Forum Overview :: What Are You Playing Right Now? :: Mage & Monsters is worth $5

[quote name="$3 sale right now"]I despised the auto-battler genre when it first came up. It wasn't clear what was happening and you had little idea exactly how everything was mathing out. Mage & Monsters cuts through that bullshit. It's super simple with the standard "choose from 3 upgrades between rounds" formula. Then spend gold on more upgrades. The numbers are all right there and it's crystal clear why stuff is dying. You get a ton of units on the field like a Heroes of Might & Magic battle, except automated in real time. The only thing you manually control during battles is your spells. Heal shit. Kill shit. You pick a hero for a run and each one has a different bonus to specialize in a certain style, but anyone could have anything. There is meta-unlocking. The additional heroes don't take TOO much grinding. There are straight up stat upgrades, but they're minor and there's a cap on how much you can carry on a run anyway. My first session I ended up playing for an hour and a half straight. Unlocking 3 of the dozen additional heroes. I'll be screwing around with it more. Probably get bored in around 10-15 hours, but definitely worth $3-5 You might want to skip straight to the sequel which has better animations and probably more stuff. $9, on sale for $7 right now.[/quote]