Indie Wrestler 4+

Great concept, above average execution

I’ve been waiting for a game like this and it’s pretty good. More moves, more customization options, and more calls by the announcers would be nice. Sadly the game won’t let me sign any more bookings because it keeps saying the dates are insufficient. I can’t even negotiate at all so that sucks a lot. Other than those things, the game is enjoyable and I hope the devs keep updating it.

Developer Response ,

Hi there, thanks for the review. If you're seeing insufficient dates, it means that you don't have enough contracts for that specific position in your inventory to get the promoter to sign. If you're being offered opener contracts, make sure you have enough in your inventory before trying to speak to the promoter for a new contract. To get more for your inventory, use some of your in-game currency to buy some from the boosts store. Once you have enough, then you'll be able to use them to sign with the promotors you're negotiating with. Let us know if that helped. If you're still stuck, please send us an email on hello@arrenmarketing.com and we'll try to help you out further. Thanks.

This game is a missed opportunity

20 REAL dollars for a 2D, low-res skin. Who picked/designed these skins? They look terrible. So much wasted space on screen. Your imagery could be so much better.

The writing for everything is so bland and uninteresting. You couldn’t add anymore variety? If you’ve played one promoter you’ve played them all. They’re exactly the same.

This game is full of penalties. It goes from being too easy, which makes you absolutely no money whatsoever, to absolutely impossible very early on. Progression is impossible.

The one mini game where you stop the circle at the right spot, becomes IMPOSSIBLE on hard. So your entire “career” is based on RNG, and guessing. That’s not fun.

Why are males allowed to fight females?

Where are the storylines? Anything that makes wrestling interesting is not in this game.

I have been made to win every single match I’ve been in. I’ve been in a rivalry and not a single thing has happened in the rivalry that would make me care about having another other than a very slight bump in pay.

And it doesn’t matter, because the gameplay loop makes you PAY GAS to level up. And you can’t pick how much gas you buy. You have to buy the amount the game makes you buy at a time, which takes 60% of your money no matter what level you’re at.

Oh and when you level up they punish you by telling you you don’t have enough “contract points” to work for the unlocked promotion. Those are behind a paywall.

And I have a funny feeling they’re all identical anyway.

TLDR: This game was designed by someone who does not want the user to have fun. The idea of being a wrestler inside of an indie career lures you in, but the gameplay mechanics and graphics have to be some of the worst I’ve ever seen.

To the developers: you don’t deserve $20 for those skins when I have to squint my eyes to even see my wrestler properly. And I have a 6.7” screen.

This game is terrible.

Very Fun, In Depth Game

A really great game that’s super full of things to keep you busy. There’s so many positives in this game, it deserves 5 stars. For one, you start out as a small time Indy guy in the UK. The cool thing is, you take on real wrestlers from real promotions in the UK and Europe, as well as Asia, Australia & Canada & the US. You have to work your way up by having good matches and good promos. You need to buy fuel to travel, managers to help make the matches & promos easier. Also you negotiate contracts and money. You do not have to spend a penny. For those saying you need to pay to get far - they don’t understand the game. The only thing I spent on was a cool outfit. The rest was just me grinding. This game can only get better as the developers add more. Give it a try!