Auro: Monster Bumping App Reviews

Wow, this is one of the best games i have ever played, on any system. The strategy. The art. The humor and trolling (in a good way). Im in love. The strategy is so deep and immersive (the most strategic mobile game i have ever played, and im a fan of many rogue-likes including 868-hack) and I never get tired of reading the dialogue. The tutorial was challenging in itself. And NO IN APP PURCHASES!!! This game is absolutely perfect!!! AMAZING replay value. Never gets old. Randomly generated levels and new challenges are always around the corner. The ONLY suggestion I have for an improvement is that sometimes the dialogue goes by too quickly and I sometimes cant read all of it in time. I do like that the dialogue automatically progresses without any user input, but I would like it to be just a LITTLE slower. This is easily forgivable and only a suggestion to the developers if they read this. And its because I LOVE the dialogue so much that I care about this. Thank you so much, developers, for putting your heart into this fantastic work of art. I cannot stress enough how much I hope more people download this game and support you.

First of all, the gameplay is incredibly well-balanced and addictive. If you liked their previous game, 100 Rogues, youll like Auro, too — it has the same feel, both stylistically and in gameplay. Im knocking it two stars because it feels like the main play mode, a ladder-based challenge mode, is kind of a cop out. It plays like an endless training simulation. They added these scrolls you randomly find to gradually give you a sort of story but it doesnt really hold together as a narrative. A story mode would offer the opportunity to add bosses and variation to the maps to mix things up. Speaking of maps, theres basically only one map — you start from the top left and work your way southeast to a set of warp tiles. There could be a king of the mountain mode with a circular map, a narrow linear passage, a series of islands, etc. Overall a good game, Im just disappointed they didnt go further with the play modes after all the work they must have put into play testing and balancing the basic tactical gameplay to near perfection. Keep updating! I would totally upgrade to play story mode or for new maps to play on.

Ugh. Deliberatly low resolution graphics whithout a sense of retro appeal. 31 tutorial lessons about half of which describe but dont show you what to do making it more difficult to learn how to play. I admire the designers game Empire and appreciate his blog posts on design philosophy but I could not get past the poor presentation choices on this one.

Want a game that you know you getting a steal price for ? That your going to get limitless hours out of? A game that the developers are still evolving and making better and better to this day ? Look no further this game redefines and sets a new standard for what a video game should be like on ANY device let alone a phone!!

I cant recommend this game enough. Best game purchase Ive ever made on iOS, easily...and Ive made a lot. I cant get enough of this game.

Gorgeous, fun, easy to play but difficult to master, one of the best roguelike / strategy / puzzle games you will find on the App Store Theres a bit of scaling issues on the 6 plus screen which Im hoping will get ironed out in the next update, but dont let that deter you from this great game. Once it is crystal clear this game will get the 5 star review it deserves!

Beautifully crafted, endlessly interesting. This is a true strategy game that you will get a little better at every time you play. Satisfying and just fun. Patch Update: How can you change fundamental gameplay and expect me to be happy? Answer: By making every single change seem like it should have been that way to begin with. Still love it. Great update.

This game has finally released after ios8 threw a wrench in the developers gears; the wait has been excruciating. Lo and behold, the mind that brought you 100 Rogues and Empire has created his best game so far — If youre a fan of roguelikes, 868-Hack, and Hoplite, this is a must have. Auro has been in development for 4 years and it shows: its phenomenally deep, and the scoring system is incredibly thoughtful. Dont let this slip by, its a must buy! Thanks Keith!

This is a fantastic game. However, Im not entirely sold on the most recent update. The developers are great in that theyre actively supporting the game, with copious and detailed patch details. But the most recent update completely changed the gameplay and in mind Im not sure for the better. The ice ball is so nerfed now, making the flying enemies much harder. This makes the "ice vomit"attack much better, and the fire attacks and rotisserie are in contrast now OP. Likewise, the sudden level 4 surge in enemies seems kinda arbitrary, especially when everythings randomly generated youre not necessarily going to be suited equally right away to getting lots of combos that first level which is now so essential.

Starts and locks at the loading screen. Plenty of spare space on iPad Air but same thing every time. Bought at launch and locks got a refund. After the patch I bought it again hoping it was fixed and still the same problem. Little fixes are great but a game that wont run never lets you see them.

Lets get one thing out of the way. The gameplay mechanics here are awesome. I own tons of rogue likes for iOS, and this one is truly special. But theres no clear explanation of game concepts such as level progression. How do you "advance?" I keep "winning" by killing enough monsters to make the evil blue prince "retreat" and the blue old man pop up to congratulate me and give me my score run down for the board, but I just keep repeating the same board and story sequence over and over. What am I doing wrong? Ive read all of the documentation and am still clueless. I have a feeling most of these positive reviews are from game testers who have spent years with Auro throughout development. You need to do a much better job helping the rest of us understand your game, man...

Maybe the best roguelike of the year. EDIT: Update is good, but... I dont like that the ice blast cant push enemies anymore. Flying enemies are already tough to kill as it is.

The game will take a little bit to figure things out, but when you do you will experience simply the best balanced game ever!!! Stop reading and mash the buy button now! Do it!

There should be 5 spells, not 4 Lich is too strong Snowball should push back Spell recovery should require fewer points Should have ability to zoom out and see entire map Need additional monsters with special abilities that allow for complex interactions

I was sad that the graphics were so poor after buying this game for the iPad Air 2. (Obviously zoomed iPhone graphics) Now in the latest update, the screen is iPhone size and no longer zooms to the iPad size screen. Come on, developers......check your software before releasing to paid customers.

A deep and beautiful game. Not less impressive than FTL or Monument Valley. Dinofarm, you rock.

Auro is absolutely worth a look - it is well designed, with interesting monsters and challenging game mechanics - I feel like it is a shining example of a game that is easy to learn, difficult to master. I do have one technical complaint, and that is that the game sound keeps playing even when my phone is set to mute - I have to turn the volume down if I want to play silently. For you newcomers, I recommend taking the placement test before your first real game, because the initial levels I found to be trivial and I didnt get to the real game until I hit normal mode - the placement test will let you skip the super-easy stuff.

Im loving this game, its a great streamlined take on the rogue like genre with some seemingly new mechanics. The pixels and animations are lovely, however I dont get to see them at their intended resolution because the iPhone6 is either stretching or squashing them. This causes everything to look crunchy. Id really love an update to fix this issue. Im a pixel artist myself and would like to appreciate all the hard work that went into this. Thanks!

Try as I might I cant make it to 75 points or past level 4, but I keep learning new tricks and dont feel like giving up. Worth a try!

In this age of flashy, distracting but meaningless mobile games, it’s rare to see a game that’s actually fun, let alone inventive. Auro manages to do both. Give it a shot. In this turn-based strategy game, you play as a little blond prince who defeats enemies by bumping them into water or pillars of flame. Different spells can do anything from shoot rows of fire to turn you into a raging yeti. The game can take a while to get into. The art design is unusual, and the spells don’t seem to always make sense at first (launching a fireball on top of an enemy, the instinctual move of almost any other game, is often a wrong choice here—instead you aim to the left of an enemy to knock him into a pit). Keep at it though, and you’ll find that there’s a lot of internal logic and a great deal of thought and love put into making a nearly perfect strategy game. Easily worth the $5.