Last updated on February 1st, 2026 at 03:33 am
Battlesmiths: Medieval Life – Roleplaying Game Review
Battlesmiths: Medieval Life is a Roleplaying/Strategy game from VS Entertainment L.L.C-FZ, first launched in 28th August 2023.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 585+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Battlesmiths: Medieval Life Stand Out
Battlesmiths – The Forge of Legends in an Epic Medieval Strategy! Step into the shoes of a master blacksmith in the perilous age of the Middle Ages. Craft powerful swords and unique armor, manage your village, and lead your heroes into tactical battles. This isn’t just an RPG — it’s a strategy game where every decision shapes the outcome of war.
The Art of Blacksmithing and Trade
Take charge of your forge and master the ancient craft. Hone your skills to create one-of-a-kind equipment — from razor-sharp blades to unbreakable armor. Gather resources to keep your construction running and ensure your forge never cools down. Your craftsmanship is the key to victory in the battles to come.
Build trade connections in the bustling city. Sell your goods to help your village thrive and improve your warriors’ gear. Every strategic choice in the marketplace directly influences your military strength.
Combat and War Strategy
Assemble a squad of mighty warriors and mages. Engage in tactical battles where your strategy and foresight mean everything. Compete in epic PvP duels against real opponents or conquer the levels of the Tower of Trials!
An Epic Adventure Awaits
Dive into a rich storyline filled with intrigue, quests, and villains. Your legacy is forged not only in steel but also in triumphs on the battlefield. Develop your heroes, fine-tune their equipment and abilities, and lead your team to victory. Every decision in this tactical RPG brings you closer to mastery.
Game Features
- Unique Blacksmithing System: Forge legendary blades, armor, and magical artifacts.
- Turn-Based Battles: Tactical strategy and autobattler mechanics combined.
- Immersive Medieval World: Explore vast lands, fight in arenas and dungeons.
- Trade and Economy: Make deals, manage resources, and grow your wealth.
- Clan System: Join forces with other players for greater strength.
- PvP Arenas and Tower of Trials: For true masters of strategy and skill.
Battlesmiths is an RPG strategy where craftsmanship and intellect decide everything. From the anvil to the battlefield — your courage and skill will determine the fate of your realm.
Links:
Official Website: https://battlesmiths.com/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/m93z545QxC?utm_source=site
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@playbattlesmiths/featured
Terms of Use: https://battlesmiths.com/pages/company/legal/terms_of_use
Privacy Policy: https://battlesmiths.com/pages/company/legal/policy
This Roleplaying game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Battlesmiths: Medieval Life is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 28th January 2026
Recent improvements include:
Server-client data exchange structure and volume were reworked to handle new features' increased data, resulting in less traffic and fewer micro-freezes during key moments (full inventory, tech research) on all devices, especially mid-range and low-end.
The difficulty of the two final missions of Chapter 12 has been reduced, as well as the fights for the second and third resources of this chapter
Download & Availability
Battlesmiths: Medieval Life is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Battlesmiths: Medieval Life on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We thought when we downloaded this game Id get to actually use the hammer and anvil like in the short preview we got while playing other games. Turns out its not in the game. Feels like false advertising. In the preview you make the sword then give it to your guy and then they battle. Not what actually happens. We actually like the rest of the game but the fact the mini game isnt actually in the game is super disappointing.
Good game although every update seems to have its own bug and glitches lol. Sometimes chat disappears, sometimes you cant sell items.
This game scratches our brain in all the right ways. Story is GREAT! Timers are not to bad in this game as well, everything makes sense, most games have timers that take days at level 3. Im at Town Hall 5 and buildings still only take about 3 hours, which is honestly awesome including the fact we dont pay for any in-app purchases. AND THERE IS NO ADS. Crafting time is great and everything feels well balanced. Every item you get actually feels like a reward for putting your time into the game. We cant wait to see where this goes, see you guys at town hall 11.
The premise is very good and the gameplay is fun. Its buggy, though we spent 100 gems on more storage and it wouldnt give us the storage we paid for. Overall its a fun game and has a ton of potential.
We love this game. The only area of improvement is on game stability. We often get disconnected from the server and lose some progress. But this is a minor glitch and overall this game is AMAZING!!! Highly recommended.
So far Im enjoying the game, our only issue are the prices of the in game items. Yes we know theyre optional. But if the packs were more affordable then $10 dollars then id be more willing to support the game. Maybe consider adding $1, $3 and $5 dollars ones.
You guys really understand the art of "Grinding" we think you went a lil over board.
Incredibly fun, great graphics, we love the overall gameplay loop, tactical combat, and more. The only thing that will always irk us with mobile games is gating big QOL things behind a subscription. We know that technically you can still do everything without it, but we would happily subscribe if it was cheaper, or a lifetime purchase of some sort.
