A fun and cute game! – Castle Cats - Idle Hero RPG Review

I started playing this game about a month ago, and I am continuing to play it, so I figure I may as well leave a review. It’s a pretty typical ‘Idle’/‘clicker’ game, you leave it and you get things from waiting. You can actively play battles with energy. There isn’t really much strategy as far as I can tell other than using cats with abilities that suit your needs. So if you like an easy going game without a lot of mechanics to figure out, this is a good one. I also love the art in this game and the character design a lot! The music is great and sound design is charming. All the characters are very cute and there are some great pop-culture references. Personally (it is a bit niche) I’d love to see a ‘Taako’ from ‘The Adventure Zone’ cat... but I digress! ?‍♂️ Now, it is a F2P mobile game, so it does have in-app purchases. I feel I see people often complaining about this in games, but I would like to note a few things: - The game is free to download. You aren’t paying for a base game, the developers put time into creating it and it’s their job; they need to make revenue in some way or another. - I often see concerned parents in regards to this kind of game; I don’t have children, but if there is not an option to ‘turn off’ in-app purchases, maybe it would be a good idea to include it on the developers behalf? I think Apple might have this built into iOS as well, but I could be wrong. However (rant incoming), it’s my opinion that it’s not the job of the developers to be a parent for you, if you’re letting your kid spend hours and hours behind a screen, you need to figure something out. I didn’t have a smart phone as a kid. If your kid is using your card to buy video games, maybe do the following: switch their phone to a ‘pre-paid’ plan. If they break the rule of buying in-app items, turn off their phone service. They don’t get a phone back until they ‘pay off’ their ‘debt’. If you’re concerned about being in touch with them, buy them a clamshell Nokia phone. Problem solved. Sorry that rant derailed a bit, but; all in all I think their ‘purchases’ are reasonable. They’re not all-together different from other games with purchases. I’ve only bought a few things and I’ve gotten further ahead by just playing the game, the purchases didn’t make much a difference. I typically only buy characters/event items that are limited, not ‘boosts’. I usually don’t ever buy ‘boosts’ in F2P games and given that, you’re not forced to buy anything to enjoy the game. You can buy nothing and have a lot of fun and make progress! Anyway it’s a lovely game and I plan to keep playing it for the foreseeable future. Thanks for creating it! ??
Review by StarbucksDinosaur on Castle Cats - Idle Hero RPG.