Sword Master Story is an idle hack-and-slash RPG for mobile, featuring hero collection and mythological character themes.
Product velocity
Steady
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#161
▼12Games · free
Sentiment
4.6
374k reviews
Nemesis
Epic Seven
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Players use the app to automate progression during downtime, displacing manual-input RPGs with a lower-friction, personality-led collection loop.
For Mobile gamers interested in idle RPGs, character collection, and competitive leaderboard-driven gameplay.
What does it look like?
Key features
Automated combat system allowing character progression and resource collection without active input
Summoning system for 40 heroes with attribute-based synergies that increase global stat buffs
How much does it cost?
Freemium model relies on high-volume IAP for hero acquisition and growth acceleration, supplemented by ad-supported progression.
Velocity
Steady developmentnew contentseasonal eventsinternationalizationShow more...
The app averages approximately 0.3 releases per week, placing it in the steady tier of development. While the most recent updates have been minor, the development history shows a consistent pattern of introducing new characters, weapons, and events. This indicates a stable, ongoing commitment to content expansion rather than a shift to maintenance. The development team remains active in addressing technical issues and localization alongside their content roadmap.
Who built it?
SuperPlanet
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans excited. Users appreciate generous gacha rates and reward frequency allow free players to acquire high-tier characters without spending money and high-quality character art and visual designs keep players engaged with the aesthetic appeal of the roster, but report infinite loading screens during the initial summoning tutorial prevent new players from accessing the game content.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Generous gacha rates and reward frequency allow free players to acquire high-tier characters without spending money
- High-quality character art and visual designs keep players engaged with the aesthetic appeal of the roster
- Fast-paced combat and simple mechanics make the game accessible for casual play sessions during downtime
- Infinite loading screens during the initial summoning tutorial prevent new players from accessing the game content
99 of 99 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Sword Master Story
How's the Games market?
Sword Master Story sits at #161 in the US Role Playing chart, reflecting a 12-spot decline that signals weakening visibility against high-velocity rivals. The gap between its established hero-collection appeal and the 90-day content drought suggests the current monetization strategy is under pressure from more active competitors.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Smilegate, Inc.
Maintains a high-frequency update cadence and deep RPG mechanics that directly compete for the same core player demographic.
- Features high-fidelity 2D animation sequences that set a higher visual standard for turn-based combat
- Implements complex gear-crafting systems that provide deeper long-term progression loops than this app
Dark Clan: Squad Idle RPGNemesis
MARVEL Strike Force: Squad RPGContender
MARVEL Future FightContender
DragonspeaR: Myu Idle RPGContender
CLICKPOCALYPSE IIContender
Dual BladerContender
Rush Knights : Idle RPGContenderUnlock the deeper market read.
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Key takeaways for Sword Master Story
Where is it heading?
The idle RPG market is consolidating around titles with high-frequency live-ops and deep progression systems. Sword Master Story is currently exposed due to a 90-day content gap and technical regressions that prevent new players from entering the funnel.
- The 90-day content drought → reduced player engagement → increased vulnerability to high-velocity competitors like MARVEL Strike Force.
- Tutorial-blocking loading screens → failed new-user acquisition → long-term erosion of the active player base.
The SWOT
- Personality-led hero design sustains engagement
- Generous gacha rates drive free-player satisfaction
- Idle-combat loop reduces friction for long-term retention
- Implement stamina sweep mechanics to improve daily play efficiency
- Localize voice-over options to broaden appeal
Next best moves
Rebuild tutorial loading logic because infinite loading screens block new-user conversion → increase day-1 retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The 90-day content drought is a strategic risk…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Complex Rune Enhancement (available in Dark Clan: Squad Idle RPG but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The competitive outlook shifted from declining to mixed as the app faces a 90-day content drought and critical tutorial-blocking technical failures. While the core character-driven appeal remains, the entry of specialized idle-RPG rivals has exposed gaps in the app's mechanical progression depth.
Bottom line
Addressing the tutorial-blocking technical regressions is the priority to stabilize new-user conversion. Once stability is restored, shifting to quality-of-life features like stamina sweeps will better serve the existing player base than further hero-summon events.
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