Genshin Impact vs Monster Survivors

How do Genshin Impact and Monster Survivors compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Genshin Impact	Monster Survivors
Genre	Adventure	Adventure
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	hard
Ad intensity	none	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.2 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	576,688	88,885
Reviews say	What players like Stunning open world exploration with diverse regions Deep lore and compelling character stories Engaging elemental combat system and reactions Common complaints Insufficient primogem rewards for F2P players; endgame requires $1000+ for meta characters Excessive unskippable dialogue in quests (10-15+ minutes per quest) Severe time-gating with daily domains and limited event windows causing FOMO	What players like Fast-paced survival combat Strategic character upgrades and progression Rewarding boss fights with rare loot Common complaints Frequent game crashes mid-level and at bosses Forced ads every 30 seconds with long unskippable ads Artificially inflated difficulty scaling to encourage spending

Genshin Impact — Explore a breathtaking open world and master elemental combat, but prepare for heavy time-gating and aggressive monetization. (rated medium difficulty, none ad pressure) Monster Survivors — A roguelike monster-slaying action game where you survive waves of enemies with strategic upgrades, but plagued by crashes and aggressive monetization. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-14. Last updated 2026-08-14.