ManaRocks similar games & best alternatives

ManaRocks

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

ManaRocks is a new type of digital card game called Seasonal Card Game. Experience a Free to Play Game with 4 players at the same time on 2v2 matches.

What works
  • Free-to-play with no pay-to-win
  • Innovative 2v2 cooperative mode
  • Creative deckbuilding with multi-color mana system
  • Active and friendly community with developer engagement
  • Fair and generous card progression system
Things to keep in mind
  • Small player base causing long matchmaking times
  • Some balancing issues and bugs reported
  • Basic animations and sound effects
  • Limited narrative and lore depth
  • Ui and tutorial could be improved for clarity

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Goose Goose Duck

  • Valgrave: Immortal Plains

  • Of Guards And Thieves

  • Rusted Warfare - RTS

  • BAPBAP

  • Subspace Continuum

  • Element TD 2 - Tower Defense

  • Istrolid

  • Rise of Legions

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Epic Snails

  • Wizards

  • Bloodsports.TV

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Cooperation

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  • Autonomy

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  • Competition

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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ManaRocks: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Status, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Domination.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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