Idle Champions

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Idle Champions is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Codename Entertainment Inc. and was released on May 15, 2018. It received neutral reviews from players.

Collect & battle with Champions from the D&D multiverse in this awesome game!

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54%

Audience ScoreBased on 540 reviews

story5 positive mentions

optimization6 negative mentions

Engaging and addictive gameplay with strategic depth and character management.
Faithful to Dungeons & Dragons lore with familiar characters and stories that appeal to fans.
Offline progress and no ads provide a good idle gaming experience without pressure to spend money.

User interface and text size are too small and not optimized for phones, making it difficult or unplayable on many mobile devices.
No cross-save or account sync between different platforms like PC, console, and mobile, forcing players to start over on each device.
The game suffers from frequent bugs, crashes, and technical issues, with some players losing progress unexpectedly.

story
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
62%
14%
The game's story is generally seen as repetitive, minimal, and lacking depth, with many users finding the quests uninteresting and grind-heavy. While some appreciate the inclusion of D&D-inspired characters and occasional humorous dialogue, others feel the plot is underdeveloped and overshadowed by tedious progression resets. Overall, the narrative fails to engage many players, contributing to a sense of frustration and repetitiveness.
- “Fun game, even as an idle game there's still some story and questing and customizable character options if you want it, and faithful recreations of D&D characters. It's relaxing and doesn't pressure you about spending money.”
- “Deserves 5 stars regardless of gameplay due to the dedication of the developers to the true storyline and implementing parts of the story into a simple yet fun game for people to enjoy.”
- “Good story line.”
- “There is no real story to focus on.”
- “Flesh out the plot more, thanks.”
- “Grind through generic storylines, or walk away for a couple days to level up immediately and breeze through.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
50%
25%
The gameplay is largely idle and involves minimal interaction, with many players finding it either tedious or simple clicking. While some appreciate the strategic mechanics and character collection, others criticize technical issues, lack of depth, and poor integration of D&D elements. Overall, the gameplay is seen as functional but limited, with improvements noted but core mechanics remaining divisive.
- “I like the amount of mechanics and strategies that the game allows to do.”
- “Gameplay itself though, superb.”
- “The team had made huge improvements to the app and overall gameplay.”
- “Gameplay is rather tedious and not that interesting.”
- “Bad art, no story, nothing makes sense, the UI looks bad, and there is no meaningful gameplay.”
- “No real gameplay other than clicking on things, and to me that's just kinda boring.”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
62%
19%
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some praising the artwork as pretty and nostalgic, while others criticize them as minimal, repetitive, or glitchy, including character visuals not loading properly. Several users mention outdated or unscalable graphics and occasional bugs, leading to a lackluster visual experience for some players.
- “The artwork is really pretty.”
- “It has kinda neat graphics and you do get to play as a few familiar heroes like Bruenor.”
- “Good graphics but, very repetitive on what you do.”
- “Graphics and art style are the bare minimum; the game seems to exist only to provide money for greedy development teams with zero creativity.”
- “Ugly, ugly graphics and tiny, tiny text.”
- “Quite often the hero or villain graphics won't load.”
optimization
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
47%
40%
The game is notably unoptimized for mobile phones, with UI elements that are difficult to see and interact with on smaller screens, making gameplay frustrating on devices like smartphones. While it is optimized for tablets as stated by the developers, this limited optimization significantly detracts from the experience for phone users and suggests a need for updates to improve mobile compatibility.
- “As I'm on phone rather than tablet, I definitely notice the tablet optimization, but otherwise it is a nice game to set, forget, and come back a day later to make massive progress.”
- “It's okay, not really optimized for mobile. I guess it states that, but I feel like they should really invest in an updated system.”
- “Game not optimized at all for phones, even playing on Samsung Galaxy S10+.”
- “Wish the UI was optimized for mobile; you can barely see any text or numbers, and most buttons are basically impossible to click on.”
- “Not playable on phones; most developers can optimize a UI to be playable on smaller screens, but these developers can't be bothered.”
monetization
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
33%
20%
Monetization in the game is generally ad-free and does not require purchases to enjoy core gameplay, which many users appreciate. However, some find in-app purchases overpriced and offering little tangible benefit, leading to mixed opinions ranging from seeing it as a fair system to labeling it a predatory cash grab. Overall, progression without spending is possible, but the value of paid content is often questioned.
- “No ads, real money optional but not necessary.”
- “One of the only not scummy freemium games for phone, no ads at all.”
- “In game purchases are helpful but not required for advancement like you get in so many mobile games.”
- “In-app purchases are way too expensive for basically no benefit (exchange one character for another, or buying chests that don't even guarantee decent items), and rewards for playing are way too low.”
- “While I enjoy the core gameplay as well as seeing popular D&D characters, the game suffers from poor monetization and a host of technical issues.”
- “This is one of the most despicable and predatory cash grab, waste of time, pseudo-games I've ever come across.”
stability
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent crashes, freezes during loading, and server-side save corruption risks. While some bugs are minor graphical glitches, persistent glitches and freezing severely impact the overall gameplay experience.
- “Game crashed while playing on another platform and now doesn't even start, freezes on the loading screen right before the calculating offline progress shows. The real issue: your save is only on the server side, single save apparently; if it gets corrupted, you're done.”
- “Can't even boot up game. The progress bar for connecting to server gets one-quarter of the way there and freezes.”
- “Cool idea, but constant glitches make the game awful.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is a significant and often tedious part, requiring substantial time investment, especially for leveling up and gem farming. While some players find it fair and manageable, others view it as repetitive and lacking rewarding progression, sometimes describing it as pay-to-win or uninteresting.
- “Pay to win trash, spent months grinding this out on desktop.”
- “As others have said, repetitive, uninteresting story, lots of grinding with no reward, progress of grinding resets every level, and its too small on a phone.”
- “Sure at the side you'll try and synergize different team compositions to beat higher floors and stages but in the end it's all about more efficient gem farming strategies while online.”
humor
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is appreciated for its modern D&D references and engaging characters, offering a light and funny experience. However, fast dialogue speed and small text size can make it hard to catch all the jokes. Overall, the humor adds charm despite some usability challenges.
- “Customers service is bar none the best, and has a great sense of humor.”
- “Uses a nice sample of modern D&D lore, a touch of humor, and just enough depth to work nicely.”
- “It's funny and a good clicker but totally not optimized for phones!”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the character development in the game limited and suggest it could be improved by offering more customization and greater choices during level-up to enhance party building.