this game is a money sink: they charge you for literally everything, from cosmetics to gacha with DISGUSTING rates (how is a 0.01% rate without guarantee even legal? oh cuz the guarantee is behind $200 of battle pass.). even for an idle game, there’s nothing to do. if you download this game and play it for maybe 30 minutes, congratulations you’ve experienced the ENTIRE gameplay loop. It’s so boring people just run this on a separate device and let it auto 99.9% of the time. devs also had to issue a huge refund to the player base cuz they were gonna get sued due to false advertising on how a game mechanic worked. do I need to say more? rated 5 stars so this doesn’t get shadowbanned, but it probably still will.

I only play idle games on my mobile phone. If I want a normal gaming experience, I just use a different device. But when it comes to idle games, this one takes the cake. It is very engaging, and im now 3 months into my gameplay and can still easily find 30-45minutes of active game play in this idle game. Nostalgia for the MapleStory art style definitely adds to my enjoyment, but the gameplay is still solid. The game does have tons of microtransactions, but im free to play (maybe one day I’ll spend 5 or 10$) and still feel like my account progress is steady and rewarding. There are no mandatory ads, and do not throw ads in your face. Every day there are 5 ads you could watch to bolster that days progress, but it’s your own choosing, and they dont try to trick you into watching ads; very nice. I’d be very excited to see how they could enhance the social aspect by combining servers and channels, so you arent in a silo. And make account wide progress a game feature, such as having multiple characters on 1 account buffing each other. Maybe a new/additional companion system where you can select guild members, or your own alternative characters as companions too. This game is definitely staying on my phone for a long time to come.

Upon first starting this game I found myself impressed and immersed. The animations are crisp, monster and background designs beautiful, and I felt there was a ton of depth to the game. However, every day played since then has lessened my impression of this game. Once you figure out the few things to do as daily activities there is nothing else to do. It ends up being a super narrow idle game. You slowly gain equipment and skills that let you get to the next stage. That’s all there is to it. Maybe 3 minutes of gameplay to do every day. On top of that it absolutely wrecks my iPhone 17. It gets crazy hot and drains battery. It gets frequent LARGE updates which seems silly for a game with absolutely nothing to do- why is it so bloated? Worst is how the game caters to “whales” (people who blow obscene amounts of money on mobile games to eke out an advantage). If you want the game to progress slightly faster they will give you the option to purchase weapons and such directly for absurd prices. I’ve seen upwards of 70 dollars for job tickets. If you play this as a free player or player who puts in 5 or so dollars a month realize you will NEVER climb the leaderboards or make any sort of progression. It also seems silly to spend such large amounts of money on such a surface level game with nothing to do.

This is maplestory at its core. Everything about this game is very addictive and maplestory through and through. I love this game and have even purchased in game purchases. This is where my 3 star review comes in. There seems to be a glitch with their in game purchases. The prices are very reasonable but it seems that when I purchase some items I will get charged for more than what I’m buying. I’d say the first time was a glitch or a mistake but it’s now happened to me 3 times. I’ll make a $3-$5 purchase and end up getting charged $20. The worst part about this is that Apple does nothing to make the situation right as they think it’s me making these purchases. At the very least I could be given in game currency in exchange for what I’m being charged but that’s not the case. In game I get what I paid for, out of the game I’m paying for the purchase and even more. I would like this to be looked into not only for myself but future players looking to spend money. I love this game and intend to keep playing but I need either or the developers to make this right for all.