Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms

Slow steady progression and weekly deals allow for steady progress without spending money. You get a little bit of premium currency once a day, and some skins and familiars are available in game from progression and standard in-game currency. There are frequently event global unlocks, and there are codes collected on the internet for free chest stuff that ranges from character unlocks to in game chests or currency. One I established the above, I tossed the devs some cash of my own volition. With like 4000 hours over several years, I think i've spent like $100 total, almost exclusively for charity support buys, or skins I liked. Also, works great on Linux. This is the best idle game i've ever tried.

This game is like gardening. You tend the adventure party (eventually, parties) to see how far they can progress. There is no winning/losing. Your party will continue fighting as long as you let them. Eventually they will hit a point where they can't go any further. And they will just stay there fighting in one area. When you complete an adventure, you gain favor which lets you unlock bonuses and earn more gold, so you will go further next time. As you go, you expand your roster, level up their gear, learn how characters synergize, unlock bonuses, etc. The scaling gets crazy. But in essence, you don't "play" it beyond just checking in when a party stops making progress to swap out characters, level them up, drink potions, etc. to see if you can get them going again. There's a ton of nuance when it comes to building teams in different formations and what abilities to use. Not a game for people who like story.

I recommend. Having said that... The shop is insanely greedy, and prays on fomo pretty hard. If this kind of thing gets you, stay far away. If you can resist fomo, or have a ton of disposable income, then this game has a ton of content to grind through. Gameplay does lack variety though. So even with all that content to grind, its all kind of the same.

Good for someone without the time to commit to gaming for long stints. I still get some sense of acheivement as the characters pass through the levels each time I log in.

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If you enjoy Dungeons and Dragons, especially the lore and stories in the Forgotten Realms this game is for you. The care and detail put into bringing the characters and world are all there wrapped up into a rather addicting strategy game. I have spent hours trying to build formations to push further and further in the levels. Sometimes I want to highlight one of my favorite champions and I will brainstorm how to let their specific abilities shine.