Phobies: PVP Monster Battle 12+

Amazing game, we needed a new strategy board game like this

Where do I begin… like many have said, it reminds me of Outwitters (which I loved but the devs stopped supporting). Some have said there is a small team behind this one and you would never know. Game is polished, art is lovable and unique, strategy is there, casual mode, ranked ladder, bonus puzzles, seasonal rewards, friendly battles… you get the idea. It even seems like they have interest in building a community behind it with discord and forums. And it’s all FREE. People are complaining about having to grind too much and I think they’re forgetting it’s free to play… we play to grind, sure. But also for the fun of the game itself. And obviously, you can pay for progression if you want (which I will be doing because I already have the itch). I wouldn’t say there’s too much advantage to “pay to win” as it boils down to strategy and rank by the end of it, you can still outplay others by playing smart. All in all, I’m very excited to see where this game goes and what additions they can make as I work towards collecting the already expansive list of Phobies. I’m hooked lol. If you’re on the fence, just give it a shot, it’s a free game that if you enjoy a little strategy, I think this could quickly become a favorite.

It’s really good and cool but..

Yeah so this game is really fun! Like amazing I would recommend this game completely. But, one problem while playing. So, whenever you play the normal game mode(where you can play multiple games at once), you have to wait for the other person to take their turn for your turn, and something I’ve been experiencing a lot is that my opponent knows they are going to lose or they might lose so they just don’t take their turn at all, it frustrates me since they just wait until the three day timer runs out and that’s that, I don’t get any rewards either so it feels like time wasted. But overall besides that reoccurring issue, it’s a real fun game just hope they fix that. I really like how the monsters represent phobias so I just really hope they do something about that issue!

Fun Beautiful game, not without faults.

Been playing for a week so far. The art and animation is really great. I have nothing but praise for that part of the game. The gameplay is good, the “Phobies” while quite difficult to collect are interesting and rewarding to play with and find the best combos. I wish I could rate this game higher but there’s one big thing that irks me…
The resource gathering cap. Why would you penalize your players for playing the game? Once I reach my cap it’s irritating to know I could keep playing but not receive any reward. I have turns to take but if I’m capped I don’t play, I just wait until the cap resets and then go back in and take my turns and start new games. I very much hate the cap, it definitely makes me want to play the game less often and I may not stay with it for that reason. If I want to grind let me grind.

Another thing I’m not a fan of, thought much less of an issue than the one I just mentioned, is the infinite redos you can make on your live turns. I’m a fan of being able to redo all your moves on the async games, but in the live ones watching my opponent redo every move multiple times over and over until their time clock runs out is a major drag. I wish I could rate it higher because it is a cool game, but I don’t think it’s a game that I’ll stick with in the long run.

Developer Response ,

Hey $tatic. We want to say thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and will do our part in sharing it with our developers for review. Our team has been trying to implement new ways with our current methods such as questing, jacks, and seasonal rewards. Our newest being events. We also run community-oriented events on our Forums and Discord ( discord.gg/phobiesgame )

We do appreciate the feedback and will be happy to share them with our devs for consideration as we continue to make improvements to our game. :)