We downloaded this game not knowing what to expect, but we honestly had fairly high expectations. We gotta say, wow. Just wow. Very fun gameplay, you actually have to use the weakness system, meaning you cant just overpower the fights with one type of fighter. Very well done devs.
Fun battles that make you think about what to do.
We only give 4 because it is not at its peak yet. It is a good and cool game especially what they did with the weapons and armor. They need to let u forge more cause that is really nice touch and we want a good blacksmith game. We think there will be great and amazing growth with this game and when it hits its peak it will have deserved that 5 stars truly.
They make you think youre gonna craft your own equipment with a mini game at the beginning but you never do it again after the craft, besides thats its an alright game.
So far, we are liking the game and we love the graphics. Its very mellow so yeah its a good game. It did have a glitch with the sound at first, but we restarted the app it also froze on a scene but so far is working great.
Cool fighting mechanics, great resource gain timing, like the crafting system and grind to it. Not forcing us to make purchases and enjoy the dope gameplay. 5/5.
This review is only focused on the merging part for craft nothing else. Mainly because we dont really have anything else to complain about beside the guilds with not being able to tell when the last time a player was on and not being able to trade higher their of the item the requested makes helping someone useless unless you are the same lvl as them. Back on track to the merging we got the 2 day premium as a trial which didnt seem to do a whole lot but after it ended and we started to merge our items to try to get better gear and Ive failed every blue tier merge 20 times in a row, not sure if it a bug or something else. But it has a 75% chance to work which is super annoying us at this rate its almost point less to merge anything because by the time it does work if fails the next one at a higher rate and by then we will have unlocked the new set of equipment. Thats all we have to say for now.
Giving this game a 2nd try after the bug fix, we are giving this game a 3 stars. The gameplay is a little slow. This game is not fun for impatient people. Basically all you do is craft craft craft, until you get better gears. Pvp and campaign is just to see who have better gears.
This a very challenging game. But fun so far. No money spent as of yet.
We like the mechanics and execution, but they start with the Free to Play frustration even during the tutorial battles, so we cant imagine that we will play it very long. The currency purchases are well usurious, so we wouldnt recommend downloading / playing this game.
Fantastic all around. Fun. Interesting. And we thought the Smithing games had nothing else to offer! We were wrong!!! Outstanding.
Great strategy game and colorful characters! We'll be back here often.
Another game where you get throttled by time and mechanics. What a waste of time.
We have played only a week. We spent 2 x $5 on some starter deals, but they did not ease the burden of the elaborate crafting recipes. We love the game mechanics of battle! We love being able to place our units, equipment our units uniquely, and diversify our team! We hate how much time it takes to build the right equipment. Most of this week, Ive played for 8+ hours each day, and Im still just clicking trying to get better stuff so we can go back and do more battles. We cant win more, so we have to get better equipment. So we click for 8 hours, and still only inch forward slightly. This game has some awesome ideas that are being hindered behind a clunky upgrade progression.
Just finished the liberation of town story line. Its fun. We do wish the tutorial was a little clearer on the details like selling and whatever the heart thing is for the towns people though. Ill update as we get further along.
We really enjoy this game. It is our go to game every night. It is the perfect way to wind down at the end of the day.
Not smothered in ads, good game play, downloads are bearable(the game comes to you in pieces, you download the first part, play through that and download more, etc) Good so far.
Overall, the game is pretty good. Waiting timers are not too crazy and leveling up masters and troops is pretty easy. Levels are only challenging if you dont set up a proper counter, however, they do get difficult if you lag behind on troop levels and gear. If we were to suggest something, maybe a guild system and possibly wars between guilds for both gaining/receiving help on things and rewards for wars.
The game has so much potential. Clever crafting, combat and building choices. All of which are subject to a 20th century server that gets overloaded several times a day. Im sitting on a WiFi pulling 200 Mbps and in battle, we get a poor connection notification. That is on the game, not our WiFi. If they can free up enough bandwidth, the game has great potential.
Was fun if you like crafting games, cant play it now due to the premium account add pop up is just frozen when going to play. Doesnt x out or go to shop.
This game has a lot going for it as it is a great fun game to play with new things being added as it goes that keeps it interesting and also has a nice balance between time needed to keep up with the game and money you may spend on it. If you are a not big fan of pay to win games try this game out.
So after the maker of the game responded to our review, we tried what they said, and now we like the game.
We think this is going to be a long time fav, if onjj our y they gave more free gems and stopped being so reserved with them then Id say it gives non money spenders a fair play through.
It strikes a great balance of fun, without it feeling like a burden. We spent some money to support the developers and put our money where our mouth is.
Great truly idol game. No one attacking you and destroying your city but you can still fight others in arena.
