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SOULVARS – Entertainment Game Review
SOULVARS is a Entertainment/Roleplaying/Card game from ginolabo Inc., first launched in 8th January 2022.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 46+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes SOULVARS Stand Out
Deck-Building JRPG "SOULVARS" is now available!
15-20 hours of playtime (+50h to go deeper)
Dynamic pixel animation and battles and a rich customization system
No In-App Purchases.
While having a deep strategic sense, the vertically held smartphone controls allow for simple and exhilarating battles, training, dungeon exploration, and collection of random enchanted items.
▼ Story
A world line in which even the fictitious concept of the soul can be converted into data.
In return, people's lives are threatened by the sudden appearance of deformities.
The protagonists use the Soul Driver, a device that converts souls into data.
They are responsible for the elimination of the deformities that threaten people, and work in a certain town…
▼System Overview
Number of save slots: 3 (Saved in device and manual save)
Estimated scenario completion time: 14 to 20 hours
50 to 100+ hours of post-clearance challenge
Features
Soul bits (handbills), which are the data of the soul power that resides in gear (equipment),
Players can combine them in battle to make special attacks and combos in a successive manner.
The characters are characterized by their action with dots that move around.
▼Gear and Soul Bits
Soul bits (hand cards) can be drawn from gear (equipment) and used as actions during battle.
The combination of main weapon, subweapon, armor, and accessories
Strategy (deck) is determined.
▼Arts
During a battle, only one soul bit can be selected on the first turn, but
The number of soul bits that can be selected at one time increases depending on the opponent's weaknesses, guarding, evading, buffing, debuffing, and various other conditions.
The combination of soul bits (cards in hand) selected at the same time activates a skill called Arts.
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, SOULVARS is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 21st October 2025
Recent improvements include:
-Added new rewards to MISSIONS
-Added new items
-Display effects by holding Soul Bits during battle
-Fixed translation issues
Download & Availability
SOULVARS is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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:
This is one of our favorite iOS games. It has unique and fun RPG mechanics, has a cool and dark JRPG aesthetic, and makes the most of the vertical format. WE NEED A SEQUEL.
Perfect gameplay, incredible mechanics, and the best pixel art Ive seen since… Ever. Every aspect of this game flows with a unique style- Cant recommend it enough!!! Seriously, this game is PERFECT. All right. After playing for a few more hours Id like to revise our estimation. Upwards. What the heck are you waiting for.
This game blew us away. We are having so much fun with it. We were not expecting it to be this good. If you like turn-based RPGs then you will love this game. The battle system was a little confusing at first but just read the tutorials and play battles and you will get it in no time. We love the sound effects, the vibrations, music, beautiful artwork and animations. Great job! Thank you for making such a great game! You are awesome.
Dedicate an hour learning the mechanics and this game will open up as the perfect mobile rpg.
We really appreciate smaller indie developers bringing mobile gamers premium quality titles. Excellent rpg. Everyone should purchase and support such a unique experience.
At first it was rough but once you figure out the mechanics, it's hard to put down. We do have some major suggestions. (1) Fix the English translation, it's just not good. It makes the story and game mechanics hard to understand. (2) Add a volume slider for sound effects. The music is some of the best we've ever heard in a mobile game but it drowns out the battle sound effects. A separate sound slider for each would be preferred. (3) Have the mini-map mark where you've already visited or a path of where you last walked for maybe 3-5 spaces? It's way too easy to get lost. (4) Make the enemy weakness bar near the bottom of the screen, possibly above the player battle card box. The game relies SO MUCH on the weakness chart that it actually becomes a chore to look up and down constantly on the screen. Make it easier to look at when choosing cards by putting the weakness chart right next to the battle card selection. This will make the game easier to play. (5) Add vibrations to battle attacks. We think this would be a huge game changer. The phone vibrations in the menus are wonderful but if you added vibrations to battle moves, it would give more impact to the cool animations. The menu vibrations are so good that they make the battle feel less impactful since you don't "feel" the attacks. We hope you take our advice and create the ultimate game. Thank you.
This is a really neat rpg. English translation isnt great and the gameplay mechanics are dense and and a little hard to understand. Neither is a problem for us. The most unique, fully fledged indie title ive played in a while.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.5.0
- Size: 172.96 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, HI, IT, JA, KO, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: ginolabo Inc.
Last updated: 21st October 2025 | Genre: Entertainment, Roleplaying | Developer: ginolabo Inc.