# Clash Royale

> Battle to defend your tower in this real-time multiplayer PvP card strategy game

## Game facts

- Developer: Supercell
- Publisher: Supercell
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Mar 2, 2016
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: MOBILE
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Game, Card, CardBattler, TowerDefense, Defense
- Playtime: Main story 1,000 hr, Main + some extras 500 hr, 100% completion 1,500 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 5, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/clash-royale)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- The strategic combat combines simple controls with card matchups, positioning, and timing.
- There are many cards and characters, along with enjoyable content such as events and friend battles.
- The core concept and graphics and texture quality are good, and the game is highly addictive and fun when it works properly.

### Weaknesses

- Players repeatedly face opponents with high-level cards and towers in higher arenas, creating strong complaints that progression is difficult without spending.
- Matchmaking appears manipulated based on deck composition or player status, leading to repeated suspicions of bots, counter-decks, and level-gap matchmaking.
- Many believe evolution cards, heroes, and higher level expansions have worsened inflation and destroyed balance.

## Links

- [Clash Royale on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/2919)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/2919/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T09:45:58.469Z