Hellguard: ARPG Hack and Slash

Hellguard Review: Hands-On Souls-Lite Combat, Heroes Behind a 0.19 Percent Pull

No Autoplay: Dodge, Strike, Build the Tree, Hunt the Affixes

The design is stated as a refusal: every dodge, attack and decision is yours, with no auto-battle and no idle mode, in a realistic dark-fantasy world where the Hellguard — an exiled order — hunts demons, the undead and forgotten evils after a stolen relic threatens to wake something old. Bosses are the PvE core, timed and punishing — and the build is the progression: a hexagonal skill tree with skill points, and gear with rare affixes that change how you fight; loot drops from enemies and quests, and September's version 3.0 added a new quest tree with story branches, character appearances and the ability to change item looks. There is co-op against bosses and PvP arenas. A May 23, 2026 three-star with five votes calls the mechanics pretty good and the battles pretty exciting; a September 11 four-star loves these Souls-like games and, after version 1.2.0 made the UI customisable and improved foldable-screen support, calls the gameplay much better.

A Third Hero at 0.19 Percent or $30, and an App That Used to Vanish

The economy complaint is precise. An August 23 two-star with five votes came back to see if the game was fixed and found that even with both starter characters at maximum level, there is not enough currency to unlock a new one — the options are a gacha at 0.19 percent, or an offer to buy a hero for $30, which severely limits the game; Jet Games' reply is that heroes also come through daily rewards and progression, with the Shaman free on day seven. The stability complaint is older: the May three-star says the game's integrity stinks because switching to another app for 30 seconds makes it disappear and forces a level restart; the developer says version 1.2.4 improved background behaviour. Graphics are mid, says the May reviewer, but nothing in the visible reviews faults the combat itself.

Ads, Packs to $269.99, $30 Hero Offers, and a Light Data Card

Both advertising and in-app purchases are listed, with items from $0.99 to $269.99 on Google Play — the hero offers at $30 sit in the middle of that range — and the ads are the rewarded kind that a no-autoplay game leans on for currency. Google's data card lists app activity and app info collected, with nothing shared, which is lighter than most in the genre. The floor is Android 9; no size is published; rated Teen for violence and mild blood, with user interaction flagged for co-op and PvP. There is no iOS version. Play shows 100,000-plus installs. Jet Games FZ-LLC of Dubai publishes for Black Anvil Studio. Prices are regional.