Parents' Guide to

Clash Royale

By Galen McQuillen, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Fantasy action-strategy game wants all your time and money.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android Free Strategy Games
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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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Based on 97 parent reviews

RedScorpion
RedScorpion Adult
November 13, 2022
age 8+

Clash Royale (Best Game Ever)

Clash Royale is one of the most unique and distinctive games of all time, Clash Royale is a game of fantasy where 2 players go 1v1 to see which person can take out the opposing team’s tower. Your deck should consist of a win condition, something that should be the most effective in damaging the tower, small spells like zap and big spells like rocket, air cards and ground troops. Clash royale is very well known because of this. Firstly, Clash royale is so popular to many children because of its excellent impact on school work, Clash royale helps school in so many ways. Secondly, Clash Royale is famous for its amazing and intelligent customizations because of its amazing characters, I mean all of the cards are so well made. Lastly, Clash Royale is known for its reasonable and good-deal pricing. Clash Royale is good at balancing the deals to not make it to pay-to-win, and affordable at the same time. Although there might be too much consumerism, it still gives you the choice to buy it or not you don’t have to buy it if you don’t want to.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Easy to play/use
Too much consumerism
mjonesajHsgsyshed
mjonesajHsgsyshed Adult
November 12, 2022
age 9+

Updates are stupid and ridiculously hard

This game used to be really fun. Now it’s not! They keep updating it and making it even harder to play. I like a challenge, but it’s to the point it’s not even fun anymore. They use some algorithm or something that pairs you against decks that exploit your weaknesses. They will have a higher elixir deck and yet still drop players faster and beat you literally everytime. I have literally lost every single game in the last three days. And now you cannot even play the 2vs2 or even just play without losing trophies. It’s getting stupid and honestly not even worth playing anymore. It’s more irritating and annoying then fun anymore. Who wants to play a game you can’t ever win anymore no matter what deck you use. I’m personally done with it. I know lots of people who review and currently play that are saying the same. Take a hint guys you are losing supporters
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What’s It About?

CLASH ROYALE is a real-time action strategy game where players choose from a deck of cards featuring a variety of medieval fantasy combatants to attack enemy towers and defend their own from real-world opponents doing the same. Gameplay involves simply dragging desired cards onto the battlefield to spawn characters, at the cost of an ever-regenerating magical elixir. Destroying an opponent's main tower or the most minor towers at the end of each two-minute battle results in a chest full of gold, gems, and character cards, which can all be used to make better decks and upgrade to stronger combatants. Outside of battle, players can unlock loot chests (either by waiting a preset amount of time or by paying gems to open immediately), customize battle decks, join a clan of fellow players to chat and donate or request specific cards, or visit the in-game shop to buy more cards, upgrades, or in-game currency. 

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (97):
Kids say (157):

As a way to kill some time and get a quick thrill, it succeeds; however, it's designed to be addictive with its balance of free and paid content, fast adrenaline rushes, and the promise of rewards. Unlike some others of its kind, this incarnation of the pay-or-wait strategy incorporates card collection and special powers, which adds some interest. Yet the entertainment value is fleeting and as frequently frustrating as it is exciting. There are many better fantasy games, better tower-defense games, and better card-based strategy games out there but none that keep players itching for a fix half as effectively as Clash Royale does. 

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about protecting yourself online. What kinds of information are and are not OK to share with strangers on the Internet? How should kids respond when someone makes them feel threatened or uncomfortable? 

  • Talk about your rules about in-app purchases and waiting vs. paying. Can your teen buy upgrades or pay to avoid waiting? What's the value in learning to wait?

  • Discuss good sportsmanship and patience in the face of defeat when you can't see your opponent in person, as Clash Royale features no shortage of one-sided games and rude players. (Especially if your kids seem like they're into massively online games, this could start a good conversation about how not to be one of "those" players.)

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