Streamline
  • Home
  • Spotlight
  • Reviews
    • Action
    • Strategy
    • RPGs
  • Most Hardcore
    • Devices
    • Gifts
    • Gadgets
  • About Us
  • Android-Turnip Boy Robs a Bank-001
    Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Review
  • Android--Castle Cats and Dungeon Dogs--001
    Castle Cats And Dungeon Dogs Celebrate Thrilling Anniversary
  • Rail rescue New release
    Infinity Games Sets June 30 Release For Rail Rescue
  • Android-Human Fall Flat-Candyland-001
    Human Fall Flat Mobile Launches Brand-New Level: Candyland
  • Feature image
    Dunk City Dynasty Launches Globally on May 22
  • feature image Sky
    Sky: Children of the Light Review
  • Android--Carrion--001
    Carrion Review
  • Odin: Valhalla Rising title
    Norse Mythology-Inspired MMORPG Odin: Valhalla Rising Launches This Month
  • Android-MythWalker-001
    MythWalker Expands Adventure With Over 20 New Story Quests
  • Tribe Nine feature image
    TRIBE NINE’s Chapter 3: Neo Chiyoda City Arrives
  • Android-Blade of God X: Orisols-001
    Blade of God X: Orisols Review
  • Android-Darkest Hero--001
    Darkest Hero Review
  • Bleach: Brave Souls feature image
    Bleach: Brave Souls Launches Gift Campaign With Smartphone Wallpapers
  • Collect Or Die Ultra Title Screen
    Collect Or Die Ultra Launches On Google Play And iOS
  • Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Android
    Duck Detective: The Secret Salami Review
Hardcore Droid
Hardcore Droid
  • Home
  • News
    • News
    • Spotlight
    • Interviews
    • Consoles
  • Reviews
    • Action
    • Adventure
    • Strategy
    • RPG
    • MMOs
    • Racing
    • Indie
    • Hardware
  • Best Of
    • Top 10 Games
    • Best RPGs
    • Best Action
    • Best Puzzlers
    • Best Strategy
    • Best Indie Strat
    • Best Indie RPGs
    • Most Hardcore
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Game Jobs
    • Archives
    • Attributions
    • Opportunities
  • Reviews
  • RPG
  • Strategy

Smithing Master Review

  • November 5, 2023
  • Allison Van Oirschot
Smithing Master Featured
Spread the love

Bang The Anvil

Usually, blacksmiths make tools for adventurers aiming to fight monsters. Smithing Master from DHGames Limited flips the script; you are both the smithy and the monster-hunting adventurer. You make all the pieces of your armor, from boots to helmet, then attack creepy monsters across various stages. Pretty simple gameplay, though it becomes more difficult when the creatures become stronger. Making better equipment is essential but takes a lot of hammering on the anvil to get them. And though the game looks pretty cool, it gets repetitive.

Detailed Designs

Smithing Master Main Menu

Both the armor and the monsters have interesting and unique designs that I’ve never seen before. The developers really let their artists creativity flow with these. Oftentimes your hero is going to look like they got dressed in the dark, as the most powerful equipment doesn’t always match.  Besides the boots and helmet, there’s also the breastplate, pauldron, gloves, trousers, necklace, and ring. Armor types range from common to extraordinary and above. The higher the type, the more powerful the armor. All equipment comes with four main attributes: HP, ATK, DEF and SPD. Other attributes, such as CMB (combo), CTA (counter), ER (evasion rate), BLK (block) and more are randomly assigned to different armors. Personally, I find Stun to be one of the most helpful. A monster can’t attack if it can’t move. There are over one hundred types of equipment, and they all can be combined into matching sets.

The monsters are, apparently, based on the seven deadly sins, though Smithing Master doesn’t really make that clear. Some designs are a bit simple, such as one enemy straight up being a tentacle. Others stood out to me. For example, a giant hat with multiple red, feminine eyes attached to a suggestive body. Plus, a female tentacle creature wearing a possibly bloodstained dress with a mouth on its stomach. Not to mention a big pair of lips with an eye inside, standing on four legs ending in heels. The game may not mention the seven deadly sins specifically, but it does make them obvious. While the look of the game as a whole is interesting, the gameplay gets repetitive very fast.

