveling. +Trade route content adds variety. +Multiple avenues for character growth.
Cons: -Progression systems can feel overcrowded and hard to parse. -Early levels (roughly the first 50) play themselves too often. -Unusual pacing and advancement structure.

CrushMon

CrushMon is a mobile fantasy action RPG that leans into a bright, chibi presentation while still offering the familiar loop of clearing stages, improving your build, and testing it against other players. You pick one of four preset heroes, then grow stronger through levels, gear, runes, and pets, with progress aimed at both PvE stages and asynchronous PvP matchups.

Publisher: Nexon
Type: Mobile ARPG
Release Date: canceled
Pros: +Four charming heroes with distinct weapons. +Deep loadout tuning through runes, pets, and equipment. +Includes co-op play plus asynchronous PvP. +Western launch was announced during development.
Cons: -Details are sparse due to cancellation. -Never reached a full Western release.

Kanpani Girls

Kanpani Girls is a free-to-play browser adventure RPG that casts you as the CEO of a mercenary “company” staffed entirely by combat-ready heroines. Your job is to recruit employees, build squads, and guide them through quests for money, reputation, and a route back home, while the battles largely play out on their own.

Publisher: SuperHippo
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser RPG
Release Date: November 23, 2015
Shut Down Date: July 12, 2021
Pros: +Large roster of hires with different roles. +Story-driven progression with a distinct premise. +Bright anime presentation and character art.
Cons: -Monetization can feel pay-to-win. -Combat is mostly hands-off and automated. -No PvP option.

Dragon Nest 2 Legend

Dragon Nest 2 Legend was a mobile fantasy ARPG that brought Dragon Nest style action combat to phones for a short-lived run. Players picked from four preset characters, leveled up through a steady stream of quests, and chased better equipment to raise their overall power. Alongside PvE progression, the game also leaned on multiple PvP formats and real-time co-op content to keep the routine moving.

Publisher: Nexon
Type: Mobile ARPG
Release Date: August 30, 2017
Shut Down: December 29, 2017
Pros: +Four playable character choices. +Multiple PvP rule sets. +Lots of quest lines and achievement targets. +Supports real-time multiplayer.
Cons: -Feels formulaic in moment-to-moment play. -Contains pay-to-win pressure points.

Lineage M

Lineage M is a mobile fantasy MMORPG that adapts the classic Lineage formula for touch screens. Players pick from familiar archetypal classes, then level through open-world hunting and dungeon grinding, with options to team up for boss fights and large-scale raids. A key hook is the Transformation system, which temporarily changes your character to grant extra skills and combat advantages.

Publisher: NCsoft
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: June 21, 2017
Pros: +Faithful class lineup drawn from classic Lineage. +Easy to group up and tackle content with others. +Transformations add short bursts of power and variety.
Cons: -Hard to find detailed official info in English. -No Western release announced.

Blade and Soul Mobile

Blade and Soul Mobile adapts the Blade and Soul universe into a fantasy-themed mobile TCG, focusing on building a compact five-card deck and taking it into quick battles. Players collect hundreds of cards, then push their power higher by improving stats through upgrades and by slotting in gear like weapons, armor, and accessories.

Publisher: Tencent Games
Type: Mobile TCG
Release Date: March 10, 2016 (China only)
Shut Down: 2022
Pros: +Huge card pool with lots to chase. +Battles mix auto actions with timed inputs. +Multiple progression layers, including upgrades and gear.
Cons: -Hard to research in detail due to scarce coverage. -Never received an announced Western release.

Blade and Soul Mobile Shut Down in 2022

Decksplash

Decksplash is a fast, 3v3 arena arcade title where you pilot a riderless skateboard and “ink” the ground in your team’s color. The twist is that scoring is tied to movement skill, keep tricks and grinds linked together to build multipliers and leave a thicker trail as you maintain momentum.

Publisher: Bossa Studios
Type: Arena Arcade
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Shut Down Date: November 10, 2017
Pros: +Trick system built around direct control of a riderless board. +Clever territory control and multiplier-driven scoring. +Different board looks and a variety of arenas to learn.
Cons: -Limited information available.