Overmortal

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Overmortal is a single player casual role playing game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Martial World, so easy

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68%

Audience ScoreBased on 2,909 reviews

gameplay38 positive mentions

monetization185 negative mentions

Enjoyable art style and music that enhances the cultivation theme.
Game offers a relaxing idle experience suitable for short daily sessions with rewarding progression.
Generous free-to-play progression with a friendly and helpful community.

Heavy pay-to-win mechanics create an unbalanced competitive environment and pressure to spend money.
Frequent crashes, loading issues, and large download sizes reduce playability and cause player frustration.
User interface is cluttered and overwhelming with many menus, difficult to navigate and limited guidance.

monetization
202 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
2%
6%
92%
The monetization is widely criticized for its predatory and aggressive cash grab practices, including expensive in-app purchases and misleading, often false advertisements that misrepresent the actual gameplay. While ads are mostly optional, they can be buggy and intrusive, and progression often slows or becomes pay-to-win without spending. Despite decent gameplay and art, the overall impression is marred by deceptive marketing and persistent monetization pressure.
- “It has great visuals, easy to understand story, no ads, limited self promotion, and quick advancement times even playing free.”
- “In-app purchases are optional and the game can be played just as well without buying anything.”
- “It's been so long since I've played a mobile game that doesn't shower you with ads (in-game purchases sure, but it's not every 2 and a half minutes). I thought games without ads basically went extinct, so very happy and addicted, since I can actually play with no interruption.”
- “This game's monetization is genuinely disgusting. I regret having spent $23,000 on this game. It's predatory, if you can't spend money you basically have zero content daily and you hit a wall super fast. It's genuinely the most predatory game I have ever played, period.”
- “At every turn, you're encouraged to spend money, with some purchases ranging from $15 to $100. These aren't even microtransactions; it's a constant push to spend heavily.”
- “The ads are misleading and false, portraying the game as something completely different. They lure players, including children, to spend money with deceptive boosts and gameplay that don't match the actual game.”
gameplay
108 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
35%
53%
12%
The gameplay is generally described as an enjoyable idle/incremental experience with smooth mechanics and engaging cultivation elements, though it can become repetitive and slow at higher levels. Many players criticize the overwhelming interface, confusing and poorly explained mechanics, and the heavy presence of pay-to-win monetization that affects progression and competitiveness. Additionally, frequent complaints highlight misleading advertising, technical issues, and a lack of depth in actual gameplay beyond menu navigation and repetitive tasks.
- “The game also has fun fighting mechanics and accurate cultivation.”
- “Best mobile cultivation game out there, has some pretty complex mechanics, actual battle strategy, and great art.”
- “Been playing for a while, and the game does have its ups and downs like any game out there but unlike most games that hide behind a pay wall this game doesn't, cultivation can be sped up by buying into the game but then you might get labeled a whale, there are other grindy ways to cultivate and sometimes that feels more rewarding, overall the game is fair in most aspects; the storyline is decent and mechanics evolve as the game progress keeping it interesting and interactive your path is your own.”
- “An otherwise okay game ruined by greedy pay-to-win mechanics. At the start, the cultivation is not that bad but eventually it gets really slow at the higher realms (something people who pay can easily bypass). If you are not willing to spend money, give up on competing with even light spenders in raids, PvP, rankings, and more. The whales make it feel like your time and effort are worth less than a couple of pennies.”
- “The gameplay starts off fast paced but then gets very slow around the voidbreak.”
- “There is no real gameplay, unless you consider 30+ minutes of navigating menus to collect things from events, goals, achievements, crafting, and more.”
graphics
104 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
32%
5%
The graphics receive widespread praise for their beautiful, stylized art style and pleasing visuals that complement the game's themes and idle gameplay. While many players appreciate the unique aesthetics and smooth animations, some note issues such as occasional glitches, UI clutter, and discrepancies between in-game graphics and promotional ads. Overall, the art and visuals are considered a strong highlight, though not without minor flaws impacting the experience for some.
- “Pros: Gorgeous visual style and artwork, it knows what it's going for and does it competently.”
- “The combat is fluid, the beautiful graphics and stylized artwork complement and enhance the gameplay.”
- “Awesome visuals, great job on the overall theme, fantastic amount of stuff to do, just missing that certain something to be 5 stars, but worth my time, and yours.”
- “Waste of data, misleading advertising, and poorly executed graphics.”
- “Terrible graphics.”
- “Not for me, graphics are not good, story tale is insipid.”
story
80 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
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6%
The game's story is generally praised for its interesting cultivation-themed narrative, clear progression, and appealing wuxia style, which many find engaging and immersive, especially in early stages. However, some users find the storyline uneven or superficial, with long, slow quests, occasional poor translation, and missing or underdeveloped content later on. Despite its enjoyable art and initial narrative depth, the story can feel repetitive or overshadowed by gameplay and monetization mechanics for some players.
- “The good: the story progression does feel like the early stages of a xianxia light novel, and the cultivation story type fits well with idle RPG mechanics.”