Keep Hammering

Smithing Master Battle

Besides the main stages, there are minigames you can play. You can battle real players in the Arena, and endless monsters in the Tower and World Boss sections. Unfortunately, they play the same as the main stages. Fights can be sped up some, but it’s still the same back and forth. When you can’t continue because you’re not strong enough, making better armor can take a while. The hammer can eventually be automated, but it still takes a lot of hammering. All the waiting becomes tedious and boring very quickly. Not to mention it takes forever to level up. This really takes the fun out of an otherwise interesting game. If there was a way to speed up the process, then it wouldn’t take so long to get anything done. As is, the developers could stand to make some improvements to the game. More people would definitely check it out.  

Smithing Master has incredible armor and monster designs, though waiting for decent equipment holds it back from being a better game. It’s basically all style and hardly any substance. The unique designs here don’t deserve to be wasted on something sub-par.

Is It Hardcore?
3

Kind of...

Creative character art bogged down by repetitive and boring gameplay.

Related Topics
  • Android Role-Playing Games
  • Android RPG
  • Android Strategy Games
Allison Van Oirschot

Is a 28-year-old aspiring author living in Michigan. Fan of various video games, comics and graphic novels. Attempting to break into the gaming industry. Loves her cat to pieces.

Previous Article
The Wreck Video Game Title Artwork
  • Puzzle
  • Reviews

The Wreck Review

  • November 4, 2023
  • James Bell
View Post
Next Article
Necrosmith header
  • Reviews
  • Simulation
  • Strategy

Necrosmith for Android Review

  • November 7, 2023
  • Daniel DeAngelo
View Post
You May Also Like
Android-Turnip Boy Robs a Bank-001
View Post
  • Adventure
  • Indie

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Review

  • Oula Onyango
  • June 22, 2025
Android--Castle Cats and Dungeon Dogs--001
View Post
  • Adventure
  • News
  • RPG

Castle Cats And Dungeon Dogs Celebrate Thrilling Anniversary

  • Oula Onyango
  • June 22, 2025
Android-Human Fall Flat-Candyland-001
View Post
  • Adventure
  • News
  • Platformer

Human Fall Flat Mobile Launches Brand-New Level: Candyland

  • Oula Onyango
  • May 24, 2025
feature image Sky
View Post
  • Adventure
  • Indie
  • Miscellaneous
  • MMOs
  • Puzzle

Sky: Children of the Light Review

  • Tamanna Chandel
  • May 21, 2025
Android--Carrion--001
View Post
  • Horror
  • Indie

Carrion Review

  • Oula Onyango
  • May 7, 2025
Android-MythWalker-001
View Post
  • News
  • RPG

MythWalker Expands Adventure With Over 20 New Story Quests

  • Oula Onyango
  • April 12, 2025
Tribe Nine feature image
View Post
  • News
  • RPG

TRIBE NINE’s Chapter 3: Neo Chiyoda City Arrives

  • Tamanna Chandel
  • April 9, 2025
Android-Blade of God X: Orisols-001
View Post
  • Action
  • RPG

Blade of God X: Orisols Review

  • Oula Onyango
  • April 5, 2025
The Latest
  • Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Review
  • Castle Cats And Dungeon Dogs Celebrate Thrilling Anniversary
  • Infinity Games Sets June 30 Release For Rail Rescue
  • Human Fall Flat Mobile Launches Brand-New Level: Candyland
  • Dunk City Dynasty Launches Globally on May 22
  • Sky: Children of the Light Review
  • Carrion Review
  • Norse Mythology-Inspired MMORPG Odin: Valhalla Rising Launches This Month
  • MythWalker Expands Adventure With Over 20 New Story Quests
  • TRIBE NINE’s Chapter 3: Neo Chiyoda City Arrives
Meta
  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Hardcore Droid
  • Reviews
  • Spotlight
  • Hardcore
Core Gaming on the Android OS

Input your search keywords and press Enter.