The timers for crafting and buildings may not be for everyone, also taking back the town initially can take a while, as can unlocking the equipment merge system. We do love the arena and the rewards you get from it, you should be able to find a league that fits you, but will doubtlessly notice times like unlocking a 4th hero in your active formation that you will hit a wall until you also unlock it with barracks upgrades. A complaint we have would be not noticing ways to get some free gems over time, perhaps arena season rewards? You will get some in the mail from completing campaign or other progression. Or maybe the devs could add a small amount of gems from watching optional advertisements? Gems are mainly for cosmetics or upgrading rarity of gear instantly and not for anything necessary. You can also buy permanent crafting slots, the first costs 500 gems, the second 2,000 Tip: once you get the town hall feel free to move workers around to focus on whatever your current projects or needs are. Very neat how it combines crafting/selling and developing heroes and building your town. The stamina isnt very limiting as you upgrade your farm, you will be able to do plenty of stages hourly, though the battle tower does get costly but still small compared to how much stamina you can hold at a time or collect overnight.
Nothing groundbreaking, and some of writing can be goofy, but all in all a solid game. Easy to learn gameplay and cool character designs. Hats off to the developer too because we were having some issues and they got back to us pretty quickly.
Yes, this game is new and in soft launch but Im having fun with it. The development team is great and responsive. There are many features to come but even with whats there Ivam able to spend multiple hours building and growing and havent needed to empty our bank account to do it. So far we have only spent $20 and that was just to support the game, we havent needed to use the in game currency yet and Im sure we have logged at least 100 hours. Try this game, its a refreshing change from whats out there.
In our top 10 in the App Store easy. Little slow but peaceful.
Pros: 1. Good graphics 2. Fun core gameplay 3. Interesting crafting system 4. Fun to use and upgrade different kinds of troops 5. A bit grindy but not nearly as bad as some other games Cons: 1. The English translation for this game is AWFUL. It makes it seem as if it was written by a 5 year-old. Please find someone who knows how to properly speak the language and re-translate the game. 2. Definitely heavy on the mirco-transactions here. Any game that uses a VIP or premium system gets a knock in our book. There are WAY too many subscriptions already these days. 3. Lack of explanation for some of the mechanics. The overall gameplay is relatively simple but some extra descriptions or help buttons to explain what different things do would go a long way. Verdict: Quite fun, but as we said, it definitely has some issues.
When you want to burn some time down this is the one to do it. Havent had so much fun in a long time wasting our day like this one. Wish there were more promotional codes and freebies but pricing on in purchase apps isnt to bad.
Good game to pass the time. We like improving our soldiers armors, weapons and etc,. We would like to see some different styles of fighting or being able to be in first person shooter mode. In this case sword, hammer, and bow.
Like the title says, game won't even start up. It also makes you log in through some social media or google thing. That never bodes well. It doesn't work. Plain and simple. Edit: thanks for the prompt response. Tried reinstalling, still crashes. Worse yet, it automatically logs us in, so we don't even remember our log in information to send a report to support with. This is a lot of work for us to do to get a game to function. We'll give it some time and reupload and try again. That worked for kingdom rush (which we still play) when it wouldn't work at first. We think the prompt response from the developer gets it another star at least. Wish we could delete our review entirely, since we have yet to even play this game.
Then you dont have to spend money. The crafting is spot on.
(Not a bot istg) Great crafting system, battles can be a bit improved but great considering the popularity of this game. Speaking of, Im surprised this game isnt as popular as it should be.
Very interesting and challenging.
The timers and troop leveling is spot on and the weapon system is creative.
Since there is no Reddit nor a Discord to be able to discuss these such things, and we dont use Telegram nor Whats App. Ive come here to ask is there any way that we can change the classes of the fighters without them taking heavy penalties from not wearing/using the correct gear/weapons? Like can we change an archer to an assassin? Or can we change a warrior to a defender or to an archer or some other class? The game has been good-great so far, especially with helping us pass the time while Im inside the hospital dealing with a Sickle Cell pain crisis. Thank you in advance for any help/answer(s) that youll provide, and also thank you for making such a good, calming, relaxing, and strategic game, that is mostly easy to pickup and understand without any serious help.
Game is great; played it way before and checked again but still needs work. Full game unlocked and ad free. Just see for urself.
Great game and all we love the way of crafting and growing but we are stuck at arena where we cant fight after bronze 1 because it keeps showing connecting only we cant even play to gain coins.
More interactive and more engaging with actual battles with tactics. Advertising should be targeted towards shop titans players and this game will be very popular.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.26.0
- Size: 450.31 MB
- iOS: 16.0 or later
- Languages: CS, EN, FR, DE, IT, KO, PL, PT, RU, ZH, ES, TR, UK
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
- Developer: VS Entertainment L.L.C-FZ
Last updated: 28th January 2026 | Genre: Roleplaying, Strategy | Developer: VS Entertainment L.L.C-FZ