- “This beats them all when it comes to how easy it is to understand and the story of why things are happening, rather than me getting qi out of nowhere and somehow I went up 3 major stages; this game takes you through the stages one by one.”
- “One of the more enticing idle play games I have played... actually had a story that makes me want to grind.”
- ““Highest cultivation stage” doesn't even have any story quests or background, and had literally zero new content.”
- “The progression at the start is quick and boring, the storyline is way too long and on top of it all, the backpack system rubs salt on the wound.”
- “Very misleading ads, it freezes and stutters a lot, and it's an embarrassing attempt at a cultivating story with a barely surface level understanding.”
stability
45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from severe stability issues, frequently freezing or crashing during launch, login, and gameplay, making it often unplayable for many users. Constant bugs, glitches, and forced updates exacerbate the problem, with some players unable to get past loading screens or experiencing input delays. While a few report no issues, the majority highlight a frustrating and unstable experience.
- “The 2 star rating is due to the game only opening 1/10 of the time, the other 9/10 times it freezes upon opening and doesn't go past the loading screen.”
- “Impossible to play, the game crashes too much; it's an interesting game I want to enjoy but it's impossible to play due to constant crashes and freezes every second.”
- “Been updating this game constantly; every time I try playing it, bugs appear and I have to update again. I can't keep updating so much data every time I log in. Fix your glitches and bugs.”
grinding
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is generally easy to grasp and friendly to free-to-play players, with convenient farming mechanics and offline progress. However, it can become tedious over time due to inventory management issues, item caps, and a somewhat repetitive grind that some feel leans toward pay-to-win. While the idle grinding yields results and keeps the game engaging for some, others find the grind overwhelming and lacking clear end goals.
- “That being said, I can't spend any more time on it because as I have progressed, I find myself tediously managing a huge inventory that gives me anxiety trying to figure out what to delete because I don't know what's important.”
- “While somewhat entertaining at the start, it degrades into mindless grinding unless you pay to help ease the grind.”
- “More tedious than fun.”
music
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
35%
18%
The music in the game is consistently praised for being well-chosen, soothing, and enhancing the overall relaxing atmosphere alongside the art style. Some users appreciate its depth and quality, likening it to ASMR, though a few express minor issues like wanting an option to mute voice-overs to better enjoy the music. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a strong positive aspect that complements the visuals and gameplay.
- “The graphics are well stylized, the music in the game is also well chosen.”
- “It has a great art/visual style, sound, music, voice-overs, etc. There is a ton of depth under presentation.”
- “I enjoyed the art style, really smooth and goes well with the themes, the soundtrack is soothing, gameplay is well done, and well made kind of idle.”
- “I only downloaded and instantly deleted to tell you, way to rip off Dragon Quest music in your ads.”
- “Decent writing, art, music, but really lacking gameplay even for an idle game and most of all... false advertising.”
- “I wish you had the option to turn off the voice too so you can just hear the music and make it relaxing.”
optimization
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant optimization issues, causing frequent stuttering, freezing, and poor performance even on high-end devices. Despite some improvements in loading times, users consistently report that performance problems and connectivity issues hinder the overall experience, with hopes for future updates to address these concerns.
- “They fixed a lot of the loading and performance issues.”
- “Old review: I like this game a lot, but it needs better optimization on the Samsung S21 Ultra.”
- “It needs to be optimized further to be experienced as intended.”
- “Needs heavy optimization.”
- “So many things to look at and an otherwise overwhelming scenery and UI contribute to underwhelming performance.”
- “The game has incredibly poor optimization, causing constant stuttering and freezing.”
humor
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
83%
17%
The humor in the game is generally well-received, described as funny and engaging, often adding an enjoyable and lighthearted element. Some players appreciate the game's amusing moments and variety, while others note quirky or unexpected aspects, such as inconsistent ads. Overall, humor enhances the fun and entertainment value.
- “It's really fun and engaging. I have been playing it for quite some time; I forgot how long actually, funny enough. It's a good game, although I wish I could earn more outfits free to play. I'm free to play and haven't spent any money on the game; despite this, I have ascended to the spirit world!”
- “This is an awesome game, but the funny thing is that the ads are not the same ”
- “Interesting, funny and educational”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
Users praise the game’s character development for its exceptional and visually appealing designs for both monsters and avatars. The character designs are considered a standout feature, enhancing the overall experience beyond mere portraits.
- “5/5 game in general, easy to understand and play, great character designs both for monsters and avatars.”
- “Amazing character design”
- “What's the point of character design if it only amounts to a picture in a circle?”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the game's atmosphere for effectively setting the mood through good art and subtle animations, creating an engaging and unique experience. The interesting lore further enhances its appeal, making it stand out among idle games.
- “A fun semi-idle experience with interesting lore and an unequaled atmosphere.”
- “Best idle game, very interesting atmosphere.”
- “The art is good, and as it is static with slight movements, it is not much of a problem, but it definitely sets the atmosphere correctly compared to other games.”