Early review
Is Soul Land: Awakening World worth playing?
Quick Answer
If you want fast, hands-on action combat in the Soul Land universe, Soul Land AW is the best-feeling action of any Soul Land game so far. But it's a gacha action-RPG with a slow, bare-bones opening and a rocky launch (mixed-to-negative early Steam reviews over performance). Worth a try if you like the IP and the combat — temper expectations on polish and monetization.
What's good
- Genuinely satisfying, fast action combat — non-target attacks, perfect dodges, aerial combos, and on-the-fly Spirit/skill switching.
- The best-feeling combat of any Soul Land game to date.
- Faithful Soul Land setting: absorb soul beasts (Spirimon), play iconic characters like Tang San and Ning Rongrong.
- Free-to-play and cross-platform (PC + Android + iOS) with shared progress.
- Full voice-over in the prologue and a real open world to explore.
What's rough
- Early Steam reviews are mixed-to-negative, mostly over performance and optimization.
- The opening hours are minimalist and slow — movement feels sluggish before you unlock more features.
- Gacha (summoning) doesn’t unlock until around level 17, so the early game is very linear.
- Monetization is aggressive: monthly cards, a ~$20 permanent card, a battle pass, and pricey summon packs.
- It’s marketed as an MMO but plays more like a single-player action-RPG — you mostly see other players only in town hubs.
Should you reroll?
No — rerolling isn't worth it. Summoning unlocks late (~level 17) and the early process is fully manual, so a reroll takes a long time. You also earn plenty of SSR characters through normal progression, so there's little reason to grind a perfect start. Just play and claim the launch rewards instead — see our codes page for free pulls.
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