App Profile: Idle Iktah

Bantonneau

Rating: 5/5

Big lover of RuneScape, but the grind of clicking a single tree for 100 hours is pretty brutal. Melvor idle is good, but somewhat overwhelming and something about it just feels sort of clunky and the artstyle isn’t great. I downloaded this game on a whim, but two days in bought the premium upgrade I was so satisfied. The ui is simple and intuitive, the gameplay loop is addicting, and the art is really well done and consistent. Even without the premium upgrade, there’s no intrusive ads. You can watch an ad to get the same effect as the premium upgrade (100% offline efficiency vs 50%) or play the game with no ads whatsoever (at least none I encountered). The monetization is very very relaxed and totally optional and out of the way. You can tell the game was made by someone who cares about making a good game and isn’t exclusively trying to make some cash grab, which is EXCEEDINGLY rare in the mobile game space these days. No obnoxious pop ups or constant banner ads is a surefire sign of a passionate developer unwilling to compromise the integrity of the gameplay experience for a quick buck. I’d highly recommend this game and please support the dev.

Reid071

Rating: 5/5

Edit: thank you dev for the quick reply! I redownloaded and looked and luckily my game had actually backed up and I didn’t realize when I was looking for my save file after I lost my progress. I loaded it up and I’m back to where I left off :) I don’t know if the screen freezing glitch was a one time thing or not but I’ll make sure I’m constantly saving just in case, thank you! Original review: I loved this game as I started but about halfway through my first day of playing I let it idle battling to get some of my levels up, and when I logged back in the game was essentially frozen, where I couldn’t press any buttons. I tried closing and opening the app, restarting my phone, everything. I had to delete and reinstall the app to fix it, which made me lose my progress. I wasn’t very far in but it’s still upsetting and concerns me that it could happen much further in. :,)

FarCryFromFaith

Rating: 5/5

I have loved playing this. It satisfies my “crafting RPG” itch while still being doable as a parent. That being said, I have a few bits of feedback that I think could improve the game (in my opinion). Some skills are far easier to level than others. Enchanting is a beast… takes a lot more coordination and planning than, say, tailoring. Woodcutting also seems to level much slower than fishing. Maybe a re-balancing of some of the scaling would be good. Also, it’s obviously an idle game, but I think a little tweaking could make it beneficial and rewarding to play actively as well. Rather than an EXP penalty for going idle, maybe switch to an in-app purchase for boosting xp while active (or speed)? Lastly, I think that maybe a slight re-scaling with a bit more focus on the prestige system could make it more exciting to grind repeatedly. I’ve been playing for about 2 months and my skills range from 60-81 (minus enchanting at 40) and the most frustrating thing is being able to level some skills 5-6 levels in literally 30 minutes while woodcutting is (example) 13k exp / hour with 25k needed per level. An entire night only resulting in maybe 4 levels, but 5-6k cedar. All things considered, I seriously love this game, and these are just ideas. I know it’s impossible to 100% please everyone!